Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest pledges $70 MILLION to bushfire relief
Mining billionaire Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest has pledged $70 million to bushfire recovery efforts. Mining billionaire Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest and his wife Nicola has pledged $70 million to bushfire recovery efforts The same amount will mobilise an army of more than 1,200 specialist volunteers from the mining and agriculture sectors in his home state of Western Australia to help rebuild devastated towns. NSW Rural Fire Service crews fight the Gospers Mountain Fire as it impacts a structure in Bilpin on December 21 The Fortescue Metals boss and his wife Nicola will make the massive donation through their Minderoo Foundation charity Ms Forrest said the tragic loss of lives, the scale of destruction of homes and properties and the devastation to the the landscape was difficult to comprehend. A spokesman for Gina Rinehart said the billionaire prefers to donate privately However, a spokesman for Ms Rinehart told Daily Mail Australia the Hancock Prospecting chairwoman prefers to give privately.
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