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Gold Coast Summer Storms, QLD | 2024

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Rochester, VIC | Service Project | 2023

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Lismore, NSW | Flood Relief | 2023

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Auckland, NZ | Flood Relief | 2023

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Echuca, VIC | Flood Relief | 2022

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Lismore, NSW | Flood Relief | 2022

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Bundaberg, QLD | Flood Relief | 2013

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Springwood, NSW | Bushfire Relief | 2013

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Sampson Flat & Pinery, SA | Bushfire Relief | 2015

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Tathra, NSW | Bushfire Relief | 2018

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Gold Coast Summer Storms, QLD | 2024

12 January 2024

On Christmas day, a 4km wide tornado devastated Queensland’s Gold Coast. 121 Samaritan’s Purse Australian Disaster Relief volunteers completed 75 jobs for homeowners over 5 weeks, giving a total of 5,672 hours in Jesus' name.
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Rochester, VIC | Service Project | 2023

19 October 2023

One year on following the worst flood on record, the small town of Rochester, Victoria, is still reeling to recover. Hundreds of families are still unable to return to their homes, awaiting repairs or insurance payouts to repair flood damage.
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Lismore, NSW | Flood Relief | 2023

1 June 2023

More than a year after the floods, over half of victims were still unable to return to their homes. Samaritan's Purse partnered with Resilient Lismore and deployed a team of volunteers to help more residents return home by making their houses liveable again.
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Auckland, NZ | Flood Relief | 2023

1 February 2023

On February 27, a state of emergency was declared in the city of Auckland following an unprecedented weather event that brought 249mm of torrential rain, a month’s worth, within a 24-hour period.
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Echuca, VIC | Flood Relief | 2022

27 October 2022

On October 12, consecutive months of record rainfall in central Victoria came to a head when the region’s Murray-Darling system of rivers and creeks breached, impacting over 15,000 residents. Samaritan’s Purse Australian Disaster Relief Team has been on the ground since October 24 assessing the damage and working with the community’s churches and relief centres. A church partner has been established with Echuca Community Church and will form a base for operations in Echuca and Rochester.
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Lismore, NSW | Flood Relief | 2022

28 July 2022

In May 2022, Samaritan’s Purse Australian Disaster Relief deployed to Lismore, NSW in response to the devastation caused by flooding. Volunteers assisting homeowners whose properties were destroyed by the floods by removing flood-damaged furniture, cabinetry, walls, and floors as well as sanitising timber frames to prevent mould ingress.
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Bundaberg, QLD | Flood Relief | 2013

27 July 2022

Cyclone Oswald triggered torrential rain and a series of tornados which resulted in devastating floods throughout Queensland. Bundaberg was one of the worst affected regions as the Burnett River peaked at a record 9.6 metres, damaging approximately 2,000 homes and businesses and leaving 7,500 residents displaced. Samaritan’s Purse deployed a disaster response team to Bundaberg and worked with around 65 volunteers to clean flood-affected properties over a 3-month period.
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Springwood, NSW | Bushfire Relief | 2013

27 July 2022

On Thursday 17 October, numerous fires broke out around New South Wales, including the Linksview Road fire in Springwood. This fire destroyed 196 homes in one day as it burned on three fronts: Linksview Road, Mount York, and State Mine. This was the largest fire impacting the most properties, in New South Wales, in more than 10 years. This then led to the New South Wales government to declare a state of emergency. Samaritan’s Purse responded, delivering 200 bushfire recovery kits to help affected families sift through the rubble and deploying 84 volunteers who completed 37 work orders on badly damaged or destroyed homes.

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Sampson Flat & Pinery, SA | Bushfire Relief | 2015

27 July 2022

The 2015 Sampson Flat bushfire was in the northern Adelaide Hills and the outer Adelaide metropolitan area. The fire began on 2 January 2015 during a day of extreme heat and lasted until 9 January 2015, burning more than 20,000 hectares of land. The Pinery bushfire primarily affected the lower mid north and west Barossa Valley regions immediately north of Gawler, South Australia. The Pinery bushfire destroyed 91 houses from 25 November to 2 December of 2015. Teams deployed to South Australia to help in the recovery process in the fire-affected regions after a request from the South Australia State Recovery Office. Press reports stated that more than 80 homes were destroyed or seriously damaged.
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Tathra, NSW | Bushfire Relief | 2018

27 July 2022

In March 2018, bushfires raged in Tathra New South Wales, destroying or causing damage to over 100 homes. Samaritan’s Purse deployed our Disaster Relief Unit and a team of volunteers to work alongside homeowners during the recovery period. Our volunteers completed 66 work orders and delivered 70 bushfire recovery kits filled with tools to help with cleaning up and searching for items of personal value that survived the fires.
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