New Zealand Farmers Community Connect events rebuild fences for farmers. Cyclone Gabrielle left a trail of destruction in its wake, including thousands of kilometres of broken fencing in New Zealand. The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) is the charitable arm of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, and it recently stepped up to help hundreds of New […]
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BURGERS FOR HUNGRY STAFF AT THE ALFRED
The seemingly endless hours medical staff spend toiling on the frontline often go by without receiving the appreciation they deserve. So, when the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) charity turned up at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne with 2,000 signature burgers and bottles of water, there were hundreds of takers who were grateful for the offer. […]
RRT HELPS BRING WATER TO FIRE FRONTLINE IN NSW
The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) has helped bushfire efforts in NSW by transporting hundreds of thousands of litres of water to a fire scene where local water access was poor. RRT used its bulk water carrier to move 576,000 litres of water from Lithgow, Ben Bellen and Lake Windemere back to Hill End, where firefighters […]
Rapid Relief Team connects flood-hit farmers with community of Condobolin
As the convoy of a dozen B-doubles laden with hay rolled into the New South Wales central west township of Condobolin, 450km west of Sydney, a sense of renewed hope welled up in the community as locals cheered and clapped. After record floods in November 2022, locals were looking for a reason to smile. And […]
RRT HELPS FLOOD HIT FARMERS GET BACK ON FEET
More than 90 farmers received vital support at a Farmers Community Connect event in Rochester, Victoria, in December organised by the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) charity. RRT provided 92 farmers from Rochester and surrounding areas with free hay bales to help them recover and get their farms back up and running in the wake of […]