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Lizzo pleads with the entire world to help with Australian fires in heartfelt video



Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has begged people to donate money rather than items, saying many stations are at capacity.

‘I don’t want to appear harsh in any way, but we don’t need any more clothes, food, trucks on our roads,’ he said on Sunday.

‘I know it all comes from a place of kindness and I thank everybody who’s made those donations.’

The CFA, Victoria’s rural fire service, echoed that call: ‘Experience tells us that donation of money is much more effective and provides more flexibility than the donation of material items or pre-loved goods.’

STATE FIRE SERVICES

Donations can be made to the state-funded rural fire services. Some states allow pledges to individual brigades.

VIC: search ‘CFA Donate’

NSW: search ‘NSW RFS donate’

SA: search ‘CFS Foundation’

QLD: search ‘Donate to RFBAQ’ to donate to individual brigades

FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS’ FAMILIES

The NSW RFS has established official funds for the young families of Samuel McPaul, Geoffrey Keaton and Andrew O’Dwyer, who lost their lives battling fires this season. Search ‘Support firefighter families’ on the NSWRFS site.

CELESTE BARBER’S DONATION PAGE

More than half a million people from across the globe have pledged $23.4 million to the NSW RFS through the Australian comedian’s Facebook fundraiser.

That amount is equivalent to two weeks of funding for what is the world’s largest fire service.

AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS DISASTER RELIEF FUND

Donations are being accepted through the general disaster relief fund, which goes to helping those affected by bushfires, heat, floods, cyclones and other emergencies.

More than $8 million has been raised since New Year’s Eve.

SALVATION ARMY

The Salvos are providing meals to evacuees and first-responders. Search ‘Salvos bushfire appeal’.

ST VINCENT DE PAUL

Vinnies is helping with bills, clothing, bedding and food. The Queensland government chipped in $25,000 in September as part of a wider $100,000 donation. Search ‘Vinnies Bushfire Appeal’.

WILDLIFE

NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service (WIRES) say they received more than 20,000 calls in December alone, up 14 per cent. Search ‘WIRES donate’.

Mogo Zoo and the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital have both set up GoFundMe pages, raising $50,000 and $3.1 million respectively. Search ‘Mogo Zoo Fire Recovery’ or ‘Port Macquarie Koala Hospital’ on GoFundMe.com.

GOFUNDME

Millions have been raised on the website, including the wildlife funds above, $138,000 for the Mallacoota Fires Support Fund and $110,000 in one fund for Cudgewa and surrounding Victorian towns.

But, given anyone can set up a page, fraud is a possibility – such as a funeral fund for young Cobargo father Patrick Salway.

That page was falsely established in his niece’s name, raising $4000.

‘She has not opened this page and is absolutely gutted … that someone would be so f***ing low to do this to her and our family,’ Mr Salway’s brother-in-law, Dean Hancock, said.



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