To our customers that made a bushfire donation in the CommBank app, many thanks. Your donations have definitely made a difference. Collectively our customers have raised over $2.9m for Australian Red Cross. This has contributed to:
View further bushfire assistance updates from Australian Red Cross
Figures above current as at 17 November 2020.
In early January 2020, in addition to customer donations, here at CommBank we began a multi-layered approach to support communities and community organisations impacted by the crisis. Here’s what we did:
In January, we launched a Bushfire Recovery Grant program. Grants of up to $50,000 were available to help support local communities.
The application process was open for six months to community organisations, fire services, schools, sporting clubs and other non-government organisations based in bushfire-affected areas.
In total, we’ve awarded more than 200 grants to organisations across Australia, such as the Picton Rural Fire Service – see how they’re using their Bushfire Recovery Grant.