Dear RGA Members,
We need the support of the nation,
In the 10 days since we started our social media campaign on the 31st
March, our stories about why 'Australia is the best country in the world to
grow rice" has gone out to 67,484 people on Facebook.
Of these, over
14,000 have engaged by sharing the page with others, commenting or clicking the
links and reactions.
The number of times
our Tweets have been delivered to a Twitter account is almost 74,000, we have
over 1,700 followers and over 766 who visited our RGA profile page wanting to know more about us.
On the 9th day we launched our Instagram account, to
reach another demographic within our population.
Thank you to all of those who have
participated and helped us share the facts.
The
feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. We've had calls and messages ranging
from proud, retired ricegrowers, to ill
informed public members who are initially accusatory then astonished with the
facts. The strength of this campaign has been these undeniable facts and your
cooperation in sharing them to your networks, who shared them with theirs.
Over
the coming days we will be continuing with these posts and starting to share
our policies that support the viability and
sustainability of the rice industry and our regional communities.
We need the support of the nation,
- and hope
that you will continue your good work in supporting this campaign.
Link to the Social Media Campaign page Scroll down for the facts.