WA billionaires Andrew and Nicola Forrest have announced a $70 million donation to help bushfire relief efforts and long term resilience
About $10 million will be used for immediate bushfire relief and $10 million will go toward mobilising specialist volunteers from WA.
Nicola Forrest said in the weeks and months ahead, people directly impacted by these fires would need both practical and emotional support. Australians have dug deep, donating an unprecedented amount of money in the wake of the devastating east coast bushfires which have burned through more than 10 million hectares of bush and killed 25 people so far and potentially up to 1 billion animals.
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