{"id":104682,"date":"2015-04-28T18:29:01","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T08:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=104682"},"modified":"2020-12-21T12:56:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T02:56:05","slug":"mayor-backs-nepal-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2015\/04\/28\/mayor-backs-nepal-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Backs Nepal Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Paul<\/a>
Toowoomba Mayor Paul Antonio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 28, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Toowoomba mayor Paul Antonio has thrown his weight behind an appeal by the local Nepalese community to support their devastated homeland.<\/p>\n

An earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale hit Nepal on Saturday morning killing at least 4000 people with thousands more injured, missing or homeless.<\/p>\n

Mayor Antonio said he was saddened to hear of the unfolding tragedy.<\/p>\n

“The Toowoomba region is home to around 400 Nepalese people, many of whom are students,” he said.<\/p>\n

“They are valued members of the community and it is pleasing to see an appeal has been launched to offer help to people in real distress.”<\/p>\n

Toowoomba’s Nepalese community includes TRC development assessment technical officer – and Nepalese Association of Toowoomba president –\u00a0 Amit Giri who has wasted no time in establishing a relief appeal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr Giri’s family in Kathmandu is safe, but they did not escape totally unscathed.<\/p>\n

“My sister’s house is cracked and three of my cousins have lost their houses completely,” he said.<\/p>\n

“In this dire hour, we Nepali residing in Toowoomba have decided to collect funds and logistics to be dispatched to the affected areas.<\/p>\n

“Our focus is on providing assistance to the rescue efforts and then on relief programs.<\/p>\n

“Any help would be greatly appreciated, especially sleeping bags, blankets and tents. This is to help with immediate recovery work. The longer term rebuilding will take many years.”<\/p>\n

The appeal is being organised by the Nepalese Association of Toowoomba in conjunction with the Non-Residential Nepalese Association of Australia.<\/p>\n

Assistance can be provided in the following ways:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  • Cash donations can be made to:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Nepalese Association of Toowoomba
    \nBSB: 064 459
    \nAccount Number: 10336912
    \nReference: MYNEP-your name<\/p>\n

      \n
    • Logistics support:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Contact Rohini Prasad Devkota on 0410-381-772 or Alka Shrestha on 0431-310-960<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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