More than $160,000 has been raised to help bushfire victims in the South West, through the South West WA Bushfire Appeal.
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The appeal was launched by Bendigo Bank and The Salvation Army in the immediate aftermath of the January 2016 bushfires, to help the affected communities’ recovery.
The fund was kickstarted with a joint donation of $45,000 from a range of Community Bank branches, including Collie.
The money raised has been used as funding for relief services, trauma counselling and community resilience activities for those affected by the bushfires.
Collie Community Bank chairman Jeff Riley thanked the town for helping raise the vital funds.
“Local knowledge from relief agencies working to assist those affected has been of great help in identifying areas of need and subsequent resource allocation decisions,” he said.
“Some of the assistance programs are still struggling to provide services in areas of unmet need and as we know from the Victorian Black Saturday fires, the impact of such a devastating event can continue for several years.”