Welcome delivery of hay bales for local farmers

NINE local farmers received 82 bales of hay from Rural Aid last Wednesday in Gobur, as part of ongoing drought support.

The 82 bales of hay were transported from near Dubbo in New South Wales to Gobur, just north of Yarck, and then divided up between local farmers who needed the livestock feed.

The delivery took two truckloads to transport and was delivered to the Gobur site last Tuesday, where Molesworth farmers Anne Danieli and her partner Lou organised for it to be distributed.

Last Wednesday morning was spent loading the trucks and trailers of the local farmers who were getting the hay bales, with Lou operating the tractor.

The project was brought about by Rural Aid and supported by CommBank. Rural Aid organises hay deliveries into disaster-affected regions in response to requests from registered farmers, with farmers in need able to register for assistance via the Rural Aid website.

The recipients of the Gobur hay drop were selected from the pool of registered farmers who had requested assistance in the area.

CommBank supported the initiative with a $100,000 donation, which helps Rural Aid provide critical resources such as hay, fodder and water tanks.

Benjamin Ruscoe, CommBank’s Executive Manager of Regional and Agribusiness Banking, was present at the Gobur hay drop and spoke about how CommBank works with Rural Aid.

“We’re longstanding partners or relations with Rural Aid, which we’re very…

Image: Farmers Hayley, Graeme, organisor Anne Danieli, farmer Naomi and Ben from CommBank with a truck loaded with drought support hay bales from Rural Aid.