Comedian Celeste Barber has spoken about her $51 million bushfire fundraising event, urging New South Wales Parliament to alter stringent rules governing the cash.
Bottom line:
- All of the cash raised needs to go to the NSW Rural Fire Service
- They have actually already invested about $20 countless the war chest
- Barber has rarely spoken about the saga
In May, the state’s Supreme Court ruled the millions can not be dispersed to other charities or states beyond NSW, in spite of the expectations of thousands of donors.
Barber started the Facebook appeal in January with a preliminary goal of $30,000, but the campaign went beyond all expectations as the fires raged.
The restrictions on how the cash can be spent are because of the deed governing the