Meals on Wheels has been operating has been operating in Bathurst since 1964 and it currently produces over 400,000 meals annually to frail, aged and less able clients across a wide area of NSW. 

It currently makes roughly 1600 meals a day and almost 8000 a week, with the meals being to people living as far west as Lake Cargelligo and as far east as Cronulla. 

But because of the drought, the prices of meals might increase, meaning Meals on Wheels will try to seek out government-funded drought relief funds. 

"For several years now, as part of our regular operations, the management committee of Bathurst Meals on Wheels has been very aware of the impact of drought and other weather phenomenon has had on some of the food items we use in our production," Mr Hope said.

"In the past 12 months, the drought in NSW and then recent rains in the farming areas in northern Australia have combined to spike the prices of certain ingredients.

"As is the normal process, we reviewed our monthly production and cost management outcomes at our management committee meeting last week and, as one of the actions we took, we resolved to seek out any government-funded drought relief to offset the cost increases that all households in Australia are currently facing."

Mr Hope said that any extraordinary increases in cost of production are met from Meals on Wheels' reserves in the short term and, possibly, price increases in the longer term, subject to competitive pressures from other meal providers.

"It would be financially irresponsible not to take all steps available to us to prevent a reduction of our reserves, which are there to ensure we maintain the highest possible quality of meals and thus protect our clients in circumstances such as these," he said. 

"What is key for us is that we've got a range of local ingredients supplies that will work with us to get the best prices.

"We are extremely lucky we got these great supplies, they're marvelous, fabulous people." 

At Bathurst Regional Council's policy committee meeting on April 3, councillor Monica Morse raised the issue of the drought affecting Bathurst Meals on Wheels.

She said assistance is needed to help Meals on Wheels meet their nutritional requirements and suggested that a drought relief fund could help assist the non-for-profit organisation.