by Carley Love | Apr 5, 2022 | Appeals, News
The sequential events of a major undersea volcano erupting, the ensuing tsunami and the raining down of ficopious amounts of volcanic ash on the inhabitants of the Pacific nation of Tonga has caused utter devastation. This came at a time when the nation’s...
by Carley Love | Mar 9, 2022 | Appeals, News
Australia has had its share of natural disasters over time and the flooding that has recently occurred along the east coast of the continent is certainly one of the major disasters of our time. The damage to homes, businesses, farms and infrastructure will eventually...
by Carley Love | Nov 10, 2019 | Appeals
Australia is in the grip of one of the worst bushfire seasons ever experienced in the country. The disaster has led to 25 fatalities, burned through over 10 million hectares of bush land and destroyed more than 2000 homes. The losses to crops, livestock and native...
by Carley Love | Feb 9, 2019 | Appeals
Although flooding in the city of Townville in far north Queensland is not unfamiliar, the current flooding disaster has been described as a once-in-100-year crisis, and one of the worst natural disasters to ever impact the region. This event has caused a loss of life,...
by Carley Love | Dec 20, 2018 | Appeals, News
Bushfire-hit parts of Queensland are starting to turn to recovery after a fortnight of devastating bushfires that have created an unprecedented crisis. The word unprecedented has been used repeatedly to describe Queensland’s recent weather, as centuries-old heat...
by Carley Love | Sep 11, 2018 | Appeals, News
Farmers across Queensland and New South Wales are facing one of the worst droughts in living memory. Production is expected to drop by more than 30% compared to last year, and in some areas it’s close to a 50% drop. Drought brings with it hardship not only for...