Disaster Relief
ABOUT US
Our mission is to unite the skills and experience of military veterans with emergency services specialists to rapidly deploy disaster relief teams in Australia and around the world in the wake of natural disasters.
Disasters are our business
Founded in 2016 with the expressed goal of quickly responding to large-scale disasters, Disaster Relief Australia has deployed hundreds of volunteers across the Australia and world to provide relief to communities in need.
Who we serve
When disaster strikes, we work hard to help the most vulnerable in need. By working with or alongside local agencies and governments, Disaster Relief Australia seeks to be of the utmost service to those in need.
From the community
Lismore resident and owner of the Music Bizarre in Magellan Street Lismore, Debra Ray thought she was ready for future floods.
With lessons learned from 2017, Debra thought the upstairs of her store was well protected against rising waters. She was wrong. The 2022 Northern Rivers flood hit hard. Her premises, stock and irreplaceable collectables were significantly damaged. Under pressure and...
Couldn’t Have Done it Without all the Help – Phil Terry Lismore Resident
I’ve had so much help. I couldn’t have done it without all the help. The help has been Amazing. You guys are incredible.
Caught Everybody by Surprise, Tony Carusi Thanks
The floods caught us. They caught everybody by surprise. The magnitude and the speed with which the flood came up; the hundred-year flood is nothing compared to this one. We were awake all night. We’d put our heads down for ten minutes and then jump up to see where...