THEY might be based in the city, but Tamworth High students wrapped their flannel-clad arms around the local farming community.
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Tamworth High’s prefects organised a mufti-day and barbecue fundraiser for the ‘R U Aware, We Care’ drought campaign.
For the last day of the school term, the Year 12s asked the students and teachers to don their best flannies and jeans in support of the farmers.
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Year coordinator Michael Vereyken said they raised more than $300 in the morning alone.
“The students really got on board with it,” he said.
Mr Vereyken said there were some students from farming backgrounds and it proffered “good awareness” for students from urban areas.
He said the school might look at running more drought fundraisers in the future.
Chief executive officer of 88.9FM George Frame said the campaign committee was blown-away by the initial support from the community.
“It’s been taken-on quicker than we expected it to be,” Mr Frame said.
“I think it’s because everybody’s touched by what the farmers are going through, whether it’s emotionally or on a business basis.”
Mr Frame said tickets had been selling quickly for the ‘We Care Concert’ headlined by Lee Kernaghan and supported by a swathe of local artists.
“We’re extremely happy everybody has a common cause to make a donation and show support,” he said.
Jacob McArthur
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
