Community stories

Community 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.

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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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land where we work and live. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. We celebrate the stories, culture and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders of all communities who also work and live on this land.