HeliographJul 25, 2025
So the South Australians had so much bad weather and drought they're at their wit's end, so in Western Australia a convoy of farmers has set off to donate truckloads of hay to them 😭❤️‍🔥💘 #straya #agchat #hay
Show threadHeliographJan 26

oh lordy it's happening again  

"Over the weekend #WA's agricultural community stacked seven road trains high with emergency feed #hay arriving in Gascoyne Junction 945 kilometres north of Perth"

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-27/feed-relief-for-wa-pastoralists-in-drought/106263028

#farmers #pastoralists #emergencyfeed

Truckies drive 1,700km to deliver hay amid WA's deepening drought

Volunteer truck drivers and farmers rally to deliver tonnes of hay, providing relief for livestock and pastoralists in a remote part of Western Australia quietly struggling with drought. 

Show threadChookMother 🇦🇺🦘Jan 26
@Heliograph I'll feel better about this when the trucks carrying the feed are electric. Otherwise they're just adding to the atmospheric CO2 that's making the drought so severe.
Not overlooking the good-heartedness behind this tho.
Show threadHeliograph
@anne_twain oh no question I'm entirely behind https://www.electrifyeverything.org.au but roadtrains are probably airplane category in regards to the amount of ooompf they need
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Show threadChookMother 🇦🇺🦘Jan 27
@Heliograph Do you mean they can't be electrified? Already happening.
Things are moving pretty fast in EV world.
Show threadHeliographJan 27
@anne_twain I know they're on the case! https://arena.gov.au/assets/2025/07/AECOM-%E2%80%93-Electrifying-Road-Freight-Report.pdf
Show threadHeliographJan 28
@anne_twain oh look 🔋🚛 https://www.fuso.com.au/range/explore-our-range/
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Show threadChookMother 🇦🇺🦘Jan 28
@Heliograph See also https://thedriven.io/?s=Truck
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