Disaster relief in Mackay
- Today, five Red Cross outreach teams are going door to door in flood affected areas to check on the health and well being of residents.
- Teams trained and experienced in working with Indigenous people have been sent to flood affected Aboriginal, Torres Strait and South Sea Islander communities.
- Red Cross wrkers are managing the evacuation centre which housed 21 people last night.
- We are providing personal support to flood affected residents across three recovery centres on a daily basis.
- Approximately 200 financial assistance applications are processed at each of the three recovery centres daily
We have been inundated with donations of goods and services from local businesses, and wish to thank:
- Domino's
- Sargent 4WD Hire
- IGA Cornett's & Supa IGA
- Gordi's Caf‚ & Bar
- Target
- Caneland
- Caneland Central
We would also like to thank a number of individuals and businesses who have all contributed to our being able to support the community of Mackay.
Red Cross Emergency Services are well-trained and on-call 24 hours to respond to disasters across the nation every day of the year.
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