Planet Snag

Overview

If you're a city worker, chances are you've spent a few dollars at Old Mate's Place. Now, the rooftop cocktail bar is asking you to put your money towards a cause bigger than your thirst: supporting the NSW Rural Fire Service.

November's bushfires have destroyed hundreds of homes, and displaced thousands of people across both NSW and Queensland, and the RFS — which is made up of 74,000 volunteers — has been working tirelessly to contain and put the fires out.

To help the organisation out, the Old Mate's crew is throwing a sausage sizzle on its coveted rooftop every Sunday from 2–6pm in December. The snags in bread will be free, but the team is asking punters to donate a couple (or more than a couple) of dollars to assist the RFS run community programs. It's hoping to raise $2500 over the month — and if it does, the bar will match this amount with a donation of its own.

If you can't make it and would like to help out, you can donate directly to the RFS here. As of the afternoon of Tuesday, November 26, the NSW RFS continues to fight over 120 bush and grass fires. For updates and advice on NSW bushfires, head to the Rural Fire Service NSW website.