IFRC

Australia

8 February 2012

Unprecedented floods force thousands from their homes in Australia

Thousands of Australians have been forced to abandon their homes, and many towns have been left isolated as heavy rainfall has caused flood waters to rise in south-western Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Victorian bushfires continues, as Red Cross steps up assistance
13 February 2009

Victorian bushfires continues, as Red Cross steps up assistance

Jack Barber spent a long night seeking refuge on a football field in Kinglake West, as the fires roared around him.
Australia: first aid programme to fight drug and alcohol abuse
9 September 2005

Australia: first aid programme to fight drug and alcohol abuse

It could be any club in any Australian city, loud, pulsing rhythms, deep pounding bass, flashing lights, a packed dance floor.
Mock bombing prepares Australian volunteers for the worst
29 April 2005

Mock bombing prepares Australian volunteers for the worst

Greater Bendigo, two hours drive north of Melbourne, is a bustling rural centre, home to about 100,000 people.
Bali receives ambulances from Australian Red Cross
5 May 2003

Bali receives ambulances from Australian Red Cross

The Australian Red Cross (ARC) has donated three fully equipped ambulances to Indonesian Red Cross to mark the six-month anniversary of the Bali bombings.
10 February 2003

Australian Red Cross funds burns research

Severe burns, like those experienced by the victims of the Bali bombings and the recent spate of bushfires in Australia, could soon be healed faster with less ...
16 July 2002

Red Cross biker says farewell to Australia

Gerard Starck, a French Red Cross volunteer from the town of Pau, bid farewell to Australia today but not before taking home a cuddly souvenir.
Recovery gets under away in wake of Australian bushfires
10 January 2002

Recovery gets under away in wake of Australian bushfires

It has taken 20,000 firefighters and a break in the weather to bring Australia's raging bushfires under control.

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