Aussie Drought Appeal

Go to this website to see more details -

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/emergency/drought/support

Check out the 2015 NSW Drought Strategy

YOU CAN HELP -

PLEASE DONATE HERE -

100% OF WHAT YOU GIVE WILL GO DIRECTLY TO NEEDY FARMERS WEST OF TENTERFIELD.

BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS -

St Stephen’s Presbyterian Church, Tenterfield

Bank Name: New England Credit Union

BSB: 932000 Account No: 711106

Reference details: Aussie Drought Appeal

An extensive suite of innovative drought preparedness measures for NSW primary producers will be rolled out across NSW, putting in place a long-term, fully funded strategy which helps support farmers.

Drought can have a devastating impact on primary producers, communities and regional economies and the NSW Government is committed to supporting our farming sector to better prepare for and manage in times of drought.

The NSW Drought Strategy will support the State's farmers to become more resilient and better prepared for future droughts, to improve their business and reduce risks, by delivering a more transparent and targeted system of drought support.

Valued at well over $300 million, the NSW Drought Strategy will provide key assistance measures for primary producers over the next five years.

The NSW Drought Strategy delivers a range of new measures under three key areas:

Supporting farmers to prepare for and manage drought

$250 million over five years to continue the popular Farm Innovation Fund.

$45 million over five years for vocational training and farm business planning.

$2.5 million to work with the Bureau of Meteorology to develop an enhanced network of weather stations across the State – giving NSW the best weather technology anywhere in Australia.

Work with the Commonwealth Government and farming communities to put in place an environment that encourages the development of a commercial multi-peril insurance sector for our cropping sector.

$5 million over five years to provide transport assistance for animal welfare and donated fodder within NSW.

Ongoing investment in research and development programs through the Department of Primary Industries – building on breakthroughs in drought resistant crops and water efficiency.

HELP OUR AUSSIE FARMERS

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO PRAY TO THE LORD JESUS

FOR ‘HIS’ PROVISION DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME!

Psalm 147 v 7-14 “Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make music to our God on the harp. He covers the sky with clouds; he supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills. He provides food for the cattle and for the young ravens when they call. His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of a man; the Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love. Extol the Lord, o Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion, for he strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you. He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.”

These are the promises of God…

Psalm 65 v 9-13 “You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have ordained it. You drench its furrows and level its ridges; you soften it with showers and bless it’s crops. You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance. The grasslands of the desert overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness. The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.