The volunteer-led organisation has highlighted community-run hubs that have become essential lifelines, offering hope and practical support to residents facing loss and beginning their recovery journey.
At Highlands, Andrea Bower and the Highlands-Caveat community have opened their hall to anyone needing meals, donated goods, provisions, or simply a place to connect, with volunteers working around the clock to make sure their neighbours have what they need: practical support delivered with compassion.
In Fawcett, Sam Hicks and the Fawcett-Koriella community are running a vibrant hub at the Fawcett Hall, distributing food, clothing, linens and essential items.
They’ve also created a welcoming space for information sessions delivered by support agencies and organisations, ensuring vital advice reaches community members directly.
Chris Bakker and the local community at Creightons Creek are providing essential supplies and keeping their community connected — from practical goods to organised sessions focused on mental health, and other important topics, they are ensuring that people are supported not just physically, but emotionally.
In Terip Terip, Lyn Burley and her volunteers continue to co-ordinate meals, goods and everyday essentials for families who have lost homes and properties, utilising a steady, organised approach to be a source of reassurance and stability for many.
In Yarck, Graham Halliburton and the Yarck-Gobur community have opened their space to provide hot food, donated goods, animal feed and a safe environment where people can talk, ask questions and access visiting service providers.
And at Ruffy, Felicity Sloman and the Ruffy community have mobilised swiftly, creating a responsive hub that is supplying essential items, meals, support and practical help to affected residents.
Their focus has been meeting immediate needs while ensuring no-one feels isolated during the recovery process.
Across all these towns, agencies and organisations are coming directly into the hubs to meet community members where they are — making support more accessible, trauma-informed and locally centred.
The CFA says these hubs are more than distribution points — they are gathering places, sources of hope and anchors of resilience, and they show what happens when local knowledge, kindness and community leadership drive recovery efforts.
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