In recent years, Australia, like many countries, has increasingly settled refugees in rural locations rather than major cities. Throughout the Global North, rural residents have been found to have less favourable attitudes to immigration and multiculturalism than their urban counterparts. In contrast, case studies of Australian rural communities have shown an enthusiastic response to refugee arrivals and the revitalisation this can bring. In this chapter, using a social-psychological approach, the authors examine the receiving community’s willingness to train and/or employ refugees in a rural setting in Australia. The authors draw on the results of a community survey conducted in a small Australian town (population 24,000) to explore the dynamics between attitudes towards refugees and willingness to employ or train them. Using intergroup contact theory and motivations for intergroup contact, the authors examine the factors associated with this willingness. The results show that, among several attitudinal variables, the motivation to approach refugees was the strongest correlate of willingness to train/employ refugees. This variable was associated with the experience of intergroup contact, resulting in a mediation pathway where positive intergroup contact → greater motivation to approach refugees → greater willingness to train or employ them. Further research is needed to test the causal link, but the authors suggest that programmes fostering the desire to interact with refugees are likely to also result in greater willingness to employ them – a vital step in refugee integration and community harmony.