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Less Talk More Action By Leah Delaney
By Leah Delaney
Recently I visited Project Recovery in Kinglake. This project provides free labour to farmers affected by Black Saturday. Although the farmers supply the material, Samaritans Purse has generously provided machinery and tools for the work teams. Each work team is comprised of volunteers from a variety of mission organisations nationally.
I hadn’t been to Kinglake for a few months and expected to see little evidence of Black Saturday. This was naive and extremely short sighted. Along with many more Victorians, Black Saturday is a tragic day in our history…but that’s the problem…we label it as history.
As the unaffected refer to this day as history, the survivors are still living through their grief and bravely uniting in their communities. The event may have happened last summer, but the aftermath is still unfolding. Whilst these courageous communities rebuild their townships, they need our practical support.
We cannot understand what we have not experienced but we can support them through their journey.
On visiting the region, I caught up with MMM’ers Darrel House (Northern Territory State Manager), Brenton Cornish (South Australia State Representative) and Samaritans Purse member Leigh Minehan. The mateship shared was inspirational as these blokes powered through a very long process of erecting new fencing for farmers. A large portion of boundary fences have been replaced, however there are still internal dividing fences to work on. Over 8,000 kilometres of fencing was destroyed in the fires. Boundary fences are considered assets of the landholder and unfortunately, many of these farmers were under-insured.
Although I understand the legality of this, I do not understand the lack of compassion and subsequent practical support. We are such a blessed and fortunate country so I find it hard to comprehend how it is possible that these people have been neglected. I am not discrediting the good work of those people already assisting in the recovery process, but I am urging Victorians to get active and get involved.
It is inspirational to see the community unite and accept the support from missions such as MMM and Samaritans Purse. You don’t need specific skills to show support; you just need compassion and a willingness to contribute. Small or large, any contribution is a good one. You can help practically, financially or purely by visiting the region and buying local produce.
MMM is accepting volunteer contribution in Project Recovery.
The length of your commitment is up to you. For more information on Project Recovery and to find out how you can get involved, please contact Peter Taylor: projects@mmm.org.au.
