echnidna
10th February 2009, 04:10 PM
Fire Victim Accommodation
This line is for those who can accommodate some fire victims.
1800 006 468
Pheonix
10th February 2009, 05:46 PM
Echnidna
Most emails from that area dont seem to be working whether exchanges are out or what
I dont know, been trying to email SIL at Healesville,finally ended up ringing her
rsser
11th February 2009, 04:37 PM
My son's up the road in Alexandra. He now has mobile phone coverage back and has been working to provide free wireless networking at the relief centre at the Secondary College. (Its main server registered an internal temp of 50 degrees C on Sat. btw).
For other ways folk can help see here (http://blogs.abc.net.au/victoria/melbourne_bushfiresoffer_help/index.html)
The Red Cross has two weeks supply of blood and say they're OK for the moment.
The NAB is providing a cash gift of 10 grand to folk who lost their house and had a mortgage with them and 5 grand for business folk who had a business loan and have lost it in the fires.