Bushfire donations likely won't cover repair bill, St Vincent de Paul chief says
ABCThe more than $250 million donated to charities for bushfire relief in recent weeks is "probably not enough" to repair the damage caused by blazes across the country, the head of a major Australian charity has said. Key points: St Vincent de Paul Society chief executive Jack De Groot said the amount of money given to help those affected had been overwhelming However, he said, the scale of destruction in NSW alone meant more would be needed The Red Cross boss said it would take some communities years to recover As fires continued to burn across New South Wales, Victoria and on Kangaroo Island, St Vincent de Paul Society chief executive Jack De Groot said the amount of money given to help those affected had been overwhelming. "We're at $11.7 million of donations from the public for the Vinnies appeal in Queensland, New South Wales, ACT, Victoria and South Australia," he said. "The difficulty is once the fires go and people get back on with their lives, these communities won't be," Red Cross director of Australian programs Noel Clement said. "We're major shareholders in the public company called Freedom Foods, and we rely on some of the affected farmers to supply products to us," Mr Perich said.
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