The celebrities, businesses and sportspeople giving big bucks to bushfire relief

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Andrew Forrest's $70 million contribution took celebrity and business donations for bushfire relief above $100 million. Here's who is chipping in what with more likely to come over the next few weeks.

@swish41: I’m in! I will match your donation. Love Australia. My heart goes out to everyone in that beautiful country

As for Kyrgios himself he's already over $11,000 worth of aces with the Australian Open still to come, and plenty of other tennis stars are kicking in. Tennis will raise more money with the Rally for Relief ahead of the Australian Open to feature some of the sport's biggest names. Cricket too is doing its part with big hitters Chris Lynn and Glenn Maxwell among others promising $250 per maximum they hit in the Big Bash and Peter Siddle, Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson have all said they would donate $200 for every wicket they take.

 

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The list doesn't include the $645k generated by russellcrowe mcannonbrookes and others. Why is that?

Sick of virtue signalling .... the affected people need all the help they can get ... but f***ing sick of virtue signalling

I wonder how many are giving to the Indigenous organisations? I’m sure they’ll be equally desperate for money to look after their mob

MAKE THE PEOPLE/ORGS RESPONSIBLE PAY MineraIsCounciI should be chipping in Billions $'s

But isn't it the role of Government to carry responsibility for fighting catastrophic disasters? That way they might invest in prevention rather than marketing campaigns?

ABC forgotten to praised majority of people contributed to fire donation appeal. The unemployed, people on poverty lines, middle class also contributed.

Haha good on metallica for donating to the cause, you guys rock! And of course so does everyone else who donated ..

Isn't amazing how rich people come flooding out of the burnt woodwork to appear charitable, no notoriety, no accolades just honest humble charity.

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