Monday, 03 September, 2018.
The plight of communities affected by drought has impelled staff to donate close to $16,000 from their salary deduction scheme to the Thirsty Cow charity. The charity provides relief to farmers, graziers and their families, suffering financial or other distress.
Thirsty Cow’s Krystal Haycock, a fourth-generation farmer from Yeoval, said the donation came as a pleasant boost to help keep up with the constant requests for support.
"As resilient and reluctant to ask for help as our farmers are, particularly those in Central West and Western NSW, we’ve been flooded with requests for even the most basic of needs, including groceries for families unable to afford them," she said.
"This donation will be spent in local businesses, which are of course also suffering as the agricultural industry driving our region faces the crisis," Krystal added
Chelsea Turrell, a team member in Newcastle Permanent’s head office, was raised in Dubbo and nominated Thirsty Cow to receive the donation after seeing friends and family in her hometown suffering through the drought.
"I’m thrilled Thirsty Cow is the recipient of our donation, and very proud of our organisation for supporting farmers when they need it most," Chelsea said. "Thirsty Cow does a remarkable job supporting farmers in need, and I’ve seen the help they’ve provided to so many rural families during times of crisis and strain.