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Melbourne bushfire relief - the Hillcrest neighborhood
The bushfire damaged 23 homes in the Hillcrest neighborhood. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.
🇦🇺 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia7,531 views
The bushfire hit the Hillcrest neighborhood on 18 May. My home was one of 23 damaged, and 8 families are still in temporary shelter at the sports club.
The first few days we shared what little we had. Now the cleanup has started, but we've no money for materials and winter or the rainy season is coming.
Schools in the area have been closed, and the clinic lost its cold storage for vaccines. We're a small community of working families who have never asked for help before.
We have formed a volunteer committee, and I'm the treasurer, so I'll post receipts for everything we buy.
We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates.
Where the $7,050 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $2,900
• Clean water and purification supplies: $540
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,050
• Food parcels for displaced families: $1,100
• Tools and labor for repairs: $1,460
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
- Charlotte
Updates from Charlotte
We're at 52% thanks to 86 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon.
Update from Melbourne: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 35% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
Small update. $1,702 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.
- Laura Sophie Barbier 🇫🇷 · $10
“Take care of yourselves. Please keep us posted. - Grenoble”
- Peter Kevin Mushi 🇰🇪 · $5
- Tanvi D. Kumar 🇮🇳 · $5
- Zenaida D. Pascual 🇵🇭 · $10
- Ghada Basma Youssef 🇦🇺 · $50
- Latha F. Warrier 🇮🇳 · $20
- Gemma T. Pangilinan 🇵🇭 · $25
- Nicholas D. Carlson 🇦🇺 · $10
- Prakash N. Gowda 🇮🇳 · $29
- Yasir Fahmy 🇸🇦 · $10
“Thinking of you. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Mecca”
- Divya W. Jat 🇮🇳 · $69
- Eugene Tran 🇦🇺 · $20
- Eric Fiifi Wiredu 🇬🇭 · $20
- Tika Fani Salim 🇮🇩 · $10
- Eiji Yuma Goto 🇯🇵 · $25
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $25
- Varsha P. Mohan 🇮🇳 · $5
- Sophie Gilbert 🇬🇧 · $18
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $20
- Sneha F. Bhatia 🇮🇳 · $50
“Take care of yourselves. Hope the July deadline works out. - Kochi”
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it takes guts to ask. Well done. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from Córdoba
Good luck, Charlotte. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Epe
Good luck, Charlotte. Hope you get there.
Best of luck, Charlotte. Shared this with my family. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from São Paulo.
You're not alone, Charlotte. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings
I hope things turn around soon. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Take care.
I hope things turn around soon. I hope July is when things finally get easier
Praying for you, Charlotte. Looking forward to the next update. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Lexington.