October 8, 2025 • 7 mins
We catch up with a Community Connector for the Rural Support Trust about a successful fundraising event, the Rural Leaders 2025 Dinner, Debate and Auction, held in conjunction with the National Fieldays. It was so successful that they raised $300,000 for the Trust, and next year’s event is already sold out.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well many A fine thing has started over a conversation
in a little town called Bulls for a woman called Sue.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Foley, who's a long time friend of mine.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
I started out in radio many many years ago in Palmerston,
North and Sue and I was sitting in a little booth.
She was reading the news and the first time I
ever had read a sports bullet and she handed it
to me and she said, I'm out of here.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
It's you.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
And I'm like, oh no, what have I done to
deserve this? But she doesn't mark around and she was
involved in a chat that led to a fantastic event
over a field days time this year up in the
White Shadow for the Rural Property Trust now joining us
now is the person who was having the conversation with Sue,
Mike Green.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Mike, how are you you?
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Thing's going all right? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Good? Thanks good.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
It's not the Rural Property Trust, it's for the Rural
Support Trust.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Rural Support Trust. The hell of what the hell have
I written down here? You know?
Speaker 1 (00:56):
Sometimes when you do things mechanically, sorry, yeah, rule, yeah,
So shall we form the Rural Property Trust later on?
Speaker 2 (01:04):
We'll do that last.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
So Sue and you were having a chat. What did
that lead to?
Speaker 3 (01:12):
Basically, what we're talking about was just an opportunity with
the field days to get industry together and put a
get them all in the room, have a fundraiser, but
more importantly, get the right audience here to tell the
audience what Rural Support Trust do do out there and
the great work they do in the community, and tell
(01:34):
the story and help support with some funding to operate.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
And it went gangbusters, right, this is beyond your wildest dreams.
Speaker 3 (01:43):
Yeah. We end up with five hundred and forty people
there for dinner at Claudman's, including the Prime Minister, other
politicians and he the CEOs and board members. Suggest or
Sue Dreakings will be the most board member CEOs in
one room out of the rural sector. Yeah, Age you
ever been too. So it's gone really well and.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
It's going to be bigger than being who already planning
for twenty six.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Yeah, look, we're well, well, it's actually already sold out,
sold out basically after we finished the first time round.
Everyone's committed and a lot of new partners are stepping
in as well. Last year we just over three hundred
thousand dollars to Rule Support Trust, which will enable them
(02:31):
to do plenty of work out there, which is great.
But the big thing is what we're trying to do
Hamish is get the industry to debrand and for community good.
Example is you know we've got four of the five
banks as B, A and Z B and ZED, Westpac,
the third companies Balance and Ravens down up on tear
open country. We're a lot of businesses will only go
(02:53):
into event if it's exclusive lights and so what we're
treating is it's an industry good proposition. We have benefits
and it's back to the royal community.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
That is magnificent, isn't it. You know?
Speaker 1 (03:06):
And I would have thought that that would be challenging,
but Sue's faulty said to me, you make the impossible happen,
so that community good, non exclusive, industry wide.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
But he's good, Mike, Okay. So that's that's what's really
rolled out here, hasn't it.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
It is, And it's even having all the politicians sitting
at the same table across party. He's the key thing
as well. It's you know, the whole thing is if
we can get a strong rural community where people actually
taking notice of what's going on and acting and helping
if people someone gets in a bit of strife early,
(03:42):
you know, people will make better decisions on farm. You know,
they'll produce more increased duty to you and obviously use
more product on that as well. So it's win win.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
We're round the when win cycle. Absolutely. Now you talked
about the three hundred thousand dollars been.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
Raised and the stuff that the Rural Support Trust formerly
nine is the Rural Property Trust. Things to me, Now,
the Rural Support Trust can do? You know what are
some just give me an example of her hands on
success story I guess by a support of the Rural
Support Trust.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
Well, look, I think one great you know some of
the great examples one in particular was given on the
night where Dan Parks had reached out for help. You know,
she actually she's pretty active on LinkedIn and that, and
she's also tied up with Armstrong as an ambassador for them,
and she told a story and basically on the night
(04:35):
she had stated, if she hadn't reached out to Rural
Support Trust, her husband would be a solo parent with
three young children. I think she's got Yeah, So that's
some Yeah, they do some bloody amazing stuff and very
important stuff and obviously around the adverse events space as
well as the wellness space that's very active out there.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
And you'd never know with somebody idea and that that
was the case, would you. It would have been really
hard to have picked that because so vibrant and full
of it, and yet what goes on.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
That we don't know sometimes?
Speaker 3 (05:09):
Yeah, absolutely, and it's that stuff that you know, there's
that mask there often goes you know, across and people
are hesitant to put the end up for help. You know,
a lot of it is, you know, we rely on
as leads from now a lot of leads coming from
real professionals, connections there also from the neighbor's community and
(05:31):
its just being vigil into what's going on out there
to help support. But you know, an example of the
work Rural Support Crust does also amishers. There was a
social impact or returner on investment study done just recently
and for every dollar put into Ral Support Crust that
(05:51):
gives a return of between four sixteen five fifty, which
is right at the top end, sixty volunteers.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Yeah, yeah, that's that's that is remarkable, Mike. There is
one small probably will have is that that the Michelle
and I you know Michelle ad adned and doesn't you
know we need to get her up next year. And
so I would just get concerned that Jamie might be
that his table might be a bit tighter because you
have to fit in a couple of extra chairs.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
But you know, seeing as it's sold out.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
I'm sure you can make your water waight, so be
easier to fit.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Easy to put me in and feed me. I'm cheap
to feed my It.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
Is sensational to chat and you do an amazing you are,
what you do is amazing. The Rural Support Trust and
and you know again one of many groups that do
an incredible work right across the UH the spectrum, right
across the mental health and on farm wellness.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
Fantastic hate and we'll catch up soon, Mike, thanks very
much for joining me.
Speaker 3 (06:49):
Hey look, just a quick share out and thank you
to all their partners and those that have helped us
and atteind to really appreciate your support chairs.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
Yep, excellent, Thanks very much.
Speaker 3 (06:58):
Thank
Well many A fine thing has started over a conversation
in a little town called Bulls for a woman called Sue.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Foley, who's a long time friend of mine.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
I started out in radio many many years ago in Palmerston,
North and Sue and I was sitting in a little booth.
She was reading the news and the first time I
ever had read a sports bullet and she handed it
to me and she said, I'm out of here.
Speaker 2 (00:23):
It's you.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
And I'm like, oh no, what have I done to
deserve this? But she doesn't mark around and she was
involved in a chat that led to a fantastic event
over a field days time this year up in the
White Shadow for the Rural Property Trust now joining us
now is the person who was having the conversation with Sue,
Mike Green.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
Mike, how are you you?
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Thing's going all right? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Good? Thanks good.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
It's not the Rural Property Trust, it's for the Rural
Support Trust.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Rural Support Trust. The hell of what the hell have
I written down here? You know?
Speaker 1 (00:56):
Sometimes when you do things mechanically, sorry, yeah, rule, yeah,
So shall we form the Rural Property Trust later on?
Speaker 2 (01:04):
We'll do that last.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
So Sue and you were having a chat. What did
that lead to?
Speaker 3 (01:12):
Basically, what we're talking about was just an opportunity with
the field days to get industry together and put a
get them all in the room, have a fundraiser, but
more importantly, get the right audience here to tell the
audience what Rural Support Trust do do out there and
the great work they do in the community, and tell
(01:34):
the story and help support with some funding to operate.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
And it went gangbusters, right, this is beyond your wildest dreams.
Speaker 3 (01:43):
Yeah. We end up with five hundred and forty people
there for dinner at Claudman's, including the Prime Minister, other
politicians and he the CEOs and board members. Suggest or
Sue Dreakings will be the most board member CEOs in
one room out of the rural sector. Yeah, Age you
ever been too. So it's gone really well and.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
It's going to be bigger than being who already planning
for twenty six.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Yeah, look, we're well, well, it's actually already sold out,
sold out basically after we finished the first time round.
Everyone's committed and a lot of new partners are stepping
in as well. Last year we just over three hundred
thousand dollars to Rule Support Trust, which will enable them
(02:31):
to do plenty of work out there, which is great.
But the big thing is what we're trying to do
Hamish is get the industry to debrand and for community good.
Example is you know we've got four of the five
banks as B, A and Z B and ZED, Westpac,
the third companies Balance and Ravens down up on tear
open country. We're a lot of businesses will only go
(02:53):
into event if it's exclusive lights and so what we're
treating is it's an industry good proposition. We have benefits
and it's back to the royal community.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
That is magnificent, isn't it. You know?
Speaker 1 (03:06):
And I would have thought that that would be challenging,
but Sue's faulty said to me, you make the impossible happen,
so that community good, non exclusive, industry wide.
Speaker 2 (03:15):
But he's good, Mike, Okay. So that's that's what's really
rolled out here, hasn't it.
Speaker 3 (03:20):
It is, And it's even having all the politicians sitting
at the same table across party. He's the key thing
as well. It's you know, the whole thing is if
we can get a strong rural community where people actually
taking notice of what's going on and acting and helping
if people someone gets in a bit of strife early,
(03:42):
you know, people will make better decisions on farm. You know,
they'll produce more increased duty to you and obviously use
more product on that as well. So it's win win.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
We're round the when win cycle. Absolutely. Now you talked
about the three hundred thousand dollars been.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
Raised and the stuff that the Rural Support Trust formerly
nine is the Rural Property Trust. Things to me, Now,
the Rural Support Trust can do? You know what are
some just give me an example of her hands on
success story I guess by a support of the Rural
Support Trust.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
Well, look, I think one great you know some of
the great examples one in particular was given on the
night where Dan Parks had reached out for help. You know,
she actually she's pretty active on LinkedIn and that, and
she's also tied up with Armstrong as an ambassador for them,
and she told a story and basically on the night
(04:35):
she had stated, if she hadn't reached out to Rural
Support Trust, her husband would be a solo parent with
three young children. I think she's got Yeah, So that's
some Yeah, they do some bloody amazing stuff and very
important stuff and obviously around the adverse events space as
well as the wellness space that's very active out there.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
And you'd never know with somebody idea and that that
was the case, would you. It would have been really
hard to have picked that because so vibrant and full
of it, and yet what goes on.
Speaker 2 (05:07):
That we don't know sometimes?
Speaker 3 (05:09):
Yeah, absolutely, and it's that stuff that you know, there's
that mask there often goes you know, across and people
are hesitant to put the end up for help. You know,
a lot of it is, you know, we rely on
as leads from now a lot of leads coming from
real professionals, connections there also from the neighbor's community and
(05:31):
its just being vigil into what's going on out there
to help support. But you know, an example of the
work Rural Support Crust does also amishers. There was a
social impact or returner on investment study done just recently
and for every dollar put into Ral Support Crust that
(05:51):
gives a return of between four sixteen five fifty, which
is right at the top end, sixty volunteers.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Yeah, yeah, that's that's that is remarkable, Mike. There is
one small probably will have is that that the Michelle
and I you know Michelle ad adned and doesn't you
know we need to get her up next year. And
so I would just get concerned that Jamie might be
that his table might be a bit tighter because you
have to fit in a couple of extra chairs.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
But you know, seeing as it's sold out.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
I'm sure you can make your water waight, so be
easier to fit.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Easy to put me in and feed me. I'm cheap
to feed my It.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
Is sensational to chat and you do an amazing you are,
what you do is amazing. The Rural Support Trust and
and you know again one of many groups that do
an incredible work right across the UH the spectrum, right
across the mental health and on farm wellness.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
Fantastic hate and we'll catch up soon, Mike, thanks very
much for joining me.
Speaker 3 (06:49):
Hey look, just a quick share out and thank you
to all their partners and those that have helped us
and atteind to really appreciate your support chairs.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
Yep, excellent, Thanks very much.
Speaker 3 (06:58):
Thank
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