I thought this interview with the Red Cross some days ago spelled it out quite adequately. Where does one find the “adjustments article?
Bit of rain in Canberra now and tomorrow is cooler with not much in the way of winds which should calm down the fire here.
www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au
From the Red Cross Website.
I think this has been the issue. Donations thought to have been made solely for the Bushfires have been directed to the Disaster RelIef and Recovery Fund which must administer their donations. And this from their website about this fund
Your donation means Red Cross can be there to help people during disasters and other emergencies in Australia. It enables us to prepare people, provide comfort and care during a disaster or emergency, and support recovery.
www.redcross.org.au
“As bushfires affect communities across Australia on an unprecedented scale, Red Cross is right there, providing practical, local support where it's needed to tens of thousands of people during and after the emergencies.
It’s all thanks to people like you.
Learn more about what Red Cross is doing and how your donations are helping in our regular updates.
Your donation helps Red Cross give people the support they need in disasters, whenever and wherever they happen. We have decades of experience in caring for people affected by earthquakes, cyclones, floods, storms, fire, drought and other emergencies.
This includes:
- recovery programs and emergency assistance in communities affected by disasters like bushfires, heat, floods cyclones and other emergencies
- helping people and communities prepare for disasters and protect what matters most
- training, equipment, logistics and coordination of our volunteers”
So in effect to a general fund for disasters.
That realisation meant a ‘clarification’ of this press statement made by Red Cross
“It is also prudent to plan for the inevitable disasters to come, so our Disaster Relief and Recover Fund remains in place to scale up and respond when the cyclones and floods hit.”
So the clarification being - The charity chief said Red Cross was committed to ensuring the “balance of funds” would be used exclusively to support bushfire affected communities.”