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2022 Appeal for Tonga
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...
2019 / 2020 Bushfire Appeal
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...
Townsville Flood Appeal
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,...
Bushfire Appeal 2018
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...
Drought appeal
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...
Disaster relief kits ready for dispatch
Volunteers have been busily sorting through more than 13,000 individual items in order to assemble emergency relief kits for future deployment. The first batch of kits are now ready. There are several different kits; one contains 25 teddy bears to give to children to...
$100,000 donation for Fiji
NACare received a very generous donation of $100,000 to be used for assistance in Fiji in the wake of Cyclone Winston. These funds will be used to mitigate the effects of the cyclone in communities that have been severely impacted, and to assist with safeguarding...