Vinnies offers drought help

St Vincent de Paul Society is working to deliver the Drought Community Support Initiative (DCSI) for eligible local drought-affected households.

If you're a farmer, farm worker, farm supplier/contractor, abattoir worker or sale yard worker who is struggling financially because of the drought, you may be entitled to receive a one-off payment of up to $3000 funded by the Australian Government’s Drought Community Support Initiative Round 2 (DCSI).

To be eligible you'll need to be over 18, an Australian citizen or permanent resident, and live/work in an eligible Local Government Area. Lachlan Shire is an eligible LGA.

Payments can cover numerous expenses such as groceries, vehicle maintenance, energy & utility bills, health & medical expenses, for example.

Please note that upon completion of your application for financial assistance you may be required to submit a valid form of I.D.

The drought assistance team is currently experiencing a high volume of enquiries. If you have already applied, Vinnies ask that you please refrain from contacting them to check on the status of your application. They are working to process all applications as quickly as they can.

To apply for the assistance, please contact Vinnies directly on 1300 846 643 or go to their website: www.vinnies.org.au/droughthelp

If you have any questions ahead of filling out an online application, you can call the Drought Community Support team on 1300 551 030.