Servos across rural communities are running out of diesel. Farmers are rationing fuel. Truckies are walking off runs they’ve done for generations. And it’s spreading.
If this keeps going, the harvest stops. The trucks stop. The food chain breaks.
Keep the Sheep is stepping up and launching Fuel the Bush. A new campaign to force the Albanese Government to guarantee fuel security for rural Australia. Ben Sutherland from Keep the Sheep said “It’s all connected. The same bureaucrats in Canberra who shut down live exports are the same ones leaving rural communities to run dry. The same people who don’t understand farming don’t understand why diesel matters.”
Keep the Sheep are calling on the Prime Minister to: Prioritise fuel supply for agriculture as a critical industry, Guarantee fuel deliveries to rural communities, Fast-track Australian refining so we’re not at the mercy of broken supply chains and Ensure fertiliser is sourced from additional avenues so Australian farmers can grow the food we need.
“We need to show Canberra that rural Australia is watching, and that we’ve got the numbers to back it up,” said Ben. Sign the petition at www.fuelthebush.com.au