Bidding will officially close in just over two hours. Shortly thereafter, we'll sort out the winners and notify you with a comment to your bid. You can get excited if you see this icon of Queensland rugby legend Wally Lewis in his flood preparedness gear:


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I just received an email about another group that has put up an emergency donation website.

The International Fund for Animal Welfare has a site for donations specifically for the wildlife affected by the Queensland disasters. Their appeal/donation site is hereThis is different than their general, international "donate now" link ( Read more... )

First let me say that not all overseas online transactions have problems - my mother donated no problems. And believe me, I would've heard about it.

Note: you will be charged a transaction fee for credit card donationsEven Livejournal's Vgifts must be purchased with a credit card, PayPal or WebMoney ( Read more... )

We've verified that all the charities listed here and on the sidebar take overseas donations.

And now for the details:

• The trickiest one is The Premier's Disaster Relief Fund, which has now raised $130,422,206. For International donations you must donate through a bank. Instructions are here.
  
  
• The Australian Red Cross now has a separate Victorian ( Read more... )

GetUp! -- a grassroots organisation that can be very annoying but often has good ideas and employs a couple of kid1's friends (see the bids spread across the pages) -- has started a project:

OzFloodHelp.org is trying to provide a safe and easy way to find or offer temporary
accommodation for Australians affected by floods.So if you have a bed or ( Read more... )

...from a place you in America have been/are being told has "some of the friendliest people on earth". So says Oprah. The rest of us are just wet & cranky.

Music around Australia for flood relief:

• Tonight: Dance Aid with Grant Smillie, Ruby Rose, Nervo Twins, The Stafford Brothers, Kaz James, Hook N Sling, The Potbellez, TV Rock, Zoe Badwi is ( Read more... )

The Red Cross, in partnership with the Victorian government, is launching the Red Cross Victorian Floods Appeal 2011. Funds raised will be used to support individuals, families and communities in areas affected by the 2011 Victorian floods. Donations can be made at their website here.

In other news, a Uniting Church volunteer in Queensland has ( Read more... )

Many thanks to werewolfsfan who noticed that at least one link was broken and that things had changed for some of the international donations.

The charity listings have therefore been up-dated with the secure pages they're using as of today. That goes for the sidebar as well.

Sorry for the confusion.

ETA More specific URLs and details for International donations have been added to this page ( Read more... )