Councillor Stuart Brummell said the Rural Financial Service has donated some $35,000 to local farmers over the past year.

Doled out in credit cards worth $250, $500 or $900, the money has gone a long way for local farmers, he said.

"It's been welcomely received by all those who received them for sure," he said.

The Rural Financial counseling service, a Federal government service with over 6,600 clients, was called on to distribute some of the multi-millions of donations granted in appeals in 2018. The charity role was a first for the organisation.

Glen Innes received some $27,000 as its share, but the money was scheduled to run out in around September.

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The latest donation, by the Caledonian society and Quota means another $1300 to keep local farmers going. With an extra injection of cash from Quota September last year, plus the latest donation, Stuart hopes to be able to help more families.

He said the charity role was a rewarding one.

"I think our service is now quite prominent part of the rural community and I think the opportunity to be the distribution point for these local donations gives me a great sense of pride to be able to do it on behalf of the other organisations," he said.

Judi Toms had the pleasure of handing over the cheque at the end of last year. She said many local charities were making local drought support a priority.

"The sad part of it is is that it's still ongoing, but it's also uplifting to both organisations but to locals that we can do something locally for locals, and that's been a focus for a lot of local fundraising that they want to know it stays locally."

There are 12 Rural Financial Counselling Service regions across the country, with around 6,600 active clients between them.