Fires burning in South Australia, Victoria A local farmer has reported a ‘wall of flames’ as an extremely dangerous bushfire raged out of control through scrub and grassland in South Australia’s southeast. An emergency warning was issued on Saturday March 10th for the Sherwood, Brimbago, Lowan Vale, McCallum and Senior areas near the South Australian-Victorian […]

Thought about a career as an agricultural food scientist or agricultural engineer, maybe a landscape gardener, floral designer or perhaps something entirely different like a mounted policeman, stable foreman, equine veterinary technician or any other equine related job. In 2018 Thirsty Cow will be introducing exciting educational programs relating to Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation Land […]

We are committed to targeted education and training programs to support the Vision and Mission of Thirsty Cow to rural and provincial Australians, with emphasis on supporting our regional and Indigenous Youth. This will include such things as: specific skills and vocational training to support the wellness of our farmers and their family’s wellbeing preparation […]

Painting in appreciation of our main supporter, Olsson’s Special Thanks to a wonderful Australian Philanthropist, Mr Murray Olsson 
and the entire Olsson Family. In recognition of Olsson’s very generous donation of over 1 million dollars worth of lick blocks to help the Thirsty Cow Charity to support many struggling primary producers Australia wide.   Pictured – Mr Lee Armstrong (right), on behalf of […]

Every dollar can help Any and all donations are very welcome and greatly appreciated. The more you donate the more we have to give, the more assistance we can supply to those who most need it. Thirsty Cow is endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as a deductible gift recipient. This endorsement enables our […]

Who we are! Since 2008 Thirsty Cow has enabled farmers to help other farmers during natural disasters.  This is common on a local level and done for the most part on a totally voluntary and confidential basis and without any fanfare as no farmer should be perceived as a charity case. Thirsty Cow has now […]

In the first half of 2018 Thirsty Cow and Olsson’s join together to deliver $85,000 worth of salt block products to NSW Drought stricken farmers. Chairman Ian Howard says “Livestock, poultry and other farm animals do not receive adequate amounts of sodium and chloride when drought strikes farming regions. We sincerely thank Olsson’s for their continued […]

Thirsty Cow Spectator Expos & Events Programs Thirsty Cow and its co-operative promotional partners will hold spectator expos and events during the year at an events centre located in S E Queensland providing an immediate surrounding audience to support events/field day programmes. The events to be hosted at the Events Centre featuring all aspects of […]

It is well recognised that farming is a physically and psychologically-demanding occupation. In Australia, farming is now characterised by high rates of stress, injury and suicide. Understanding and developing interventions to promote mental health in farming communities is a matter of urgency. Since its inception Thirsty Cow has endeavoured to deliver the highest level of […]

What Are Matching Gift Programs? Extensions of corporate philanthropy, matching gift programs are designed to be the means by which companies support employee charitable giving. Companies match donations made by employees to a wide range of nonprofits. Workplace Giving & Employee Engagement – providing employees with opportunity to make financial donations directly from their pay […]