Published 13:23 IST, January 6th 2020
Comedian Celeste Barber raises over $30 million for Australian firefighters
With Australia being plagued by wildfires, Australian comedian Celeste Barber has managed to raise more than $30 million for fire services tackling the fires
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With Australia still being plagued by raging wildfires, Australian comedian Celeste Barber has mand to raise more than $30 million for fire services tackling wildfires. comedian has more than 6.4 million followers on Instagram and has prompted people from UK, US and France to make donations in order to raise funds for New South Wales Rural Fire Service.
Barber's generous act prompted a few reactions on Twitter wherein people commended comedian for her actions.
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She was t only celebrity to raise funds for raging Australian bushfires, US singer P!nk anunced on December 4 that she pledged $500,000 (£382,043) to help fight bushfires.
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"AO Rally for Relief" campaign
Australian Open also anunced an "AO Rally for Relief" campaign to raise funds for victims of Australian bush fire. In an anuncement, organisers stated that re would be a charity match on January 15 and proceeds from a live music concert will be donated to Red Cross, among ors. anuncement comes on first day of new tennis season which sees ATP Cup begin across three cities - Brisbane, Sydney, and Perth.
initiatives include -Tennis Australia granting $1 million to assists communities repair and rebuild tennis facilities damd or lost in bushfires. Proceeds from a live st concert with Jessica Mauboy on Sunday 19 January will be donated as well. event is set to see more artists join cause.
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More than 1,000 tennis clubs across country will be encourd to support relief efforts as part of launch of Tennis Australia’s newest ult social play participation program, Open Court Sessions. An international campaign called viral Aces for Bushfire Relief to encour people to score and ace and thus donate to wildfire relief.
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(With inputs from ncies)
13:23 IST, January 6th 2020