Aussies dont back down, they step and fight, in what ever way, it needs to be done.
Have a look @ this and tell me you dont agree!!
WAY to go to ALL those members that have helped, in every way they can, be it verbal to money to items, to even time!!!
YOU GUYS just totally rock!!!
This is just so totally... WOW
Meg Trimble
Division Vice President (Zone 2)
QCWA Far Northern Division
The Qld Country Womens Association (QCWA) has been receiving applications for crisis relief for some weeks now, from people who have been affected by floods throughout the State. We are in urgent need of funds in order for us to be able to fulfil the needs of some of these people. I estimated we would need several million dollars to be able to do it, BEFORE the last weeks dramas of Toowoomba, Stanthorpe, Warwick, Grantham, Murphys Creek, Ipswich, Brisbane etc unfolded.
The need is going to be ongoing for several months, maybe even a couple of years for some of these communities who have lost most of their income producing ability in the short term, apart from the loss of their homes and or most of their personal effects, furniture, appliances etc. It is important that we see to it that they do not also lose 'hope'. To just replace the basic things like school books and bags and uniforms is urgent for the kids returning to school next week - let alone anything else. We know from experience that many of the people in rural and regional areas "fall through the cracks' when it comes to Government handouts or assistance - especially the elderly and families. It is amazing how sometimes something as simple as a $200 Woolies voucher, or paying the power bill, or buying some school shoes can make an enormous difference to someones life - and outlook.
The current situation is made even more dire in that, in times like this we can normally expect to receive help from the CWA in other States, but as most of them have their own problems (of either floods or fires) right now, we expect that will not be forthcoming.
I am asking you to log on to the site below, and make a donation, to the Public Rural Crisis Fund, no matter how small, to enable us to continue the work we have started, and that is going to be so sorely needed for months to come. The donation is fully tax deducible. Furthermore, 100% of money donated is used for practical aid for those in need of it. (The QCWA covers all costs of collection and distribution from other sources.) People who make sizeable donations can also direct how they would prefer to see it used eg for fencing replacement (thousands of kilometres needed) seed replacement, fuel for farm vehicles, or whatever else you like to nominate. The money donated is spent in the local communities so this helps the community get back on its feet.
Furthermore I ask that you forward this email to everyone you know, who might be in a position to donate either now, or in the months to come. The site you need is:- There is a link for the donation information.
I thank you so much for anything you can do - even if it is just to forward it on to others who might be in a position to help.
Sincerely
Meg Trimble
Division Vice President (Zone 2)
QCWA Far Northern Division
Office 40516799
P.O. Box 70 Edge Hill Qld 4870
Hi rose,sidecar hear yes our adult entertainment agency are putting together a sunday sex show and functing around beenleigh area with all profits going to flood be in about two weaks as soon as venue is finalised.
Toowoomba's 'miracle girl' surfaces after being feared drowned
MUSICIAN Hannah Reardon-Smith is the woman who came back from the dead after she and her mother were plunged into last week's catastrophic flash flood in Toowoomba.
Feared to have drowned by those who saw her desperate struggle in the maelstrom, it took a public appeal by police for information for the remarkable story of her survival to emerge.
Ms Reardon-Smith, 23, and her mother, Kathryn, were trapped in their car in west Toowoomba on January 10 when the walls of water smashed through the CBD of the range-top city west of Brisbane.
The car was propelled into a power pole. The shocked women climbed on to its roof but were washed into the raging torrent.
Two men, Jim Gray and Treg Smith, attempted to reach them but failed. Moments later, dramatic photographs were taken of Ms Reardon-Smith as she tried to fight her way to the safety of the Grand Central Shopping Centre. Her grip on first-floor railings of the centre's carpark was broken, and she was carried out. Those who thought they saw her being dragged under the water presumed the worst.
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What they missed was Steven Seefeld, in an unobserved part of the carpark, grasping her outstretched hands and hauling her to safety. "She had no energy left, it was lucky she got to here, because she would have been swept away," Mr Seefeld told The Australian yesterday. "Another three seconds and she would have been dead."
As soon as Ms Reardon-Smith could catch her breath, she asked after her mother. "She said: 'My mum's still out there', and then I saw her mum floating past."
Mr Seefeld called to his friend, tow-truck driver Jason Iacono, who waded into the flood to save Mrs Reardon-Smith. He found her holding on to a road sign. "She was gasping for breath, puffed and tired. All she could say was, 'My daughter, my daughter'. And I said, 'Don't worry about your daughter, we've got her'."
Both women were distressed and exhausted, but delighted to have survived. They have since thanked Mr Smith and Mr Gray, who made the initial attempt to reach them. Ms Reardon-Smith, a professional flute player and music teacher, declined to speak publicly through her father when their family was contacted yesterday by The Australian in Toowoomba. But Ms Reardon-Smith's father, Hugh, confirmed she was indeed the "mystery" woman in the photographs released by police on Tuesday.
Donations of canned food at Council libraries - 20/1/11
by Brisbane City Council on Thursday, 20 January 2011 at 12:39
Donations of canned food
Council libraries have partnered with Foodbank Queensland to enable the public to donate canned food for distribution to families needing flood relief.
The initiative is for 4 weeks, from Friday 21 January to 18 February.
We will accept canned food during libraries normal opening hours - We cannot accept donations of other goods or food.
Hi rose still trying to finalise tried a few places but nothing confirmed yet will keep trying.
