February 10, 2014
A roadtrain will be pulling out of Murgon on Friday afternoon loaded with hope for farmers in western Queensland.
The truck, organised by the Murgon District Baptist Church, will be loaded with 600+ hay bales plus three tonnes of lick blocks, dog food and chook food.
There’ll even be Anzac biscuits and fruit cakes cooked by local women.
The items will be delivered to Longreach where they will be distributed by the local Uniting Church.
The transport and driver have been donated by St George Freightlines.
Spokesman Paul Kemp told southburnett.com.au the response to the appeal, which has been dubbed “Eat Dirt Drought”, had been so strong that the church was now organising a second truckload to head west.
The Murgon District Baptist Church is still accepting donations to purchase hay.
Direct deposits can be made to:
Murgon District Baptist Church
BSB – 034102
Account number – 140499
Reference – HAY
Or cheques or money orders can be made out to Murgon District Baptist Church and posted to PO Box 184, Murgon, 4605.
For more information about the Eat Dirt Drought appeal, see Facebook or contact Paul on (07) 4168-3269.
