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Helping support Australia’s rural communities and Aussie farmers.

We provide tangible resources to drought, flood or fire affected communities. Stock feed, Water, Financial Assistance, & Volunteers.

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Your messages of support.

Thank you and please know that you are appreciated
You are salt of the earth
You are salt of the earth
Thank you for all your efforts, you deserve plenty
Hang in there! you are our backbone
We are donating this on behalf of our nephews as a gift for them. We thought it would be a nice thing to do, to give back a little where we can. Stay strong! Hope these bales of hay really help you out.
We are all thinking of you
We are all thinking of you
To the backbone of Australia, thank you!
Thankyou, we depend so much on our farmers
Keep your chin up we are thinking of you
You guys are our engineroom! Thank you.

#DearFarmer

Cheer a farmer on and let them know that you care by sending out a digital #DearFarmer note on social media. Help us bridge the gap between rural and metro Australia, and show that Aussie spirit by giving thanks to our farmers for their hard work and determination as they continue to put food on our tables.

We’re asking Australians of all ages to spread some love and kindness, and share a digital note of hope with our farmers who are doing it tough.

We can’t make it rain, but we can take a moment to sit down and write a note, or draw a picture, for our farmers.

Digital Fundraising Solutions

Rural Aid recognises that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has far-reaching effects for every community and organisation in Australia. Despite facing new challenges, our team is continuing to deliver much-needed counselling services, hay, water and financial assistance to farming families.

Our farming families still need your support. Check out our Digital Fundraising Solutions to find fun ways that you and your family can get involved and make a difference in Australia.

HIVE AID

Australia’s professional beekeepers are our forgotten farmers. These important primary producers are often overlooked when it comes to the effects of drought, bushfire and other natural disasters.

Yet professional beekeepers are the cornerstone of our agricultural industry. They play a vital role in helping to pollinate important food crops for both humans and livestock, in addition to producing delicious Aussie honey from our rugged bushland. Crops like almonds, avocados, blueberries, cucumbers, mangoes, apples and pumpkin rely heavily on pollination by bees.

We need to support our “littlest livestock”, honey bees, and the beekeepers who care for them. Please help safeguard one of the most important industries in Australian agriculture – Australian apiculture.

DONATE YOUR BOTTLES FOR THE BUSH

Our farmers are facing unprecedented bushfires and drought. Some towns have been burnt to the ground and others could run out of water. The good news is that you can help by donating your empty drink containers at any TOMRA Recycling Location (Return and Earn in NSW and Containers for Change in QLD). Every eligible container donated raises 10c to support our farmers and rural communities in need.

To donate your Bottles for the Bush, just download the barcode to use at your local Return and Earn or TOMRA machine.

So far, we have raised over $500,000 for our farmers through Bottles for the Bush. By continuing to donate your bottles and cans you have the opportunity to help us make an even bigger impact in the lives of our disaster affected farmers.

CURRENT DROUGHT SITUATION IN AUSTRALIA

NSW overview – April 2020

  • Drought conditions further weakened across NSW in April 2020. Much of the state remains Drought Affected, however many areas are in the early stages of drought recovery due to rain over recent months. Pasture growth and winter crop potential is currently positive for large areas of the state, though consistent winter rainfall is needed to ensure longer-term recovery.
  • The NSW DPI Combined Drought Indicator (CDI) showed that 91.4% of the state was in one of the three drought categories at the end of April, indicating the complex pattern of seasonal conditions unfolding across NSW.
  • Parts of the Northern Tablelands, South East and the far west remained in Intense Drought.

Further information on the NSW seasonal update is here

QLD overview – May 2020

  • As at 1 March 2020, there are a total of 41 councils and 4 part council areas drought declared.
  • These declarations represent 67.4% of the land area of Queensland.
  • There are also 28 Individual Droughted Properties (IDPs) in a further 11 Local Government Areas.

Further information on the QLD seasonal update is here

Welcome to Buy a Bale

Supporting Aussie farmers and rural communities throughout Australia. This drought appeal campaign is providing meaningful support for farmers by delivering hay and other essential items to farmers who have no feed left for their cattle.

All donations to our drought assistance campaign have a four fold effect. Some hay is donated, some we buy, so we’re feeding a hay farmer and their family. Some of our truckies are donating their time and diesel, some loads we’re paying for, so we’re feeding truckies and their families. Donations towards our Country Card inject immediate cash into the rural towns, city cash going bush. Finally what hay we deliver saves farmers cash that they can continue to spend on other items.

Australia, donating to Buy a Bale is helping not just farmers but their communities and so many more people.
Thank you on behalf of our farmers for your support.

Join In for Parma for a Farmer

With many farmers suffering through one of the worst Droughts Australia has experienced; Parma for a Framer is an effort to help raise money for those in the need.

Parma for a farmer is an initiative that sees clubs and hotels donate proceeds from parma sales to help drought stricken farmers.

Parma For A Farmer is an exciting initiative to engage with hotels, clubs, restaurants, eateries across Australia who have agreed to give $1 for every parm sold to our Buy a Bale Campaign.

Register for Parma for a Farmer…

For more information, visit: www.parmaforafarmer.com.au

Testimonials

"Thank you Buy a Bale for the opportunity to support our farmers. We live in a drought affected community and see the starving cattle being drove along the roadside, we see the town getting quieter as business slows because farmers are struggling, we see the land void of fodder"