Sometimes you've got to feel a little proud...

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Okay, so things in eastern Australia (especially and most notably in country Victoria) have been pretty damn shit for the last few days. But here's something positive.

Private donations to the Australian Red Cross in the last 24 hours (as reported via The Age):

3:30pm - 34,000 donations, totalling $6 million

5:00pm - 50,000 donations, totalling

Comments

[tresa_cho]

>.< Stay safe, love.

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Thanks, love ♥ I'm well away from it, and the family in Kinglake (one of the towns that got wiped out) are safe. Death toll is closing in on 200 though >.

[toughlovebaby]

apparently David Jones donated $500, 000...but in gift cards! We thought that was nice of them, but hilarious at the same time.

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LOL - seriously? I mean, I can sort of see why they do it - keeps sales up, rather than letting the money go elsewhere (like, say, Myer). But what are the fire victims going to need with designer handbags and upper-price-range manchester? XD

[toughlovebaby]

I know, right? Its kind of hilarious.

[tattooedsiren]

I wanted to donate online today at work but it was crazy busy. Luckily there was a collection at reception so I gave some money there. The way people have reached out is absolutely amazing.

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It crazy; I don't remember the last time Australians gave so much to a cause so quickly...! Sometimes people suck, but for once it's the complete opposite.

Good thing you had a collection at work. Being interstate, there was nothing like that here. But I donated fifty on the Red Cross website yesterday, and when I got home I found out that both parents and sister-the-youngest had done exactly the same thing : ) I just wish there was more we could do.