Central Coast Council would like to thank the Central Coast community for their ongoing support for drought-affected farmers across NSW.

Mayor Jane Smith said the generosity of the Central Coast community since the state-wide drought declaration has been truly remarkable.

“The impact of this drought has touched all of our hearts and our community is doing so much to help,” Mayor Smith said.

“From personal donations, to fundraising initiatives, to creating new groups – I want to thank the Central Coast community for all that you are doing and will continue to do to support our farmers.

“I would also like to thank Council staff for their generosity, very recently the team donated over $900 to Buy a Bale and they will raise money for Aussie Helpers later this month.”

Central Coast community members can help farmers through a range of channels including:

• Australian Red Cross
• Rural Aid/ Buy a Bale
• Drought Angels
• Aussie Helpers
• Lions Need for Feed
• Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
• Salvation Army

Council is not affiliated with any of the organisations listed above and encourages community members to research their preferred method to assist drought-affected farmers should they wish to