Thank you DRA – Michael Old
Disaster Relief Australia
July 2025
What also surprised me was the distance these volunteers had travelled for the flood relief work. Some came from NSW,…
Read articleCommunity stories showcase the resilience and compassion of those we have assisted. They also inspire a sense of unity, purpose and hope in our mission to provide support during the recovery of a disaster.
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Community stories
A Heartfelt Message for Disaster Relief
Disaster Relief Australia
March 2025
My husband and I are so grateful and so encouraged. We can pick ourselves up, we can keep going.
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Community stories, Operation Riordan Reflection
Couldn’t Have Done it Without all
Disaster Relief Australia
August 2022
I've had so much help. I couldn't have done it without all the help. The help has been Amazing. You…
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Community stories, Operation Kelliher Reflection
Caught Everybody by Surprise, Tony Carusi
Disaster Relief Australia
April 2022
The floods caught us. They caught everybody by surprise. The magnitude and the speed with which the flood came up;…
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Community stories, Corporate Volunteering, Operation Kelliher Reflection
Really Rewarding, Health Care Australia Volunteers
Disaster Relief Australia
April 2022
Today was really rewarding and a big eye-opener seeing how much was destroyed in the floods. It’s one thing hearing…
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Community stories, Operation Thorpe Reflection
Positive About the Future – David
Disaster Relief Australia
December 2021
Before moving to Gipsy Point in 2009, I was living in Melbourne and just felt like a tree and sea…
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Community stories, Operation Thorpe Reflection
I Have Hope Again – Takeshi
Disaster Relief Australia
December 2021
The day the fires came into Mallacoota a farmer friend told me it is really coming. My house is on…
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