Trafford Freemasons combine funds with the rest of the West Lancashire Province to give $150,000 for victims of Australian bush fires.
People who have lost everything in the catastrophic Australian bushfires will be among those to benefit from a grant of AUS$150,000 (£79,000) from West Lancashire Freemasons to the Disaster Relief Funds set up by Freemasons in Australia.
The grant from the English and Welsh Freemasons’ charity will see AUS$50,000 given to the Australian Freemasons’ Disaster Relief Funds in each of the three states most affected by the blaze: New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
Freemasons from across Trafford have contributed to the grant that comes through the Masonic Charitable Foundation, which is funded by Freemasons, their families and friends, from across England and Wales.
Tony Harrison from West Lancashire Freemasons said: “These terrible fires are an ongoing disaster for thousands of Australians. I’m very pleased that West Lancashire Freemasons are working together with Freemasons in Australia to raise funds to help the victims of the blazes, many of whom have lost everything.”
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