How was your day?
Get it off your chest.
Farmers, station hands, shearers, contractors and farming families. Put down what you're carrying before you head in.
Which best describes you?
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Take a moment.
Sit down somewhere quiet for a few minutes. Have a drink of water. You're allowed to stop.
Breathe with this
What you might be feeling
- Shaky, sick, or a racing heart
- Numb, or oddly calm
- Tearful, angry, or both
- Going over what you could have done differently
These are normal reactions. They usually settle over hours or days.
If it feels like it's all too much
Talk to someone today: someone close to you, a mate, or Lifeline on 13 11 14. TIACS (0488 846 988) offers free counselling by phone or text for farmers.
Ground yourself
Look around. Name them, out loud or in your head.
Call someone now
Add a mate, a neighbour or someone close to you in so they're here when you need them.
Not sure who to tell?
If you don't feel safe telling family or the people you work with, there are other people you can go to. Or write down what happened, just for you, while it's fresh.
What helps after
Handover to yourself
A few minutes at the end of the day. Notice what you're carrying, then leave what you can at the gate.
Please talk to someone now
You said you've had thoughts of harming yourself or not wanting to be here. Please call one of these now. If you're in immediate danger, call 000.
Light load
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Your safety
You said you didn't feel fully safe. That matters. Machinery, quad bikes and livestock cause serious injuries. Take a break before you keep going.
Getting home safely
You said you've got very little energy left. Fatigue causes accidents. Stop for the day if you can.
What might help
People you can call
This isn't a medical assessment. It's a way to notice how you're going over time.
How it's been going
Last 14 days
Handovers
This phone isn't letting the page save, so handovers won't be kept.
Privacy & your data
Add a PIN, download what you've entered, or delete everything from this phone.
Working the land takes something out of you
What to watch for, and what helps. Tap a heading to open it.
Debt, prices and money pressure
- Talk to a rural financial counsellor early. RFCS NSW is free on 1800 319 458.
- Money trouble on the farm isn't a personal failure. Weather and markets aren't yours to control.
- Talk to your bank before you miss a payment. Hardship options exist.
Drought, fire and flood
- Disasters can take years to recover from. The stress often hits after the emergency is over.
- Ask about disaster recovery grants and support.
- Talk to neighbours. You're not the only one.
Losing stock or crops
- Destroying stock, or watching animals suffer in drought, is deeply distressing.
- Grief for animals is real grief.
- Talk to someone who understands farming.
Injuries and near misses
- Farm machinery, quad bikes and livestock cause serious injuries. Report and get treatment.
- Near misses are warnings. Fix the cause if you can.
- Rest when you are exhausted. Fatigue causes accidents.
Isolation
- Long days alone in the paddock wear you down.
- Keep a regular catch-up: the pub, sport, church, a phone call.
- TIACS (0488 846 988) offers free counselling by phone or text for farmers.
Family farm pressure and succession
- Working with family, and deciding the farm's future, can strain relationships.
- An independent adviser or mediator can help.
- It's OK to want different things from the next generation.
When a neighbour or mate is struggling
- Ask them directly how they're going. You won't make things worse by asking.
- Stay with them if they are at risk, and call 000 or Lifeline (13 11 14).
- Look after yourself afterwards too.
Signs you're carrying too much
- Lying awake about money or weather
- Feeling numb, or short with family
- Drinking more to switch off
- Not wanting to see people
- Feeling like there's no way out
These are common responses to the pressures of farming, not a weakness. If you feel there's no way out, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
When to get more help
If your load has been heavy for two weeks or more, you dread going in, or it's affecting sleep or home life, talk to your GP or EAP. A GP can set up a Mental Health Treatment Plan for Medicare-subsidised sessions with a psychologist. TIACS (0488 846 988) offers free counselling by phone or text, made for farmers and blue-collar workers.
People to call
Save the ones that apply to you. They stay on this phone and show up on the Help now screen.
Support lines
Help from outside the farm
Sometimes the person you'd normally tell is part of the problem, or it just doesn't feel safe. Here are other ways to get support. You choose what to do, and when.
From your organisation
A farming group or council can add its own support numbers here.
Someone outside your reporting line
- TIACS. Free counselling by phone or text for farmers, tradies and blue-collar workers, 0488 846 988.
- Rural Financial Counselling Service NSW. Free financial counselling, 1800 319 458.
- Your GP. Even if it means a drive. Telehealth is an option too.
- A mate or neighbour. Someone who knows the land.
Text or chat instead of calling
For when talking out loud isn't possible, or feels like too much.
For particular situations
Disaster recovery grants and support are often available after drought, fire and flood. Ask Service NSW.
Spiritual and religious support
Some people find strength in prayer, ritual or their faith or cultural community after a hard day. Others find it in nature, music, exercise or quiet. Whatever gives you meaning counts.
If your workplace has a chaplain or wellbeing officer, they support people of any faith or none. Their role is to listen, not to persuade.
Words to start with
The first sentence is often the hardest. You could say:
"I'm not ready to make a complaint. I just need to talk this through."
"Can this stay between us? Is there anything you'd have to pass on?"
"The farm's in trouble and I haven't told anyone."
"I'm not sleeping."
What happens if I tell someone?
- Counsellors, peer supporters and helplines keep what you say private. The main exception is if someone is at serious risk of harm. If you're unsure, ask at the start.
- A financial counsellor works for you, not the bank.
- Your private record in this app stays on your phone unless you choose to share it.
Not ready to tell anyone?
That's OK. You can write down what happened, just for yourself, and decide later.
Numbers and services are for New South Wales and Australia-wide. Check with your organisation for its own services.
Write down what happened
It stays on this phone. It isn't a report, and nothing is sent anywhere. If you later decide to raise something, notes written at the time are easier to rely on than memory.
My entries
Entries can't be edited, so each one shows when it was written. To add something, write a new entry.
No entries yet.
If you decide to share it, you can download it or send it to yourself.
Your phone, your data
PIN lock
Ask for a PIN when the app opens, and after it has been in the background for a minute.
PIN is on.
The PIN stops someone else opening the app on your phone. It doesn't encrypt what's stored, so keep your phone locked too. If you forget it, you can delete everything and start again.
Hide the screen
Tap the eye button at the top of any screen to cover the app straight away, for example in the ute or at home. Tap to come back, or enter your PIN if you've set one.
Download my data
Download everything you've entered (handovers, private record and contacts) as a text file. You could keep a copy, or show it to your GP or counsellor.
Delete everything
Deletes your handovers, private record, role, contacts and PIN from this phone.
Delete everything from this phone? This can't be undone.
About Unladen Land
Unladen™ Land is a prototype made by Co-Synthesist Pty Ltd, Newcastle NSW. Unladen™ is a trade mark of Co-Synthesist Pty Ltd. It isn't a medical or emergency service, and it isn't connected to any farm, bank or government agency. The questions haven't been clinically validated yet.
What's stored: your role, handovers, private record, saved contacts and settings, only in this phone's browser. Nothing is sent to anyone. There are no accounts, analytics or trackers.
Feedback: the feedback form is the only part of Unladen Land that sends anything, and only when you press Send. It doesn't include anything else from the app.
Keep in mind: if you clear your browser data or remove the app, what you've entered goes too. Download a copy first if you want to keep it.
Version 0.1 prototype · September 2026