Firefighters fire up for farmers
TOOWOOMBA firefighters have shown their support for drought-affected farmers, buying a Bunnings sausage with proceeds going to the company’s Buy a Bale campaign.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Anzac Ave station officer Scott Frame said the firefighters wanted to show their support for regional farmers doing it tough in the worst drought in recent memory.
“Toowoomba is a rural regional area and a lot of the firefighters are either off the land or have been connected to it, or been affected personally by the drought,” he said.
“They are aware of the hardships rural people face and we’re trying to help rural Queensland by buying a sausage.”
Mr Frame said taking part in the campaign went further than the financial support, showing farmers that firefighters understood life on the land.
The Bunnings initiative will donate proceeds from sausage sizzles in Queensland and New South Wales to the recognised Buy a Bale drought relief charity.
It follows the Queensland Drought Appeal, launched on Thursday, with The Chronicle, News Corp’s regional papers, The Courier-Mail and Sunday Mail joining with 7 News and the Country Women’s Association to raise awareness for the drought.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk kicked off the appeal at The Ekka, contributing $100,000 to the fund on behalf of all Queenslanders.