THE Locomotive Line Dancers are putting a new spin on drought fundraisers next month.
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The boot-scooters will be dancing for rain at the South Tamworth Bowling Club on November 9.
While they are hoping to literally dance up a storm, it will mainly be a fundraising day open to all with all money going to the Tamworth CWA branches to distribute to local farmers.
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Locomotive instructor Therese Nicol said the drought has touched everyone in the region.
"There's a lot of shops empty in Tamworth now, closing down, because there is just no money circulating and this is because the farmers, they are not producing anything so they haven't go an income," she said.
There's a lot of shops empty in Tamworth now, closing down.
- Dance instructor Therese Nicol
"They're finding it very hard to get the government's help.
"They have to go through a whole rigmarole of paperwork so some of them just give up."
Ms Nicol said the money was going to the CWA to ensure it would stay in the region.
"They are in touch with the farmers who need help, it is not going to a disaster fund somewhere else where a lot of it goes into administration and you don't know where a lot of it goes," she said.
The Locomotive's dancing for rain event is on Saturday, November 9 at the South Tamworth Bowling Club from 10am.
It will be $5 entry or $10 for families.
There will be a range of events and entertainment on the day.