G’day Farmer endeavours to provide relief to farmers who are in adverse circumstances due to health, financial or practical difficulties; by providing volunteer assistance including machine operation, stock work, maintenance, general farm activities and farm-sitting.
Consideration will also be given to different forms of assistance in the case of a critical incident.
"Helping Farmers doing it tough!"
Australia is a wonderful country with a broad expanse of farming land from the fertile coastal plains through to the dry and arid regions further inland. The land presents minor and major challenges to our farmers eg droughts, floods, fires and plagues. Our Australian farmers are a tough breed who soldier on through the variety of challenges they face but there are times when they require help.
Having spent years on the land ourselves we understand these challenges and so we want to assist farmers who are struggling for whatever reason. Therefore, if you know of any farmers who could use a helping hand or if you’re in that situation, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Volunteer duties can include a variety of activities as outlined above. Volunteers are self-sufficient and could be on a property anywhere from a few hours up to an entire harvest season. If you have a major project that requires many ‘hands’ to get it finished, we can arrange for a team to assist. This could be dependent on the project and the location of the farm.
Australian Mercy - G'day Farmer
PO Box 277
Tumut NSW 2720
Telephone: 0418 297295
Email: [email protected]
Are you interested in Helping?
You can help by joining us for a day or a week or more. There are opportunities to be involved in many ways even if you have never worked on a farm before. We sometimes have teams, sometimes couples, but we're grateful for anyone willing to give some voluntary hours.
In preparation for volunteering on a farm, we run an 'Introduction to Farm Awareness' seminar (IFA) over a Friday evening and Saturday. During this time, we cover topics like what a deployment looks like, risks and dangers, personal protective equipment, the handling of poisons and fuels, machinery, stock and more.
Our next IFA will be advised.
Contact us for more information.
To whom it may concern...
Mark worked with me for approximately six weeks assisting in a number of ways as we worked together to harvest Wheat, Barley and Lentils.
During this time Mark proved to be a willing and careful operator of John Deere S680 harvest equipment. Mark also carried out daily maintenance on two harvesters (John Deere S680 and 9760STS), as well as contributed to running repairs of various other types of machinery.
Mark was considerate of our family life and was of no bother as he stayed in his own campervan and was totally willing to be self-sufficient in manners relating to his accommodation.
Mark is a hard worker who was willing to offer his knowledge and services as well as learn new skills. I have no hesitation in recommending him to you.
Kris
Barraport West Feb 2020
G’day Farmer have provided my property with practical assistance to address a range of tasks which sat on a Do List for a long period of time. Their experience in farm activity, which is highly pragmatic and focussed on getting beneficial outcomes, has been most welcome.
The ability to access willing, as well as farm savvy resources, has helped the property move to a more sound level of operation, coming off the back of the drought and also bush fire seasons.
The opportunity G’day Farmer affords rural land owners, who are doing it tough for whatever reason, by way of volunteer assistance, working to a project plan created for each farm, is a true blessing.
Robert
‘RIMWOOD’ Ganbenang. Sept 21
'338 Hour Fence'
Words cannot express our gratitude for your generosity of your time and expertise over the past few weeks. You have worked tirelessly for many hours, chipping away at a task that seemed impossible and hard to start.
You have made a lasting difference to our family and the productivity of our little farm 'Round Range'. We will appreciate your efforts for generations to come.
God bless you both in your future travels
With thanks
The Welsh family. July 2023
My wife and I have recently had the good fortune to have had Mark and Robin Cockburn look after our property while we had a much needed break.
Mark is a man who has experience in all aspects of farm life. He is able to turn his hand to most farm work and problems that arise in a skilled and professional manner.
Robin has proven to be equally as skilled in all the work she carried out including medicating a sick horse daily and dealing with our local vet during consultations.
Mark and Robin give you the confidence to take a break from the farm with the knowledge that all will be taken care of. We found them to be very pleasant and honest people and would recommend them to anyone needing some time away.
Brendan and Maree
Garema.
February 21
Mark and Robin Coburn from G’day Farmer came to help us in 2023 after the devastating floods of November 2022. A good portion of our farm at Toogong was completely immersed under flood water, taking out fences, crops, lucerne flats and other structures with it.
For the three months that Mark and Robin were with us they cleaned up major flood debris, did the fencing and helped with the hay making. Their help to us was invaluable.
Mark and Robin are very hard workers with an extremely positive attitude who work very well together as a team. Both are very competent with all types of machinery with Mark having a fantastic mechanical aptitude which is a real bonus.
We cannot speak more highly of Mark and Robin as it was an absolute blessing for us having them on the farm.
Please do not hesitate to contact us as we are more than happy to give an excellent reference for such a wonderful couple.
Richard and Kate January 2024
