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Rebuilding after the bushfire: the Riverside settlement needs your help

The bushfire damaged 85 homes in the Riverside settlement. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

🇦🇺 AustraliaPosted Sep 6, 20267,388 views
Isabella Alvarez
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Member since Nov 8, 2024 · Newcastle
The bushfire hit the Riverside settlement on 26 August. My home was one of 85 damaged, and 14 families are still in temporary shelter at a mosque and church hall. 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 $8,000 goes: • Food parcels for displaced families: $1,500 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $540 • Tools and labor for repairs: $1,950 • Roofing sheets and timber: $4,010 Every share and every dollar helps.

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  • Fatima Sana Farooqi 🇵🇰 · $15 · 19h ago
  • Anonymous 🇮🇹 · $50 · 1d ago
  • Günter Dominik Stein 🇩🇪 · $25 · 1d ago

    “From my family to yours. Please keep us posted. - Nuremberg”

  • Na-young Mi-young Nam 🇺🇸 · $20 · 2d ago

    “Wish I could do more. My brother told me about this one. - Anaheim”

  • Elaine Bruna Leite 🇧🇷 · $25 · 4d ago
  • Elisabeth Ziegler 🇩🇪 · $50 · 5d ago
  • Esteban C. Maldonado 🇪🇸 · $100 · 5d ago

    “Praying for you. - Vigo”

  • Autumn G. Lucas 🇬🇧 · $10 · 5d ago
  • Juliet Efe Nwankwo 🇳🇬 · $10 · 5d ago

    “Hope things get better. My mother told me about this one. - Ikeja”

  • Cris S. Uy 🇵🇭 · $10 · 6d ago
  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $7 · 6d ago
  • Anonymous 🇮🇪 · $10 · 6d ago
  • Nour Dina Tannous 🇪🇬 · $10 · 6d ago
  • Yamini S. Kapoor 🇮🇳 · $10 · 6d ago

    “All the best. Been where you are, it gets better. - Salem”

  • Akira Hideo Ono 🇯🇵 · $200 · 1w ago

    “Hope the October deadline works out. - Kawasaki”

  • Dilara Derya Yılmaz 🇹🇷 · $10 · 1w ago
  • Otávio Paulo Barros 🇧🇷 · $50 · 1w ago
  • Brenda L. Zimmerman 🇺🇸 · $37 · 1w ago
  • Fatima Folake Adebayo 🇳🇬 · $100 · 1w ago
  • Isaiah Romero 🇺🇸 · $25 · 1w ago

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  • good luck, Isabella. This could happen to any of us. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Greetings from Bergamo

    • Emmanuel Ekow GyamfiID verified3w ago

      Sending strength, Isabella. Gave what I could, wish it was more.

      • thanks for sharing this, Isabella. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. All the best.

        • Sending love, Isabella. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

          • Sending strength. More neighborhoods should do this. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it

            • My Linh LuongAddress verified3d ago

              Hope things get better soon. Looking forward to the next update. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Thinking of Newcastle.

              $6,179 raised of $8,000

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