Drought Relief – Telephone Guide

I want to donate to the fund:

Visit http://rawcs.org.au/ or call 1800 732 165

I’m a farmer needing immediate assistance:

Assistance is available right now from the following places:

Availability	Agency	Contact	Support type
National	Commonwealth Government Drought Hotline	132 316	Farm Household Allowance payments
	Rural Aid	1300 327 624	Fodder, volunteer help
	Salvation Army	13 72 58	Household expenses
	Lifeline	13 11 14	Mental health
	Frontier Services	1300 787 247	Volunteer help
NSW	NSW Government (Rural Assistance Authority)	1800 678 593	Freight subsidies, low interest loans
NSW	CWA of NSW	02 8337 0210	Household expenses up to $3,000
QLD	Drought Angels	0409 548 414	Bills, stock feed, groceries

I want to donate goods to farmers:

The Fighting for our Farmers 2018 Drought Relief Fund only accepts monetary donations.
Queries on fodder/stock feed donations can be directed to Rural Aid on 1300 327 624.

I want to volunteer to help farmers:

You can register to volunteer on-farm via Rural Aid. Call 1300 327 624.

If someone exhibits signs of poor mental health:

You can suggest that they speak to a professional at Lifeline (13 11 14) or their GP
If you believe a person is in immediate danger, establish their phone number and/or location and call 000.
For more tips on suicide prevention, visit https://www.lifeline.org.au/get-help/topics/preventing-suicide