tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post1909796081610901675..comments2024-03-20T21:54:36.152+10:00Comments on Going Grey and Slightly Green: Please help our farmersNanna Chelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-77597512907085120552018-08-06T16:46:45.661+10:002018-08-06T16:46:45.661+10:00Thanks Lisa. Thankfully the government is now help...Thanks Lisa. Thankfully the government is now helping out although hopefully it isn't too little too late for some of our farmers. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-3701400064827122412018-08-06T16:46:05.090+10:002018-08-06T16:46:05.090+10:00I avoid the EKKA because of the flu as so many peo...I avoid the EKKA because of the flu as so many people seem to pick it up there and bring it home. I haven't been since I was a child and can remember getting lost and I crossed the busy road to get to the car park and waited at the car. My parents weren't happy. That was back in the 1950s. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-91350719509220753732018-08-06T16:44:30.319+10:002018-08-06T16:44:30.319+10:00Nil, you probably wouldn't have noticed when y...Nil, you probably wouldn't have noticed when you were in Australia if you were mainly in the city. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-67376488905868807052018-08-06T14:38:24.778+10:002018-08-06T14:38:24.778+10:00Dear Nanna Chel,
Good on you writing this post and...Dear Nanna Chel,<br />Good on you writing this post and helping to raise further awareness. I don't have much to spare but last pay I donated to buy a bale and this pay to Rural Aid. I know that the government are finally onboard to start offering some assistance as of next month, I only wish in future they would be as quick to offer aid to our countrymen as quickly as they are to send money overseas for foreign aid. The drought didn't happen overnight, some areas have been in draught for six years. These farming families are the backbone of our country. Time the Australian government started putting the needs Australian citizens first.<br />LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-29862578735404199072018-08-06T12:10:34.099+10:002018-08-06T12:10:34.099+10:00Hi, If anyone is going to the EKKA, remember to go...Hi, If anyone is going to the EKKA, remember to go to the tea room for the CWA. Always lovely tea and scones. Also take the time to "Meet a Farmer". Also farmers are only one part of the country community, many of the people on the surrounding towns directly or indirectly rely on the farmers for employment. Many towns are also doing it tuff with water shortage, low employment often resulting in despair and depression. Drought in Australia has always been a part of our culture and will continue. Good times do return. I hope families take support and comfort from our prayers.erinmasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-1336841223965017532018-08-05T11:51:18.247+10:002018-08-05T11:51:18.247+10:00It's so sad. I didn't know there was a sev...It's so sad. I didn't know there was a severe drought going on in Australia. :(Nil @ The Little House by the Lakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05812637017406376233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-28223808294576367042018-08-05T08:48:35.111+10:002018-08-05T08:48:35.111+10:00Meg, how wonderful that your son wants to get invo...Meg, how wonderful that your son wants to get involved. Good on him!Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-66833983156397292152018-08-05T08:47:41.995+10:002018-08-05T08:47:41.995+10:00Yes Barb, that's right. The CWA ladies would a...Yes Barb, that's right. The CWA ladies would also know how to help. I didn't think of them. They do wonderful work.Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-27641729988128618272018-08-04T20:53:35.525+10:002018-08-04T20:53:35.525+10:00I watched the 7:30 reports, together with my son. ...I watched the 7:30 reports, together with my son. It was heartbreaking, the land so parched and the suffering of the farmers, families and animals. We can become so disconnected from our food in the city, forgetting where it comes from and all the hard work, good soil and water required to grow/raise it. Such hard, hard times. Thank you for signalling an organisation that we can donate to, we are matching our son's donation that he has saved from his little neighbourhood job. It's important that as much of that money gets to farmers as possible, they need everyone's help. MegMeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573371198907761962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556636739806282968.post-15824110032819265822018-08-04T17:36:07.681+10:002018-08-04T17:36:07.681+10:00Chel, It is tragic to see these hardworking Austra...Chel, It is tragic to see these hardworking Australian families being crushed in this way. The Qld Country Women's Association runs a public Rural Crisis Fund where help is offered by way of grocery vouchers, store credit, help with bills etc and most importantly every dollar goes directly to where it is needed. These ladies have their fingers on the pulses of the rural communities and will know exactly where money should go. Thanks for raising this issue on your blog.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511242657757784812noreply@blogger.com