Victorian Bushfires

Appeal Fund – 1 Year Later

In the aftermath of the Black Saturday bushfires, Australians revealed their capacity for generosity. The $379 million raised was officially the largest single charitable appeal in Australia’s history. Together with interest, $389 million became available to help rebuild the areas devastated by bushfires.

A 12-month progress report reveals that almost all of the funds have been allocated. More than 22,000 individual payments totalling $232 million have been given to assist those who have spent the last year recovering and rebuilding. More than $57 million has been committed to community recovery initiatives.

But there is still a significant amount of work to be done as thousands of people continue their physical, emotional and financial recovery

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