Assistance

A number of offers of assistance are coming in through the website I will post them here, or refer to the blog (Your page) as they are made. Offers re photographs etc are on the Marysville history page

  • See here for additional offers on the MATDG site

Grants

  • Bushfire appeal grants- click here for information or call 1800 180 213 to lodge your claim. Up to 2000 rural landowners affected by the 2009 bushfires may be eligible to receive a one-off payment of $5,000 from the Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund.
  • Grants of $1000 to bushfire affected sporting groups for sports equipment- click here

  • Forest Industries Community Disaster Relief Fund- information here. Details here

  • If unsuccessful or for issues associated with insurance claims, help is available through the Bushfire Legal Help Line- 1800 113 432. Fact sheets are also available from their website- see Links page. The financial ombudsman may also be able to help- phone 1800 337 444. 

Accomodation

  • Caravan available- 2 year old fully furnished, 2 bedroom, bathroom, Jayco Cabin completely undamaged from the fire, located at Marysville Caravan Park. We have been told that we will have to relocate from the park. If anyone is interested in buying this relocatable cabin from us please contact me on 0439 326 529 or 9741 9594. Anne Cross

  • Accomodation- posted 27th Feb from Sam

    I would like to donate portable rooms that can be used by you. I have

    4 6X3 portables
    1 WC and shower unit
    1 smaller unit for vet care


    We are working with the schwartz foundation.these units are avalible to you free of charge for a period of 12 months or even longer if they need it to be The units are in NSW and we will do our best to have them delivered, we might need help to da that. We will also fill the units with bedding and funiture.
    Sam- 0417162282 or buildnow@email.com

Goods

  •   LINFOX Fire Relief

    Linfox have advised that some 90 truckloads of goods are available for Triangle residents affected by the bushfires. Food, toiletries, clothing, home wares, furniture, household appliances, cots and strollers are just some of the good available at their Clayton centre. Call Samantha on 0402097097 for details. Distribution points also at Narbethong and Buxton

  • Lucinda Fechner has a wood working lathe available. More information here 
  • Free garage for removal - more information here.  Contact Mary- m.familari@unimelb.edu.au
  • Free car- 1976 Toyota Corona, auto. Contact Stephen Dean, 03 9748 9891 Mobile 0417 125 393 or dohts@optusnet.com.au
  • Free house for removal from Melbourne (removal costs to be paid?). The house is a 3 bedroom, I bathroom house located in 72 Belvedere Drive Montrose. Contact "Jarka" on 0425873361

  • Free kitchen available. Contact Jim Peddie 5989 7517. Photos here

  • Rowan steele OF RO-N-CO CONSTRUCTION. is a builder in MARYSVILLE. He has contacted HITACHI POWER TOOLS and they have agreed to give a group discount to those who have lost power tools in the fire. All you have to do is go to HITACHI WEB SITE. http://www.hitachi-powertools.com.au/  make a list with the code beside the named tool, then Email the list to lmcauliffe@hitachi-powertools.com.au . He will then get back to you with a price .  Rowan can also arrange pick up of tools if needed. Contact no. 0413560227 

  • Need a service installing & maintaining petrol pumps at service stations, general stores, farms etc.?
    Rachels' company is offering to donate & install reconditioned second-hand pumps.
    Please call Rachel on 03 5342 2207 (Ballarat). 

  • Dame Dulcie Hewitt
    President of Kilkivan Community garden Railway Market Project Inc (07) 54841032

    Would like to adopt Marysville and has plenty of Donations of Goods, but a current issue with transport.

  • Spec savers Specsavers who have optometrist stores across Victoria are offering anyone directly affected by the bushfires a free pair of glasses from their $199 range or below and fitted with single vision or standard multifocal lenses. To obtain a voucher to get these from any store call Nicole, Manager Specsavers Bendigo on 03 5441 4235

  • Books Books Books

    Thanks to Dymocks Books and assorted publisers in Adelaide we have around 20 boxes of books available.

    There are multiple copies of The Celebutants on the Avenue"", by Antonio Pagliarulo, a novel suitable for women readers. There are multiple copies of "The Appeal"by John Grisham, and a wide range of other titles. We actually don't know what is in most of the boxes, but the there is at least one box of children's books. There is even one diary if anyone needs it.

Skills

  • "Vic Bushfires Give Help" site lists those needing and those offering assistance- here 
  • Reconstruction offer from Waverley Industries- They have wood working machinery, a huge workshop / storage facility and skilled staff ready to work with you in the reconstruction program- click here for details. 

  • A Registered builder offering to work in the triangle- Rob BRINDLE is Licensed and Registered builder who is offering his services at $25 an hour.
    His contact number is 0411416900.

  • Peter is an electrical contractor with 30 + years in domestic work and is willing to travel.He can be contacted on 0418 999 939

Need a break- take a holiday?

  • Offer for a holiday unit in Byron Bay- contact Marg Roberston at margrob@margrob.com
  • The Boorandarah council has a 60 bed facility available in Kew. Contact 0417 516939
  • Point Leo Surf Lifesaving Club
    The Point Leo Surf Lifesafing Club have generously offered accommodation for fire affected residents of the Marysville & Triangle Area.

    Free!!!!! Accomodation at the beach for up to 40 people.
    • Bunk room and four bedroom flat.
    • Showers, loos,commercial kitchen, change rooms, TV, and
    • MIllion Dollar Views!!!!!!
    Offer open to anybody who fancies a break away. Only a three hour drive away.

    Contact Andrew on 0407332264
  • Colleagues Judi Buck and Rosalind Simmons welcome Marysville firestorm survivors for massage treatment. Judi - (Heatherton) Rosalind -(Mount Waverley) . Contact Rosalind 9807-9476

Other

  • A couple of generous offers for musical instruments (here) and craft materials (here) 
  • Offer for quilters and embroiderers- click here
  • Sewing kits available, details here
  • Lost Jewellery recovery (metal detection)- click here for details
  • Don't throw out your burnt hard drive. There are companies that can help
  • Australian Children's Trust which is working in partnership with local community organisations to support existing businesses and promote new businesses in the community. This is based at Marysville Golf Club available for advice & coffee! Contact David 0428915679 or Billy 0408926970.
  • Injured Wildlife - Wildlife Victoria 1300 094 535
  • Lisa Cann- Yarra Valley Property valuations/photos. 5th March
  • My name is Lisa Cann and I am a former resident of Buxton (many years ago). My husband and I have a Property Valuation business in partnership with Geoff Pope (who lost a number of shops in Marysville), my husband Darrell also lived in Marysville and was at Marysville Primary in the late 1970's
  • For the past 10 years we have done many property valuations in the Triangle area and we would be happy to supply people with photos that we might have taken of their house and also some information on what might have been there - we have building sizes, room names, ancillaries, building materials noted etc. I'm not sure how people may use this information, it may be useful for insurance claims or for memories! We are happy to just provide this to people as needed. If you could see this as being of use please contact me on 0417578867


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