Farmers Across Borders Anne Bell and Samantha Starcevich with ABC presenter Ian McNamara at the charity’s first hay run in 2014. Photo: Farmers Across Borders.
While farms in South Australia are feeling the effects of the drought, dozens of WA farmers are preparing to donate hay and truck it across the border for hungry sheep and cattle.
Farmers Across Borders president Samantha Starcevich said the whole of South Australia was in drought, and the hay would probably go from Penong to Adelaide and everywhere in between.
“Delivering the hay is delivering hope,” she said.
“It doesn’t solve the issues but it delivers the hope, supporting other farmers in times of need.
“You think about your neighbour that’s what you do.”
Mrs Starcevich said restrictions stopping hay imports into South Australia had been lifted.
“Normally we can’t deliver into South Australia — they have eased some of the regulations and we have been given the green light,” she said.
“Once we know we have got a green light for the funding for all the fuel we know how much we can take across.
“Hopefully we’ll be staring July 24-25 — we’ll be loading a few days before then we all come together.”
Farmers Across Borders is a registered charity based in WA.
Mr Starcevich said they were working with the Lions Club of Victoria project Need for Feed to deliver the fodder.
