Over the past few months, residents and the village team at Tarragal Glen have been working with local organisations to help fire-affected communities get back on their feet.
Convoy Missions Australia (CMA) is one such organisation. Their ‘Operation True Blue’ initiative builds permanent and semi-permanent housing for locals to live in while they rebuild their homes.
The whole Tarragal Glen community pitched in to help. Residents have donated furniture, non-perishable foods, clothing, Bunnings gift cards and other goods. Meanwhile, village staff rounded up items from refurbished apartments that would usually be considered waste, giving them new life in the hands of CMA. Materials like old ovens, tapware, door handles, used kitchen appliances, sinks and even a patio roof were able to be re-purposed to help families settle into their short-term homes.
The team has also worked with Tinonee Outreach Incorporated, donating three more trailer loads of goods for families near Taree on the weekend. While the 2019/20 bushfire season was the worst in NSW history – and the re-building process is just starting for many – the efforts of the Tarragal Glen community have gone some way in helping those who lost everything.
