Outback Futures

What Outback Futures does

Outback Futures is an Australian registered charity (Outback Futures Limited, ABN 68 457 355 933) delivering allied and mental health services to rural and remote communities across 9 Local Government Areas in Queensland. Core clinical services comprise Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Counselling, and Psychology, offered at no charge to clients. The organization's distribution model combines scheduled mobile community visits (the "Outback Futures utes" model) with the Stay With Me telehealth platform for video and phone-based appointments; approximately 42% of FY 2024-25 appointments were delivered via telehealth.

The technology stack is intentionally lightweight: there is no app, no API, and no disclosed software product. Stay With Me is a service-delivery channel rather than a proprietary SaaS product. Adjacent offerings include educational and community-wellbeing resources - the HEAD YAKKA community wellbeing initiative, Play & Grow early-childhood resource, Fear-Less anxiety program, Stronger Relationships online course, Resilient Kids and Youth Project webinars, Parent Peer Program, First 1000 Days newsletter, and grief and loss resources.

The business model is charitable: services are free to clients, and operating funding is assembled from Australian federal and state grants (including a A$1.5 million federal commitment over three years from 2023), philanthropic foundations (Tim Fairfax Family Foundation since 2016, Morgans' Big Dry Friday), Primary Health Network co-funding (Western Queensland PHN, Northern Queensland PHN), and tax-deductible public donations. Customer segments are individuals (children under 18, adults 18+, families), with community-embedded distribution through partnerships with local schools, pubs, men's mental health BBQs, and local government. In FY 2024-25 the organization reported 1,100+ clients and 8,000+ appointments; 39% of clients were under 18 and 61% of adult clients showed clinical improvement in overall wellbeing. Leadership transitioned in October 2025 with Rhys Tregenza appointed CEO after serving as CFO for eight years.

Name

Outback Futures

Legal name

Outback Futures Limited

Website

https://outbackfutures.org.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Outback Futures is an Australian registered charity delivering free allied and mental health services - speech pathology, occupational therapy, counselling, and psychology - to children, adults, families, and communities across 9 rural and remote Queensland LGAs via mobile visits and its Stay With Me telehealth platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Woolooga

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Charitable Services / Grant Funding: Outback Futures operates as a registered Australian charity (ABN 68 457 355 933) providing free allied and mental health services, funded through government grants, foundation support, and public donations. All donations over $2 are tax-deductible.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Outback Futures is a not-for-profit registered Australian charity delivering allied and mental health services—including Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Counselling, and Psychology—to rural and remote Queensland communities at no cost to clients. Services are delivered through a combination of mobile in-person community visits and the Stay With Me telehealth platform, with community wellbeing initiatives such as the HEAD YAKKA program also offered.

Product overview

Outback Futures is a not-for-profit organization delivering allied and mental health services to rural and remote Queensland communities. The organization operates a platform-plus-services model combining direct healthcare delivery (Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Counselling, Psychology) with technology-enabled care (Stay With Me Telehealth) and community empowerment programs (HEAD YAKKA, Parent Peer Program). Additional offerings include educational resources like Play & Grow for early childhood development, the Resilient Kids and Youth Project with webinars and courses (Fear-Less, Stronger Relationships), and grief and loss support materials. Services are delivered through a combination of in-person community visits, video-based telehealth appointments, and printed/digital resources, with the Stay With Me telehealth platform enabling approximately 36% of all appointments to be delivered remotely.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Stay With Me: Telehealth program used by Outback Futures to deliver remote allied and mental health services to rural and remote clients.

Products and services

• Speech Pathology Services Speech pathology services providing assessment and therapy for children and adults with communication difficulties, delivered both in-person during community visits and via telehealth across rural and remote Queensland.
• Occupational Therapy Services
• Counselling Services
• Psychology Services
• Stay With Me Telehealth
• Parent Peer Program
• HEAD YAKKA
• Play & Grow
• Resilient Kids and Youth Project
• First 1000 Days Program
• Grief and Loss Support Resources
• Fear-Less Program
• Stronger Relationships Course

Quantifiable outcome

• 61% of adult clients showed clinical improvement in overall wellbeing (FY 2024-25)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered major and minor.

• Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership (TQKP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership delivering forums in five Central Western Queensland communities to equip families, practitioners, educators and local leaders with tools to better support kids in disasters.
• North Gregory Hotel, WintonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal pub displaying mental health support resources and Outback Futures information, making support visible and accessible to patrons.
• Cloncurry Men's Mental Health BBQ GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity organization running men's mental health BBQs in Cloncurry with support from Outback Futures, including male counsellor attendance and wellbeing resources.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Headspace: National youth mental health foundation operating centres and digital services for Australians aged 12-25, comparable to Outback Futures' youth-focused service line (39% of clients under 18) and its speech pathology/counselling mix for young people.
• Mind Australia: Community-managed mental health organisation delivering recovery-focused psychosocial support, counselling, and allied health services across regional and metropolitan Australia—directly comparable as a community-mental-health provider with allied health services.
• Royal Flying Doctor Service: Australia's leading rural and remote health service provider, delivering primary health, mental health, and allied health services via fly-in and telehealth models across outback regions—directly comparable in mission, geography, and service mix to Outback Futures.
• Wellways Australia: Community-managed mental health and disability support organisation delivering psychosocial recovery, community capacity building, and allied health services in regional Australia—comparable in mission, regional focus, and nonprofit funding model.

Broad incumbents

• Beyond Blue: Australia's largest mental health organisation providing counselling, information, and support across anxiety, depression, and suicide prevention—comparable as a federally backed, broad-based mental health provider, though with nationwide digital reach rather than Outback Futures' hyper-local rural delivery.
• Black Dog Institute: Research and clinical translation institute focused on mood disorders, providing digital mental health programs (e.g., myCompass, THIS WAY UP) used nationally—comparable as an evidence-based mental health provider, though research-led rather than community-delivery led.
• Silverchain Group: Large Australian in-home health and aged care provider delivering nursing, allied health, and personal care via mobile community visits and telehealth—comparable in delivery architecture (mobile + telehealth into homes) though focused on aged care rather than rural mental health.
• Lifeline Australia: National crisis support and suicide prevention service delivering phone-based and community mental health programs across Australia—overlapping with Outback Futures' rural mental health mission but focused on crisis intervention rather than ongoing allied health.

Emerging players

• Stride Mental Health: Mental health and disability services provider operating Headspace centres and psychosocial programs across NSW and other states—comparable in community mental health service delivery and youth/adult support models.
• ReachOut Australia: Digital mental health service for young people, delivering online counselling, peer support, and resources—overlapping with Outback Futures' youth segment (under 18s) but via a digital-first model rather than in-person/telehealth hybrid.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/outbackfutures
• Facebookfacebook.com/outbackfutures

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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