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QRC welcomes New Hope for farmers in drought donation
THE Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed a $50,000 contribution by New Hope Group to the drought relief organisation Aussie Helpers to help support farming communities affected by the drought.
QRC chief executive Ian Macfarlane said resources and agriculture had a long and proud history of working together.
“The resources sector has played its part by building infrastructure which farmers use to service their farms and farmers have swapped the Akubra for a hard hat to work in mines delivering a skills boost to the sector,” Mr Macfarlane said.
“All droughts bring extreme hardship and the impact flows through to the local butcher, barber and supermarket. Everyone feels the economic pain when the farms are in trouble.
“I strongly encourage everyone if they can to dig deep and donate what they can.
“I congratulate New Hope Group for its contribution along with Shell Australia $100,000, Rio Tinto $100,000 and Santos ($75,000 + $41,000 in cattle sales at the Ekka) which contributed funds to the Queensland Drought Appeal.”
Arrow Energy provided lunch for 550 farmers for Beef Week, along with $10,000 towards feed for livestock during the Ekka.
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