When the fires started MIDLAS self-funded a project to go into evacuation centres and pay for vulnerable people in the centres to stay in more appropriate accommodation.

MIDLAS then assisted them with food, clothes, toiletries, and had our free financial; counsellors assist them to apply for grants and aid. With funding from Fremantle Foundation , MIDLAS will be able to assist them through the last hurdle which is getting suitable insurance payouts to begin to rebuild and heal.

Blaze Aid is a volunteer based organisation that works with families and individuals in rural Australia after natural disasters.

Blaze Aid supported the volunteers rebuilding fences for the property owners of the Perth Hills who had been affected by the fires and provided fuel for vehicles, towing equipment and necessities for the campers.

Red Cross is there for everyone in crisis, no matter who they are, no matter where they come from. We are neutral and impartial and we help without taking sides. Every day we are working to build a better world, one where there is dignity, peace, safety and wellbeing for all.

Funds from this grant will support Red Cross in WA, including their teams on the ground working in evacuation centers and helping our teams provide comfort and care to people who are affected by the Perth Hills (Wooroloo) bushfire.

We work with other agencies to determine what financial assistance is needed and how best to support those affected.

Disaster Relief Australia unites the skills and experience of military veterans with first responders and civilians, to rapidly deploy emergency response teams across Australia and throughout the world.

This funding will go towards DRA volunteers undertaking critical tasks for homeowners devastated by the fires such as felling and cutting of burnt trees, clearance of debris, sifting and similar relief activities within the capabilities of the Perth Disaster Relief Team.