1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,280 Speaker 1: Jonesy Demanda here is just so nice to be back. 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 1: I think I needed to come back to work. I 3 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: was going a bit crazy. 4 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:08,239 Speaker 2: Well, not just that, what a hard summer I was. 5 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:10,640 Speaker 2: I was actually grateful not to be on air during that, 6 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 2: because we like to think that our job is to 7 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 2: help people get. 8 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: Through their day. 9 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 2: That it was a kick to the psyche of Australia 10 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 2: this past summer. 11 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: I think, well, you were away for a little bit 12 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: of it. That there was a time there. And we've 13 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: got a house, a family house down at brow Lea, 14 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: which is on the south coast, and you know, my 15 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: mum was going to go down there. My sister was 16 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: down there, and then she sent me a picture and 17 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: it's like and I always thought that the place would 18 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:39,599 Speaker 1: be okay because namely it's made of asbestos, but it's 19 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: not really near any bush land. But she sent a 20 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: picture and it was a wall of fire about to engage. 21 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: It looked like it was going to engulf the house. 22 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 1: And so you know, Louise, my good friend Louis grew up, 23 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: she lived, she lives in Mogo. She's like one of 24 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: the people that luckily kept their house. She raim me 25 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: and said, can we stay in Browley because we're going 26 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: to have to have evacuate. Three o'clock in the morning, 27 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: the fire came through. They're like out of there. They've 28 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: got a donkey and they've got a horse. 29 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 2: Or didn't the guy who runs Mogo Zoo he had 30 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 2: to take home like a panda and a monkey and 31 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 2: a donkey, and you know, yes. 32 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: That was quite extraordinary, and the smoke and everything was 33 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:21,839 Speaker 1: just dreadful. Absolutely. The house is okay. Their house is okay, 34 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: but the poor thing. I said we'll go and stay 35 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: Browly because there's power there. And said, well, I can't 36 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: leave my house because of looters. So Johnny Ice driving 37 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: down and they're looting apparently houses. You know all the. 38 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 2: Great stories we hear about this trading spirit that's dread. 39 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 1: So she's going to stay in that house and they're 40 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 1: running on a generator and they're not going to have 41 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: power for four months. Really, yeah, because all those power 42 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: lines they're all down. You know, there's a there's a 43 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: lot of infrastructure that goes through. 44 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 2: Well, this is where you think all this money that's 45 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 2: been donated, there's so much to do. I was just 46 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 2: having a look because the government has allocated two billion 47 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 2: dollars for bush fire recovery. I'm looking at where all 48 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 2: that's going. One hundred million for primary producers because without them, 49 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 2: how do we rebuild anything? Seventy six million for mental 50 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 2: health because imagine the long term effects of this. Sixty 51 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 2: million for local governments, fifty million for wildlife, forty million 52 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 2: for charities. So that's all being allocated, but all the 53 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 2: money for example, Celeste Barber, hasn't she been extraordinary? But 54 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 2: everyone you know, they say love's a doing word, and 55 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 2: everyone wanted to do something. They have raised so much money. 56 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 2: Where is that going? Is the question now? And how 57 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 2: does it get distributed? Because they reckon that nearly five 58 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 2: hundred million has been raised, half a billion dollars. This 59 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 2: is probably the biggest fundraiser ever in response from Australian disaster. 60 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: So when someone get pledges, are they just pledging the 61 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: money or are you actually putting your PayPal details? I 62 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: think you have to. I think these say oh I'm 63 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:54,359 Speaker 1: going to give you two hundred bucks, and they're not 64 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 1: following it. Now. 65 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:57,639 Speaker 2: I think these days a pledge is well, let's take 66 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 2: your details right now. So this is real money, I'm 67 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 2: assuming and major charities have reassured donors that they're only 68 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 2: going to take ten percent of the money they've received 69 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 2: for administrative costs. There's a cap on that. So the 70 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 2: Red Cross has got sixty six million. The fifteen million 71 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 2: of that's going to help people with immediate needs, cash grants, 72 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 2: people who've lost their homes. They're supporting two thousand volunteers 73 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 2: in five states and territories. They've already helped twenty thousand 74 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 2: people since September. The Portlaquori Koala Hospital has had big donations. 75 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 2: They're installing automatic drinking stations in burnout areas so that 76 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 2: the koalas and the wildlife can get access to water. 77 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 2: Of course, the new South Rail's Rural Fire Service fifty 78 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 2: one million from Celeste Barber's Facebook fundraiser. They're expecting to 79 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 2: hit their accounts soon. They're allocating where that will go 80 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 2: for volunteers, for training, better technology, firefighter family support. The 81 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 2: Salvos I know that their bushfire appeal is amazing. Forty 82 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 2: four million has been donated. They are located all of 83 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 2: that to families in need. So the RSPCA Vinnie's all 84 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 2: these people and wires have millions of dollars have gone 85 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 2: to them and all that money is about to start 86 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 2: trickling through. So it's that's a huge amount of money. 87 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 2: But as you say, even just talking about infrastructure, so 88 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 2: much work. 89 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: To do, why just doesn't get bogged down in bureaucracy. 90 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 1: Because all those people at Rapsville up north, they remember 91 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,279 Speaker 1: the bushfires went through there about four months ago. They're 92 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: sitting there, They've got their living intents with no power. 93 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 2: I think what they're saying is that money is starting 94 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:32,160 Speaker 2: to be allocated as we speak. And I don't think 95 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 2: Australians will put up with not. 96 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 1: Seeing there's no time to dick around, No I do it. 97 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,160 Speaker 2: I think that that's exactly what's going to happen. 98 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 1: Jonesy and Amanda in the morning.