The Tackling the Drought tour is a rugby league led call to action, reaching out and connecting with the men, women and children of drought-stricken communities in regional and rural NSW. Supported by Lion Co Australia, Bus 1 travelled to Glen Innes, Inverell & Armidale with the following former first grade NRL players: Dean Widders, Robert Laurie, Michael Appleby, Neil Baker, Ken Wright, Alan Fallah, Terry Murphy, David Hosking, Ken Brown, Graeme Atkins, Gary Wright, Graeme Jennings and Jim Leis.