KANGAROO ISLAND

In Response to: Black Summer bushfires
LOCATION: Kangaroo Island
STATUS: Pending
DATES:
Wave 1 – 12th to 19th June 2022
Wave 2 – 19th to 25th June 2022

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Adelaide DRT members are strongly encouraged to submit their EOI!

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During the 2019-2020 Black summer bushfire season, fires raged through the northern and western areas of Kangaroo Island, extensively damaging bushland, farming land, residential and commercial infrastructure. Some 38% of the Island was burnt out, with the heaviest damage extending from the centre of the island through to the Western end.

Disaster Relief Australia has previously conducted two national operations on Kangaroo Island to assist with the recovery from the Black Summer Fires. Both Operation Turner and Operation Tiger in 2020 were cut short due to Covid-19.

In March of 2022 our operations team re-visited the island to re-assess previous unfinished taskings to also complete further damage assessments on properties that still require assistance. DRA is now looking to once again offer assistance to help not only complete the recovery work, but also resilience work in the areas that will once again be at risk when the next bushfire season arrives.

PROPOSED TASKINGS

Fencing repair/removal
Refurbishment of burnt vegetable & animal enclosures
Debris removal

Kangaroo Island Resilience Project 1
A sincere thank you to SeaLink who will provide free ferry travel for our volunteers.

Use Any of Your Life Skills, Nurse Michelle

May 12, 2022 | Member Reflections, Operation Kelliher Reflection

Everybody will be able to make a contribution in some way. They will bring their own life experiences and be able to make a purposeful impact on other people – and that’s such a wonderful thing to be able to do to people in our community who may not have that access to those resources in another way.

See the Impact of DRA, Veteran Tory

May 11, 2022 | Veteran Reflection, Members, Operation Kelliher Reflection

Joining DRA has given me more meaning to fill in the spare time that I’ve had and come down and help the community. The self-worth it gives you and the interaction with other veterans’ emergency service is just great to see the smiles and the community starting to recover from this tragedy.

Put My Skills to Use Helping Australians, Veteran Spot Swales

May 6, 2022 | Member Reflections, Operation Kelliher Reflection, Operations, Veteran Reflection

I was drawn to volunteer with Disaster Relief Australia (DRA) due to its focus on supporting veterans. After service in the Royal Australian Navy in the 1960s and 1970s, I wanted to put my skills to...

Passion to Give up Time for Community, Veteran, Alan Ashman

Apr 27, 2022 | Member Reflections, Operation Kelliher Reflection, Veteran Reflection

I first heard about Disaster Relief Australia (DRA) by following the journey of another member who has been with DRA for a few years and seeing the operations that he had deployed on. Seeing the...

Caught Everybody by Surprise, Tony Carusi Thanks

Apr 23, 2022 | Community Stories, Operation Kelliher Reflection

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....

Really Rewarding, Health Care Australia Volunteers

Apr 21, 2022 | Community Stories, Corporate Volunteering, Operation Kelliher Reflection

Today was really rewarding and a big eye-opener seeing how much was destroyed in the floods. It’s one thing hearing about it - but seeing it is completely different! When we first arrived at a...