Queensland Premier Peter Beattie yesterday thanked corporate Australia for raising $18 million for the Cyclone Larry Appeal.
“Each has given to the Cyclone Larry Appeal to help people they don’t know, and I encourage people to continue to give so we can reach the fund’s $20 million target.
“While the hard work is underway in earnest to rebuild these communities, and much more needs to be done, the appeal is providing household grants to people in need,” he added.
Beattie said staff and customers of Ritchies IGA Victoria and New South Wales stores had raised $100,000 in cash for the appeal.
“I’m told up to 50,000 customers in the two states have been contributing money through the independent retail chain’s community chest charity fund.
“On behalf of all those Queenslanders who are rebuilding after the cyclone, I say thank you,” he said.
Handing over a big cheque to the fund today was Ritchies IGA chief executive Fred Harrison who travelled from Melbourne to Brisbane for the event.
Harrison said Ritchies customers had matched the $100,000 given by the Victorian Government in an amazing show of generosity.
“Combined with the donation from IGA stores we are the 10th biggest donor on the list,” he said.
As well, 1,300 IGA supermarkets across Australia and their wholesale supplier Metcash Limited raised $130,000 in food vouchers which were distributed through stores in the cyclone-affected and neighbouring areas.
Beattie publicly thanked both companies for their donations.
“While Cyclone Larry will go down in history as one of the worst natural events in Queensland, it will be remembered for bringing out the best in people,” he said.
Donations to the Cyclone Larry Appeal can be made through any Commonwealth Bank branch, the hotline on 1800 150 411 or online www.qld.gov.au.
MAJOR DONATIONS
Commonwealth Government | 1,100,000 |
Queensland Government | 1,100,000 |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 1,000,000 |
NAB ($634k on 6/4 + $493k in NAB 13/4(includes NAB Donation of $250K) | 1,127,329 |
Westpac ($500k now, $500k over 12 months) | 500,000 |
BHP Billiton (US250,000) | 350,000 |
NT Government | 250,000 |
Queensland and NSW Club Industry | 638,826 |
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | 200,000 |
UBS Global Asset Management | 200,000 |
Caltex Australia Petroleum Pty Ltd (+$20,000 in cash & fuel by resellers: Caltex Far North Qld (Cairns), Tropic Distributors (T’ville) & Crokers Fuel & Oil (Mackay)) | 150,000 |
IGA – $100k plus $130k food vouchers | 100,000 |
ANZ | 100,000 |
Macarthur Coal Limited | 100,000 |
Macquarie Bank (& match staff donations) | 100,000 |
ABC Tissue Products Pty Ltd | 100,000 |
Philip Morris Ltd | 100,000 |
Promina Group | 100,000 |
RACQ | 100,000 |
Rio Tinto/Comalco Aluminium | 100,000 |
TABCORP | 100,000 |
Victorian Government | 100,000 |
Visy Industries | 100,000 |
XStrata Queensland | 100,000 |
Zinifex Ltd | 80,000 |
Peabody Pacific | 75,000 |
Woolworths Ltd | 71,500 |
WHK Group Ltd | 70,080 |
Paradise Food Industries | 55,000 |
Ports Corporation of Queensland | 55,000 |
Stanwell Corporation | 55,000 |
Bank of Queensland | 50,000 |
BP | 50,000 |
Coles Myer | 50,000 |
Darwin City Council | 50,000 |
Gold Coast City Council | 50,000 |
Kagara Zinc Limited | 50,000 |
Lion Nathan Ltd | 50,000 |
LMG Charity | 50,000 |
NRMA Insurance Ltd | 50,000 |
Pharmacy Guild of Australia | 50,000 |
Queensland Newspapers | 50,000 |
Suncorp | 50,000 |
Sutherland Shire Council | 50,000 |
Townsville City Council | 50,000 |
P Wellington | 50,000 |
FOGS Ltd | 47,455 |
FOG’s Luncheon (former original greats – Suncorp Stad 3/4/06) | 19,350 |
Leagues Clubs (T’ville $32,254.55; Bris $9,752.10) | 42,007 |
Exxon Mobil | 40,000 |
Thiess Pty Ltd | 38,000 |
Reef Hotel Casino | 35,000 |
Queensland Chinese Forum | 34,513 |
Brisbane Lions, Broncos and Queensland Reds Charity Fund Raise | 30,660 |
Shangri-La, The Marina, Cairns | 30,000 |
Shangri-La International | 30,000 |
Terry White Chemist | 30,000 |
Alphapharm | 25,000 |
Caloundra City Council | 25,000 |
Corrs Chambers Westgarth | 25,000 |
Powerlink Queensland | 25,000 |
Woodside Energy | 25,000 |
Vodafone Foundation | 25,000 |
CSR LTD | 23,437 |
Sydney Saesoon Presbyterian Church | 22,780 |
Carter & Spencer Group | 20,000 |
Guild Insurance & Financial Services | 20,000 |
Logan City Recreational & Sporting Club Inc | 20,000 |
Noosa Shire Council | 20,000 |
Reece Pty Ltd | 20,000 |
Roche Mining | 20,000 |
Seven Network Ltd | 20,000 |
Shoalhaven City Council | 20,000 |
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