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We lost everything in the bushfire: help the families of Marketplace Lane start over
After the bushfire, families in the families of Marketplace Lane need clean water, roofing materials and bedding.
🇦🇺 AustraliaPosted Oct 1, 2026975 views
The bushfire hit the families of Marketplace Lane on 20 September. My home was one of 28 damaged, and 12 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.
Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters.
Where the $6,400 goes:
• Roofing sheets and timber: $2,800
• Clean water and purification supplies: $380
• Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $750
• Food parcels for displaced families: $1,600
• Tools and labor for repairs: $870
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Maya
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“Take care of yourselves! - Alcalá de Henares”
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“Only $73 but hope it helps. - Arlington”
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“Hope things get better. - Kinondoni”
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“Hope this helps. Only $11 but hope it helps. - Eindhoven”
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take care. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
Keep going, Maya. Gave what I could, wish it was more. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Albany.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Maya.
Roofing sheets and timber is $2,800 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page.
Take care, Maya. Shared this with my family. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Aurangabad.
Sending strength, Maya. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't be hard on yourself for asking
You're not alone, Maya. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.