Rainbow Beach DroughtRunners Report June 2023
The confronting reality of the aftermath of the Eugowra floods at the end of last year. Courtesy of Eugowra Flood Appeal (printed with permission).
Well with winter approaching comes drier times in Queensland and it’s when all farmers pray for good autumn rains then spring or early summer rains to kick start the next growing season. It has really been a below average rainfall year so far so let’s hope there was a good fall in May, where last year we had 200 mm.
Enough said on the weather, as we continue to raise funds to help flood victims in New South Wales and Queensland. So far this month we have increased our donations with $2000 going into Eugowra Progress Association, a community organization in this tiny town that lost 204 houses out of 450 in last summer’s floods.
Another $1000 has gone into feeding the Gympie homeless right on our doorstep. Many of the people being fed nightly do not qualify for assistance and if you want to know why give me a call.
On 25 May we had three big boxes of new wooden toys going down to Eugowra made by Bill Neil of Tin Can Bay, a wonderful generous donation. Bill’s toys are all over Queensland and now more going to NSW!
Thank You’s this month for donations go to Quay Carlo, Rainbow Dive, Big4 Park at Carlo Point, Watts family, and all in Rainbow and Tin Can Bay who donate their bottles and cans to our collection bins. Wayne Kerle does a great job sorting these and great help is given to him by Bay Auto in Tin Can Bay.
Last week we raised more funds from collection tins at Tin Can Bay Bakery, Mitchells Fruit & Veg, and Lees Co-Op, thank you all as it is getting much harder appealing for donations to help these victims.
If anyone can spare a few $’s our donation tins are about in local shops or our bank details are: BSB 124047, A/C 22599186, RB DroughtRunners, BOQ Gympie. As you know we have no admin fees so it all gets to its destination.
Tony Stewart
