Prime Minister Scott Morrison has visited Devonport to pay his respects to the victims of the Hillcrest Primary School tragedy.
The money will be paid to Tasmania's Primary Health Network over 18 months and will also add to $500,000 the Tasmanian government announced on Friday.
She said she wanted help his mother Georgie Gardam as she won't be able to work following the tragedy. Peter Dodt's aunt Tamara Scott also set up a fundraising page, describing her nephew as full of life and adventures, while Addison Stewart's aunt Meg Aherne said she was trying to help her niece's family pay for a funeral and other bills.
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