WE LIVE Here gift cards, a joint initiative of Muswellbrook and Upper Hunter shire councils, are now available to be purchased and used to buy goods and services at participating local businesses.
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The cards help keep money in the area assisting many businesses that have felt the financial impact of the drought, and allowing charities to give financial support to farmers and others in need who can decide how they use it.
The cards can be bought at:
* Upper Hunter Shire Council offices
* Upper Hunter Conservatorium of Music
* Businesses including Brook Outdoors, Melanie’s Matthews Family Jewellers, Scone Chemist, Scone Outdoors, Scone Discount Pharmacy
* Scone Visitor Information Centre (VIC), and
* online at www.whyleavetown.com/upperhunter
Individuals, businesses and charities can purchase the cards and distribute them to as they choose.
We LIVE Here cards make an excellent Christmas gift for a neighbour in need, hard-to-buy-for relatives, or as a way for employers to thank their staff.
Recipients can use the cards at participating local businesses.
More than 50 retailers across the two shires have already signed up and will be displaying the We LIVE Here sign in their windows.
You can also find participating businesses online at www.whyleavetown.com/upperhunter
Businesses – big and small – are still welcome to join the free We LIVE Here initiative by contacting council offices.
After they register, their EFTPOS machine is activated to accept the cards.
The cards can be loaded with funds from $10 to $1000, can only be loaded once (no top ups) but can be used multiple times or spent all at once.
They expire after three years.
Purchasers can check card balances online or by phone, and registered cards can be replaced if lost.
Similar cards are being used in 20 towns across NSW since their inception in Narrabri in 2007 through the Why Leave Town company.