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As the drought takes affect across NSW, residents of the Southern Highlands are ready to lend a helping hand to the people affected most.
Dedicated to the ladies of the land who often put themselves last, 'Ladies of the Land' is a not-for-profit charity organisation that is aimed at supporting women in regional and rural NSW affected by the drought.
The charity has partnered with select Country Women's Association chapters to send out pamper care packages to women just in time for Christmas.
Initially looking to donate hay bales, Bowral woman Sarah Price found herself involved with 'Ladies of the Land' after the woman that supplied hay bales suggested the alternate charity option to provide help.
"She said 'there's another great thing you can do and she suggested these lady of the land care boxes," she said.
"I put it up on Facebook and tagged different friends and the Southern Highlands Christian School is now collecting boxes. I've had other boxes given to me and Horseland in Moss Vale is collecting care packages.
"It's just like the whole Southern Highlands community has got behind a really good cause and it makes me so happy."
The pamper packages for women in regional and rural drought-affected areas are about spreading a little joy in the Christmas period.
Ms Price said she had received multiple box donations as well as individual items to place in boxes.
"If [people] can't put together a whole box they often leave individual items and I am making boxes," Ms Price said.
"There's hand cream, there's sunscreen, there's chocolates, and wine. Basically anything a woman would want.
"Women go without. They put themselves last all the time; The husband comes first, the kids come before them. So all those things that they go without, like nail polish, scrunchies, notepads and pens, all those lovely things that you go without.
"It's a lovely mixture of things that I'm getting in the box."
Collection points for the pamper packages are varied through the Highlands with the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Bowral collecting boxes as well as the Southern Highlands Christian School, and Horseland in Moss Vale.
"The nice thing is that everyone seems to be getting involved," Ms Price said.
To get involved, you can create your own pamper package and drop it off at a collection point. Items suggested include pampering toiletries, candles, special coffee or tea, chocolates, vouchers or gift cards.
The charity organisation encourages gift givers to wrap their boxes in newspaper as it will let the recipient know where the parcel comes from and is better for the environment.
Pamper packages are sent to Orange which will then be distributed by CWA chapters that will build a list of recipients in various communties by using the NSW Department of Primary Industries Combined Drought Indicator Map.
The cut off date for sending packages is December 10. For more information visit the 'Ladies of the Land' Facebook page.