Charities collecting for bushfire victims have enough of your money. Tens of millions of dollars to be exact. Now it’s time for you to do something really useful. Like go on holidays. And this is why …
Two mates stayed behind to help RFS volunteers defend the hillside town of Wyndham for 16 hours at the weekend by strapping a 1000-litre tank and mechanical pump to the back of their ute and helping to save dozens of homes from bushfires.
The horror bushfire season, which claimed 25 lives and destroyed properties across NSW, has prompted a call for authorities to make it easier for residents to install fireproof bunkers in a bid to protect them from the unpredictable blazes.
The NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Services (WIRES) has received more than $60 million from around the world, but The Daily Telegraph can reveal only $6.5 million has been allocated to help treat thousands injured in the bushfires.
Volunteer firey Steve Hillyar was 24 hours into a brutal shift, going door to burning door in the seaside town of Malua Bay, unaware his own slice of paradise was burning to the ground. Only his chooks, three pigs and a sheep were still standing.
Woolworths is showing their appreciation by offering a 10 per cent discount to all volunteer fighters and emergency services teams.
A fortnight after two volunteer firefighters pulled Troy Pauling’s family from a flaming house, the badly burned dad staggered to his feet and threw his bandaged arms around the heroes who, at the time, couldn’t answer the kids when they asked: “Are we going to die?”
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