Four years on from the catastrophic devastation which incinerated 24.3million hectares of bushland, the final spending plans for the cash bonanza can only now be revealed.
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Australische Buschfeuer – Australia Day bushfire donation day
On Australia Day 2020, Andrew Fay who lives in popular Austrian ski village St Anton, organised a fundraiser to support CFA in response to the 2019-20 fires.
“The whole village was in shock at what we saw over the media and we wanted to do our bit to help those affected,” Andrew said.
The reaction of the entire village to the fires was dismay and horror, as many locals have travelled and worked in Australia.
“There’s a large connection between our village and Australia with many Australians, me included, living and working here and many Austrians doing ski seasons in the Australian alps,” Andrew added.
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