Thornton disaster relief organisation Aussie Care is organising a new trip to deliver food and household essentials to a drought-stricken outback town.
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A truck containing 12 pallets of food and other items will leave Thornton at 9am next Tuesday, destined for the tiny outback town of Cumborah.
“That town is between Walgett and Lightning Ridge and the people have a desperate need for supplies,” Aussie Care national co-ordinator Peter West said.
“Maitland MP Robyn Parker will be seeing us off on Tuesday.
“About half way there, our truck will be meeting a road train that is also loaded with supplies for the town.
“We will all be spending our first night at Gilgandra.
“Supplies of hay will also be coming out of Grenville to be delivered to Cumborah.
“After arriving at the town, we will offload our supplies and consignments of hay.
“I believe a barbecue has been arranged so we can meet everyone and the farmers can talk to us and to many other farmers.
“These meetings are very important because farmers are working by themselves for long periods and they don’t often have the chance to discuss their problems with others.”
Deliveries made by Aussie Care are often the results of collaborative efforts by the charity and several churches in remote areas of NSW.
They often get assistance too from Rotary East Maitland and from other charities.
On the last trip made to the outback in August, Aussie Care included in its load dozens of food for dogs in tins donated by several companies.
The latest delivery will include cereals, noodles, babies’ nappies, blankets, sheets and pillowcases.