Australian Bushfires
Daily update ⋅ 19 February 2020
Nearly 80% of Australians affected in some way by the bushfires
The Big Smoke Australia
Our research shows the vast majority of Australians were touched in some way by the fires. We asked about eight different forms of impact, from lost ...
PNG and Pacific troops thanked for deployment during Australia's bushfire crisis
ABC News
After lending a helping hand in the Victorian town of Omeo during the summer's bushfire crisis, Papua New Guinean troops are preparing to head ...
Lifeline Now Have A Dedicated Support Line For Bushfire Victims
Marie Claire
The Australian bushfires have caused mass devastation to our nation. It's not just the physical loss of buildings and personal belongings that the fires ...
Rea pitches in for bushfire relief
The Maitland Mercury
The devastating Australian bushfires early this year struck a very personal ... The family of Rea and his Australian wife Tatia own a house just out of ...
Bushfires: call to arms on koala catastrophe
The Australian
Dr Blanch told The Australian it was difficult to assess the full extent of the destruction because most of the data on koala populations was dated.
Northern Australia's burning practices could be the answer to preventing future bushfire disasters
SBS
Fire management experts in northern Australia have encouraged the south to take note of their practices, which have already been adopted ...
Samantha Markle rips into Prince Harry and Meghan for shunning Australian bushfire victims
The Advertiser
“To ignore that (Australian bushfires) and to go be self serving seems incredibly inhumane,” she said, adding “To glorify themselves is truly shocking”.
McLaughlin forced to re-auction charity helmet
Yahoo Sports
The two-time Supercars champion generously put a 2017 race helmet up for auction at the height of the Australian bushfire crisis, pledging the ...
Bushfire funding available for CHSP providers
Australian Ageing Agenda
The Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (FECCA) has welcomed the extension, saying the block-funded CHSP program is vital to ...
Kangaroo Island before-and-after photos show bushfire destruction as national park reopens
ABC News
An unstoppable and devastating bushfire broke out on Kangaroo Island at the end of December last year, and in the weeks that followed the fire ...
The Red Hat Ladies fundraise for bushfires
The West Australian
They will be raising money for other Red Hat Ladies around Australia who have been affected by the bushfires. The Leschenaultias' founder Jen ...
Crisis affected most Australians
Australian Journal of Pharmacy (blog)
Politicians have thanked pharmacy for the sector's tireless work during the recent bushfires… while new research looks at how many people were ...
Drought, bushfires and coronavirus lead to summer slump
Foodprocessing
Although the food and beverage industry remains strong, Ai Group has published an aggregate Australian Performance of Business Index (Australian ...
Can art revitalise regional tourism after the bushfires?
ArtsHub
The latest research from the Australia Council suggests the arts might play a key role in bushfire recovery, with a new report demonstrating that cultural ...
Dried fruit growers pitch in for fire victims
Farm Weekly
Mr King said all three dried fruit processors - Sunbeam Foods, Australian ... "The processors have already donated product to victims of the bushfires ...
Australia bushfires: Art auction for Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund
The Weekly Times
GIPPSLAND Art Gallery director Simon Gregg thought he'd get “50, maybe 100” donated artworks when he first sent out an email about their bushfire ...
Bushfires: watchdog calls for rethink on bushfire fuel-load reduction
The Australian
Queensland's emergency management watchdog has called for new approaches to reducing bushfire fuel loads after fire authorities complained of ...
Bumper crowd flocks to help support 'Fire Fight Australia' fundraiser concert
NEWS.com.au
The 'Fire Fight Australia' concert kicked off on Sunday with some of music's biggest names uniting to raise funds for the National Bushfire Recovery ...
Backstage View of Adam Lambert and Queen Performing Historic "Live Aid" Set at Bushfire Relief ... - NEWS.com.au
Ad-free Fire Fight Australia gives Foxtel record breaking day - Mediaweek
David Beckham throws support behind Football for Fires match in Sydney
Daily Telegraph
“I love how football can unite the world, and it's amazing to see the Football for Fires charity match going ahead in Australia,” Beckham says in the ...
Satellite group targets bushfire disaster and clean water
@AuManufacturing (blog)
Crippling summer bushfires across the nation launched disaster ... SmartSat will join forces with NASA, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority and ...
Charity boss John Brumby worried about charity fatigue after bushfire donations
Brisbane Times
"The bushfires have been terrible in Australia and people have given very generously but the consequence of that is there will be less for other good ...
ASX dips on tech stock falls
The Australian Financial Review
Australian shares have closed lower on Tuesday lead by falls from Altium. ... The direct impact of the bushfires was felt by a number of businesses in ...
Goods stolen from Vic fire authority depot
The Australian
... overnight before stealing the items, Victoria Police said on Tuesday. The equipment was used to support bushfire response efforts in East Gippsland ...
Yowie Group Donates to WIRES Wildlife Rescue to Aid in Australian Bushfire Relief
NewsMaker (press release)
Feb 19, 2020 - Yowie Group, the confectionary company bringing families sweet treats combined with an educational experience, today announced ...
ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence increases to 109.1
Roy Morgan Research (press release)
ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence gained 1.2% to 109.1 this week with the bushfires over and Australians going back to business Consumer ...
Australian Space HQ officially opened today in Adelaide; Mission Control to follow in 2021
The Advertiser
“Given that SA has been hit hard with bushfires, (and there are) potentially coronavirus impacts on tourism, what we're doing will go partway towards ...
Black Saturday survivor turned police officer volunteers to help bushfire communities
Herald Sun
Trapped inside as a roaring inferno – one of the worst Australia has ever seen – surrounded their home, Jess Bullas remembers calling friends and ...
