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Food appeal for farmers

13/02/2017

Yarra Glen Fire Brigade is asking for residents to dig deep and donate food for farmers over the next two weeks. 164777 Picture: CONTRIBUTED

By Jesse Graham

Yarra Glen residents are being called on to donate food for farmers, with the local brigade collecting for the Need for Feed Appeal, supporting Gippsland farmers.
The Yarra Glen Fire Brigade will be collecting non-perishable food, toiletries, dry pet food and items such as school accessories for the campaign from Sunday 12 February to Sunday, 26 February.
The items will be donated to dairy farmers in Gippsland affected by the closure of National Dairy Products in November 2016.
For more information, call the brigade’s Community Safety co-ordinator, Louise Higgins on 0418 175 463 or visit facebook.com/yarraglencfa.

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