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Our parents have had property in the Southern Tablelands for more than 30 years and have been proudly managing our family farm all these years with cattle, sheep and horses.
It is only the last 6 months that the dam levels have really started to run dry and from October they now have had absolutely no dam water left for the livestock. They have never asked for help, and so their children are now putting a hand up for them to ask for everyone's support.
My parents have been buying feed and more recently water, and the financial impact has now hit hard.
They need to refill the tank for drinking water, and for the livestock. They have no grass for the stock and they need to feed the animals daily a combination of hay and pellets. The food alone is a cost of $1,400 per week minimum.
They are incredibly distressed about the impact on the animals and my parents are now faced with the heartbreaking decision as to whether the time has come to sell all the animals (for whatever they can) before it is too late.
All they have left are 16 cattle and 8 calves, 180 sheep and 19 horses... when our Mum said she might try and sell just 10 sheep at a time to see how long she could financially last .... we thought it was time to put out a call for help to save their farm, the animals they love and what is left of their livelihood.
We would be so grateful for any donations that could help save our family farm. We have set a target that will help the farm continue to run up until the end of March 2020 at this stage .... if you can't spare a dollar, thank you for reading our story ... all we ask is that you please send positive energy our way and make a wish for rain for us, for every other farmer in this country, for those communities impacted by the bushfires, for our beautiful wildlife - our precious creation animals, and the environment we all share.
This is what our beautiful horses are dealing with now and below is what they are used to.
It is only the last 6 months that the dam levels have really started to run dry and from October they now have had absolutely no dam water left for the livestock. They have never asked for help, and so their children are now putting a hand up for them to ask for everyone's support.
My parents have been buying feed and more recently water, and the financial impact has now hit hard.
They need to refill the tank for drinking water, and for the livestock. They have no grass for the stock and they need to feed the animals daily a combination of hay and pellets. The food alone is a cost of $1,400 per week minimum.
They are incredibly distressed about the impact on the animals and my parents are now faced with the heartbreaking decision as to whether the time has come to sell all the animals (for whatever they can) before it is too late.
All they have left are 16 cattle and 8 calves, 180 sheep and 19 horses... when our Mum said she might try and sell just 10 sheep at a time to see how long she could financially last .... we thought it was time to put out a call for help to save their farm, the animals they love and what is left of their livelihood.
We would be so grateful for any donations that could help save our family farm. We have set a target that will help the farm continue to run up until the end of March 2020 at this stage .... if you can't spare a dollar, thank you for reading our story ... all we ask is that you please send positive energy our way and make a wish for rain for us, for every other farmer in this country, for those communities impacted by the bushfires, for our beautiful wildlife - our precious creation animals, and the environment we all share.
This is what our beautiful horses are dealing with now and below is what they are used to.