Frontline community charities smashed by back-to-back years of natural disasters are begging fellow Aussies to donate not just money – but muscle.
“Unheard of” non-stop demand caused by fires and floods, combined with spiralling running costs and the coming bushfire season, means that grassroots response organisations are “screaming out for volunteers”, according to BlazeAid CEO Melissa Jones.
In a desperate call-out following the recent flooding, she urged volunteers to join the group’s restoration operations for “a day, a week, a month, whatever people can give”.
“You…
