Burrumbuttock Hay Runners founder Brendan Farrell has launched a "fair dinkum" attack on the NSW and Queensland premiers for putting politics before people during the coronavirus pandemic.
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The outspoken hay hero has taken aim at crippling border restrictions he has slammed as unpatriotic and an "absolute shemozzle".
"We've got a bit of a natural disaster going on here at the moment," a clearly exasperated "Bumpa" pointed out during a Facebook video post on Thursday.
"If there is people sick in NSW and they need help, you'd be opening your borders wherever you could to get them into hospital to try and help them ... not fighting, (not the) political banter and everything else that goes along with it."
Mr Farrell called on NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian and Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk "to bloody grow up" and stop "throwing knives and darts at each other's backs".
He reminded the country's leaders that charitable agencies in Queensland - including Drought Angels, Buy A Bale and Aussie Helpers - helped people all over Australia, not just in their own state.
Meanwhile BHR has made massive trips north to help drought-stricken farmers - in 2016 it was 405 trucks of donated hay for Ilfracombe, in 2017 it was Muttaburra and in 2018 Cunnamulla - all in Queensland.
"I'm in Burrumbuttock and the border doesn't mean a rat's arse to me when someone is in trouble," Mr Farrell said bluntly.
"You go over the border and you try and help them.
"I'm fighting for everybody now because these two people are dictating the economy, people's lives and livelihoods."
"... These two people are dictating the economy, people's lives and livelihoods."
- Brendan Farrell
"It's an absolute shemozzle; a dead-set sh#t fight."
Mr Farrell said he was in the middle of organising a toy run for NSW because on paper he's not considered "essential" when it comes to getting over the Queensland border to take toys to outback kids.
"The drought hasn't gone away Annastacia; I don't know what planet you're on ... Gladys you're the same," he said.
"As a country we unite as one, not individual states ... you both need to grow up."
Mr Farrell pointed out that once he knew the borders were right to go, he'd do another hay run to Queensland.
In the meantime he advised Aussies to pull together.
"Fair dinkum," he sighed.
