Kevin and Rhonda Butler are the BlazeAid founders. BlazeAid volunteers help communities recover from natural disasters: fires, floods, cyclones and droughts.
#BlazeAid has responded to the current situation regarding COVID19 with rigor and all camps are required to abide by strict regulations regarding hygiene, social distancing and isolation.
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“Bega Valley Shire Council Mayor Kristy McBain said she respected how hard it would have been for #BlazeAid to make the decision”
Bushfire recovery efforts on hold as volunteers quarantine and isolate from COVID-19 https://t.co/iXkvUJ7SIX
who have met daily for the past month to ensure everyone's safety.
Many Thanks Kevin Butler (BlazeAid President) 0418530471 [email protected] (BlazeAid Co Founder alongside my wife Rhonda) Go to https://t.co/eHQyyJkIr6 & ‘like’ us on Facebook to keep up with all the news 6/6
#BlazeAid has responded to the current situation regarding COVID19 with rigor and all camps are required to abide by strict regulations regarding hygiene, social distancing and isolation.
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Others work out of a base camp and travel to farms, and no contact is made with farmers other than via phone.
BlazeAid salutes those who have worked so hard to make this a possibility - the volunteers, camp coordinators, BlazeAid Board & the dedicated 'COVID Response Team',
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Have you cast your vote in our #GreaterIllawarra March Funding Round yet? Help us decide where our $30,000 funding should go, as we support BlazeAid, Lifeline South Coast and @WRSCinc after the devastating South Coast bushfires. VOTE NOW 🚒 https://t.co/SnhAuLP5xw
Councils in the Goulburn and Queanbeyan regions have closed a number of non-essential services. The Braidwood bushfire recovery assistant point will remain open and the council will continue to liaise with BlazeAid https://t.co/bG7zgdHhZ2
BlazeAid camps in Cobargo and Towamba have been placed into lockdown for the next fortnight, as the bushfire recovery effort feels the effects of COVID-19
https://t.co/PD7l2BKlTz
BlazeAid Statement - Kevin Butler :
Current Status
Almost all 35 bases in Australia except one will continue but curtain drops for all new volunteers (currently in transit) going in or out by this Tues midnight
Full Statement:
https://t.co/3e7YjZTonZ
From @SBSNews via @abbydinham:
"A group of backpackers wanting to stay in Australia have joined efforts to clean up and restore fences in the Upper Murray, as volunteer groups kick into high gear to get fire affected towns ready for winter."
Watch here:
https://t.co/AkLu3ulPcY
Updated list of #BlazeAid camps taking new volunteers. Intake is at discretion of camp co-ordinators and under strict conditions.
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