Happy Hay Day

 

 

Last week, our team purchased another 200 Tonne of Hay from a Local S.A. farmer ‘Mitolo Family Farms’ … renowned for their potato crops.

 

 

We believe this to be the first significant Hay harvest for 2025 in S.A. This particular farm, by some fluke earlier in the year, just managed to get a batch of rain to enable them to get a crop in the ground and growing.

 

Mitolo’s team were actually surprised. They thought they’d get only 200 Tonne – but ended up with 500 Tonne!

 

On top of the 200 Tonne we’ve purchased (so far), they’ve also DONATED a full truck load to us. Lovely community / corporate spirit.

 

OF NOTE – Our partners at Farmers Relief Agency are still talking to farmers in the Riverland, Murraylands and Murray Mallee in particular, who have had less than one inch of rain. Horrific conditions, with ongoing desperate need to keep their animals alive.

 

Rotary’s drought relief work is NOT finished.

 

So our Fodder to Farms project continues with MUCH need. Certainly, some areas are starting to become self sufficient again, which is great news. But we can’t take the foot of the Tractor’s Gas Pedal!

 

Our RAWCS Donation form continues to collect donations which is great  (  https://donations.rawcs.com.au/42-2024-25  ) – but we are trying to get the wider public to understand that the green fields surrounding Adelaide do not extend into many regions of the state and to encourage them to continue to donate to support us. We’d love to secure that extra 300 Tonne.

 

 

 

 

I recently received a phone call from a lady at Kilikanoon winery in the Clare Valley.

 

Kilikanoon and 6 other wineries recently bumped into our Rotary Drought Relief project and were so inspired, they banded together to coordinate a Raffle to raise some funds for us … of which, 100% of proceeds will come to Rotary and our SA Fodder for Farms project. It’s a quick reaction raffle – drawn on 1^st November.

 

This has been a lovely, building relationship, that has actually gone beyond just this raffle … more about that later … But today – PLEASE – click on this link and have a look at the raffle they’ve put together for us.

 

 

 

I would LOVE it if you could share this with all of your members and encourage them to buy at least ONE ticket in their raffle ( https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1479546 ) to demonstrate our gratitude for the immense effort they’ve put in so far. One ticket is only $2. More of course would be wonderful.

 

But beyond their purchase – how can your members quickly share this far and wide with their friends, family, colleagues, neighbours …. ? Please ask them to get creative. Email. Facebook. Insta … etc.

 

I’m sure you’ll agree – there are some DELICIOUS FLAVOURS being offered!

 

 

Cheers and thank you for your ongoing support  🥂

 

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Bill Marles
Project Manager – S.A. Drought Relief project