The fundraiser led by Australian comedian Celeste Barber on Facebook for the NSW Rural Fires Service and bushfire victims has surpassed $25 million since it was started on Friday.Australian comedian Celeste Barber's bushfire appeal has gone global attracting donations from Nicole Kidman, Lizzo, Elle DeGeneres and Keith Urban.Donations have streamed in from across the globe; a glance at the Facebook fundraiser page showed donors from the US, UK, Canada, Czech Republic, New Zealand and France.
Barber, whose family has a property in on NSW's South Coast at Eden, has been sharing updates on the fires to her 6.5 million followers throughout the weekend.On her Instagram story on Sunday afternoon, Barber said she had spoken to people within the RFS who said they were overwhelmed, and that the international support was giving them "a bit of positivity in the terror".
She has said the funds raised, initially for the NSW RFS, will also be distributed to Victoria and South Australia, the Red Cross and families of those killed in the fires, to be decided in consultation with NSW RFS.
sarah_a_muller Good on her! Make her PM-- at least she has heart and can get something done!
sarah_a_muller I donated today so just wondering where the money goes to? What percent buys actual water etc for the victims? Animals included in the help?
sarah_a_muller Feminist comedian does better job at organising funding for national emergency than the Australian government...
sarah_a_muller one thing Australians will find hard to understand, is the climate has changed. It won't be 'back to normal' when the fires have passed. Governments will need to prepare for huge transitions, especially in rural areas. And start building lots of desal plants.
sarah_a_muller My wife follows and is always talking about this lady.... I couldn’t understand the novelty of what she does... but I tell you one thing, she is a rock star in my eyes now!.. what a legend 👍🏻
sarah_a_muller Also after many ordinary Australians donated...
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