Cargill Australia continues to support Farmsafe

Cargill Australia continues to support Farmsafe Australia with a further donation of $2000.

Staff from Cargill Australia’s Melbourne and Footscray sites raised the $2000 through sponsorship to run the 5 and 10k Run Melbourne event on Sunday 22nd June 2008.Cargill Australia CEO Ralph Selwood presented a cheque to John Temperley, Executive Officer of Farmsafe(pictured above). “I am delighted to be able to present the cheque for $2000 that has been raised through the efforts of our staff, Not only does it encourage participation in one of their important fundraising activities but also promotes a healthylifestyle.” Ralph Selwood said .

Cargill Australia and Farmsafe have partnered in a number of initiatives since 2004, which include: ·

‘Get Going’ booklets – showing how to move kids safely on farms .
A ‘Safe Play Area on Farms’ campaign.
Sponsorship of the ‘Farm Motorbike Safety Competition For High School Students.
Production of new school curriculum materials “Ripper II

Farming as an industry has among the highest rates of injury and death in Australia with around 100 fatalities and thousands more admitted to rural hospitals per year. Near one-fifth of farm deaths and injuries occur to children under 15 years of age. Farmsafe Australia is a non-profit organization, whose vision is for ‘productive Australian farms, free from health and safety risk’. It has a number of funded programs working toward reducing farm accidents.