General News
5 September, 2025
Green day for farmers
THE Our Lady Help of Christians school community turned green in a show of support for local farmers this week.
The school hosted a special ‘Wear Green for Victorian Farmers Day’ on Wednesday, with students dressed in various shades of green.
“Our year six students spoke to different classes about the importance of farmers and the impact they have on our everyday lives,” assistant principal Naish Auld said.
“A number of year six girls also created a short video that was shared with the school.
“A John Deere tractor was onsite for the day courtesy of one of our local dads, John Ross.”
Our Lady Help of Christians also encouraged parents to wear something green to their workplace to build further awareness and support.
“Our Ladies was on the front foot from the beginning, wishing to be involved in developing educational materials, videos and other learning opportunities that they could share not only amongst their school but others across the state,” Bushfield’s Elise McKinnon said.
“The Wear Green campaign has really built excitement and interest from schools about our farming industry and how we can all support and learn more about it.
“Significant funds have been raised that will go towards truckloads of hay that will arrive this Saturday for our farmers through Need for Feed.”
Several schools across the district have joined the campaign.
Included was St Joseph’s where 600 students and teachers wore green and formed the word FARMERS across their oval.
“We are still waiting on the final amount raised but we are grateful moreso that schools and businesses took the time to really appreciate and think about where their food comes from and the importance of farmers,” Elise said.
