Warragul & Drouin Gazette

Renault van for deliveries to needy farmers

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A Renault long wheel base Master Van has been supplied to Gippsland Farmer Relief Incorporat­ed by the team at Warragul Renault.

Gippsland Farmer Relief Incorporat­ed provides food support and aid to Gippsland farming families suffering financial stress. The organisati­on is operated by 75 volunteers and no-one is paid for their time or mileage. One hundred percent of its fundraisin­g goes to farmers in need.

The new van will be used by the organisati­on to deliver its hampers of basic foods and household necessitie­s to the Gippsland farming families it supports from Drouin in the west to Orbost in the east and to Omeo in the north.

The new van was funded through a grant from Feed Appeal – which has a mission for no Australian­s to go hungry. The $50,000 grant will also assist the organisati­on with the purchase of pallet lifting equipment and racking.

Gippsland Farmer Relief Incorporat­ed accepts monetary donations through Paypal on its website at www.gippslandf­armerrelie­f.com.au and donations of non-perishable food items may be delivered any Thursday between 10.00am and 2.00pm to the distributi­on centre at Unit 1, 20-22 Stratton Drive, Traralgon East.

Any Gippsland farming family needing assistance may contact Gippsland Farmer Relief Incorporat­ed by telephone on 5174 0217 – if unattended leave a message and telephone number; or email the team at admin@gippslandf­armerrelie­f.com.au

Please see the team at Warragul Renault to see how they can help get you into a Renault Master Van today. Visit them at 167 Queen Street, Warragul or phone 5622 0000.

 ??  ?? Third from left, Warragul Renault business manager Darren Littlejohn hands over the Renault Master Van to Gippsland Farmer Relief Incorporat­ed volunteers, from left, Thelma Keeley (delivery volunteer), John Keeley, (delivery volunteer), Gary Stirling (logistics operator), Valerie Maddocks (acting secretary) and Bill Maddocks (interim chairman).
Third from left, Warragul Renault business manager Darren Littlejohn hands over the Renault Master Van to Gippsland Farmer Relief Incorporat­ed volunteers, from left, Thelma Keeley (delivery volunteer), John Keeley, (delivery volunteer), Gary Stirling (logistics operator), Valerie Maddocks (acting secretary) and Bill Maddocks (interim chairman).
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