Bushfireseasonwasitsworstonrecord, Andthat's whypeopleinsideandoutsideofAustraliaarekeeping a closeeyeonFraserIsland, a stripoflandoffthecountry's eastcoastthat's about 75 mileslongand 15 mileswide.
A governmentstimuluspackagesignedearlierthisyearsetasidehundredsofmillionsofdollarstohelpfoodbanksgetgroceriestopeopleinneed, andsomeofthosebanksarefindingwaystohelpthosewhoproduceourfoodaswell.
MontereyBayFisheriesTrustisleveraging a $50,000 grantfromEastCoastnonprofitcatchtogethertopayfishermentodotheirjobandthengivetheseafoodtoemergencyfoodreliefprogramsliketheFoodBankforMontereyCountyandParoValleyloavesandfishes.