General News
29 January, 2026
Truckies set to make a hay run
TRUCKIES have taken matters into their own hands to support farmers doing it tough, with a group of south west Victorians sourcing around 50 loads of hay to be distributed to farmers following bushfires earlier this month.
Truck driver Eddie White has been one of the organisers helping to harness a unified approach to individuals wanting to make a positive difference.
Truck drivers from Portland through to Colac will be taking part in the hay run to support those in need.
“We’ll have about 50 trucks out of the western parts of Victoria, all of which will be taking donated hay,” Mr White said.
“When the fires all hit, we decided we wanted to do a hay run down to the areas impacted but we all wanted to do it under our own drive.
“We just wanted to do it ourselves, not part of any other big hay run groups.
“We just want to go down and help the farmers out.
“For a lot of us in the south west our main work comes from farmers, so we want to give back to farmers.”
Hay trucks will travel in a convoy on Saturday morning in a bid to get support where it is needed most.
The convoy will be leaving Allansford from around 7.30am on Saturday, January 31 via the Princes Highway through Terang, Camperdown, Colac and Geelong before travelling the Hume Highway to Tallarook and Yea.
From there, the hay will be distributed to farms as needed.
“We’re all just local south west truckies that want to help out,” Mr White said.
“It’s amazing to see the support we’ve gotten – there’s been other hay runs which have gotten 70 truckloads from across Victoria.
“We’re taking 50 truckloads from just one little area.
“Our farmers are doing it tough and are still willing to do what they can for others, and that’s not us putting ourselves on a pedestal, but people want to help out.
“People know if we burn out or fall under drought again, the people who receive the hay may one day be the ones donating the hay.”
Mr White said he hoped to see residents lining the streets in a show of solidarity for the drought-impacted farmers giving what they can for those doing it even tougher.
“We want people to get out there and watch us as we go past,” he said.
“From Terang to Camperdown and Colac – the whole way.
“We’re doing what we can to try help those in need.”
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