Back the work
Capital for beds now, washing machines next, and production moving to Country.
Goods on Country builds essential health hardware with remote First Nations communities. The Stretch Bed is in market. Pakkimjalki Kari is in prototype. The next phase is the bridge from product proof to On-Country production and community ownership.
Philanthropic and patient capital does not fund dependency. It funds the plant, inventory, repair loops, evidence and governance needed for communities to make and own more of the work over time.
Entity and DGR note
A Curious Tractor Pty Ltd is the trading company behind Goods on Country. The Butterfly Movement Ltd is the DGR pathway for eligible giving. The long-term structure is being designed to protect enterprise discipline and community ownership.
Why capital matters
The product proof is here. The next risk is the bridge.
Goods should not become a bed distributor. The point is a product system: beds and washers that people want, can repair, can track, and can eventually make and own closer to home.
See the production processStretch Bed is available now: recycled HDPE legs, galvanised steel poles and heavy-duty canvas.
Pakkimjalki Kari washing machines are prototype only, with interest captured through partner conversations.
Every bed is treated as a trackable asset with QR support, repair pathways and field evidence.
The production model is built to move value toward On-Country manufacturing and community ownership.
Capital stack
The right capital is blended, patient and honest about what is proven.
QBE Catalysing Impact 2026 creates a timely match opportunity of up to $400,000, at least matched by external capital we raise first. The practical ask is to explore which layer fits your mandate.
Grant funding
Best for R&D, community readiness, plant setup, evidence, governance and work that should not carry repayment pressure.
DGR-deductible giving via Butterfly
Useful for eligible philanthropic gifts where the Goods pathway through The Butterfly Movement Ltd is the right structure.
Recoverable grants
A fit where repayment can be patient and tied to the success of inventory, production or confirmed buyer pathways.
Patient working capital
Relevant once orders, inventory and repayment timing are clear enough to avoid loading uncertainty into debt.
Current target: about $3M
This is a blended-finance target, not committed capital. It combines philanthropic funding, eligible giving via Butterfly, recoverable funding, patient working capital and procurement-backed revenue.
- QBE match: up to $400,000, at least matched by external capital raised, awarded at the program's discretion.
- Debt: only where orders, inventory and repayment timing are credible.
- Grants: the right home for community readiness, R&D, measurement and legal/governance work.
Use of funds
What the next capital actually does.
The near-term job is not polish. It is inventory, plant readiness, local capability, evidence and the legal boundary between trading and eligible giving.
- 1Finish plant readiness: equipment, safety systems, tooling, training and production planning.
- 2Build inventory so Goods is not waiting for each funded batch before beds can move.
- 3Support community partners with setup, local production pathways, delivery and repair loops.
- 4Strengthen evidence without extracting stories: asset data, field notes, consent and reporting.
- 5Formalise governance, legal structure and the trade/DGR boundary before larger capital lands.
DGR pathway
DGR access without turning Goods into a bed-distribution program.
The split matters. A Curious Tractor Pty Ltd trades and keeps product discipline. The Butterfly Movement Ltd carries the eligible giving pathway where it fits.
DGR-deductible giving is available only through The Butterfly Movement Ltd, an ACNC-registered charity and Item 1 DGR. The Goods on Country giving pathway through Butterfly is being formalised for FY2026-27. Confirm current routing with us before structuring a tax-deductible gift. Goods on Country and A Curious Tractor Pty Ltd are not themselves DGR-endorsed.
Existing backers
Proof from people already close to the work.
Snow Foundation
Long-term strategic backing through product development, field work and RHD advocacy.
Centrecorp Foundation
Repeated backing for beds into Central Australian homelands, with the next pathway in discussion.
The Funding Network
Crowdfunded early plant and product momentum at a 2025 live-pitch night.
FRRR
Rural and remote support that helped move proof from prototype to delivery.
AMP Foundation
Spark program support for social-enterprise infrastructure and capability.
QBE Foundation
Catalysing Impact 2026 cohort, with Stage 2 funding of up to $400,000, at least matched by external capital raised.
Funder questions
The plain answers first.
Is Goods on Country a charity?
No. Goods on Country trades through A Curious Tractor Pty Ltd. The DGR pathway for eligible giving is through The Butterfly Movement Ltd, not through Goods or A Curious Tractor Pty Ltd directly.
Can a funder make a DGR-deductible gift?
DGR-deductible giving is available only through The Butterfly Movement Ltd, an ACNC-registered charity and Item 1 DGR. The Goods on Country giving pathway through Butterfly is being formalised for FY2026-27. Confirm current routing with us before structuring a tax-deductible gift. Goods on Country and A Curious Tractor Pty Ltd are not themselves DGR-endorsed.
What is the main ask right now?
We are inviting foundations, PAF/PuAF-style funders, family offices and patient capital partners to explore the blended capital stack: grants, eligible giving via Butterfly, recoverable funding, working capital and procurement-backed revenue.
What should not be funded with debt?
Early learning, community readiness, impact measurement and unresolved product R&D should stay grant-funded. Debt only fits activities with credible repayment timing.
Start the capital conversation
Tell us what kind of capital you can bring.
We will route you by capital type, timing and mandate, then come back with the cleanest next step.