COLES AUSSIE FARMERS

Drought relief

Helping drought-affected dairy farmers through donations and milk sales

Coles and our customers have already committed more than $12 million to drought relief, including $5 million from the Coles Nurture Fund to assist drought-affected farmers.

To further support Australian farmers, Coles has increased the price of our 3L Own Brand milk from $3.00 to $3.30 in all states until the end of the year, with 100% of the 30 cent price increase going to drought-affected dairy farmers.

Applications for the Coles Dairy Drought Relief Fund are now open. Drought-affected dairy farmers are encouraged to apply by emailing their application to dairydroughtfund@coles.com.au.

Coles has appointed PwC as an independent auditor to oversee the application administration process and verify that funds have been allocated to drought-affected dairy farmers as committed.

Click here to access the Guidelines

Click here to access the Application Form

Coles’ support for drought relief also involves:

• Over $7 million for the CWA’s drought relief efforts raised from customer donations during August and September, which were matched dollar for dollar by Coles; and
• A total of $5 million in grants or interest free loans from the Coles Nurture Fund for farmers who have a project which will help them to combat drought in the future.