March 19, 2026
Volunteers from BlazeAid will be coming to the South Burnett within weeks to assist with the clean-up after the recent flash flooding in the region.
Wednesday’s South Burnett Regional Council meeting was told the South Burnett Local Disaster Recovery Group (LDRG) had secured the support of BlazeAid, with a volunteer camp to be based at the South Burnett PCYC in Murgon.
Mayor Kathy Duff said BlazeAid volunteers would be helping to restore fencing.
BlazeAid CEO Melissa Jones told southburnett.com.au the camp would be set up after the ground starts dries out.
The volunteers would be working to assist farmers in the worst-hit parts of the South Burnett and Gympie regional council areas.
BlazeAid camps have been set up in the South Burnett at least five times in recent years after natural disasters.
The organisation was the brainchild of Victorian farmers Kevin and Rhonda Butler after the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009.
It helps to marshal volunteers to work alongside families and individuals across Australia after natural disasters such as bushfires and floods.
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