Peta Ryan was moved to support families that have lost their homes and livelihoods after speaking with relatives who live in the affected areas.

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Peta took to social media, hoping to generate enough interest and gather donations from the community that she could take to those affected.

Peta has joined forced with Ned Andrews and his father Roger from family-owned Gulgong business R&J Andrews to take a shipping container loaded on a semi-trailer on the 470km journey 'out past Wingham' in the area near Upper Lansdowne.

Ned put his hand up, offering his trucking services in a post on the 'Gulgong Community Page' Facebook group. Peta and Ned came together when somebody tagged Peta in Ned's post and from there they've been preparing to take the donated items with them next week.

Peta says she's been humbled by the support.

"You feel humbled by the fact that small communities like our own who are suffering in their own drought band together for people that are strangers, you just don't expect it," she said.

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"I think it makes our little communities pretty special because not a lot of towns would do this for people they don't know,"

"We're now trying to focus on food, water and livestock feed."

Roger was hesitant to take any credit for the work his son and Peta have done, but he wanted to remind people that they can still donate.

"We've got a notice and a trolley in IGA [at Gulgong], we've got another one in Gulgong Chemist so stuff can be left at either of those places too," he said.

"This trip'll cost about $800 in fuel. That and their time, Ned won't be able to do other runs while he's doing this."

Ned and Peta are planning to leave on Friday, 22 November. Peta says get any items you wish to donate in before then.