GERF Bushfire Appeal 2009 Supporters
The Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund would like to acknowledge and thank the support of numerous businesses, organizations, community groups and individuals who gave so generously and with compassion to all those impacted by the Gippsland fires. We were humbled by the wonderful contributions to the Fund .
We wish to recognise the major Corporate supporters of:
- International Power Loy Yang B and employees
- PDF Food Services
- International Power Hazelwood and employees
- International Sea Drilling and employees
- RLT Joint Venture and employees
- AKZ Reinforcing
- Solo Waste Australia Pty Ltd
- Prime Pharmacy Group
- Loy Yang Power Management and employees
- Traralgon Centrelink Call Centre – Spirit/Com
- Freedom Fuels
- TRUenergy Yallourn
- Silcar
- Fluor Australia
- Australian Energy Company
- SMEC Urban
- ESSO Australia Resources Pty Ltd
- Thiess Pty Ltd and employees
- Tokyo Electric
- Travellers Rest Hotel, Thorpdale
- Alstrom Power
- Patties Foods
- Pacific Smiles
- Albroys Car Centre
- Workways
- Radio Station Gold 1242 and TRFM
- National Australia Bank
- SGS Australia
- The LV Printers, Traralgon
- Australian Paper – Maryvale Mill
- Alan Wilson Insurance Brokers
- Lurganare Pty Ltd
- McMillan Partners
- Diamond Power and employees
- Yallourn Mine Alliance
- JP Slattery and Co.
Major support from Foundations, Community Groups
Schools and Unions
- The Andrews Foundation
- Bishop’s Family Foundation
- Rotary Clubs, Cleveland, Oakleigh
- Lord Mayor’s Charitable Fund
- Mirboo North Community Care
- Joan Salter Fund
- CFMEU Mining and Energy Division
- Traralgon Bowls Club
- Gippsland Grammar, Sale
- Inverloch Primary School – Walkathon
- Nagle College Sale
Major Fundraiser Events
- Gippsland Emergency Relief Concert – Austar, Ace Radio, Latrobe City Council and Victoria Government
- Gippsland Art Auction – Artists Unit Organisers and Wellington Shire
- Gippsland Bushfire Benefit Concert – Monash Uni, ABC Gippsland Radio
- Auction at Zips by Ron Wilson and Alan Whitty
- Cargo Lounge Fundraiser
- Sale Business Community Golf Day
- Yinnar Community Auction
- Churchill United Soccer Club
- Bunyip Country Music Festival
- “Salute to the 39″ Kokoda Dinner
- Yallourn TRUenergy Fun Run/Walk
Media Support
- Gippsland ABC Radio
- WIN TV
- The LV Express
- Gippsland Times
- Gold 1242 and TRFM Radio
Major Car Donations
- Agnew Gold Mine, WA
- Jomax Engineering, Qld
Government Contributions
- Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority
- Bass Coast Shire
- South Gippsland Shire
- Korumburra, Wonthaggi and Latrobe Valley Courts
We would like to say a big “thank you” to everyone who supported GERF and for digging deep in the midst of an economic crisis and this unprecedented natural disaster. The magnitude of support was so great that all the donors cannot be acknowledged here; however, without your vital support we could not provide financial and material assistance to those impacted.
John L Mitchell Andy Tegart
President Hon. Secretary