DEVASTATED: The small township of Dunalley was hardest hit by the bushfires earlier this month. The first of the Red Cross Tasmanian Bushfire Appeal money will be handed out the fire victims from tomorrow. Picture: TOBY ZERN
THE first of the Red Cross Tasmanian Bushfire Appeal money will be handed out to fire victims this week.
Payments of $3000 an adult and $1000 a child -- with a maximum of $10,000 a household -- will land in bank accounts from tomorrow.
About $5 million has been donated to the Red Cross appeal, which was established earlier this month following a series of devastating bushfires across the state.
The first round of the money -- $450,000 -- is being allocated to Tasmanians who lost their principal residence to fire, rather than a holiday home. The Tasmanian Bushfire Appeal Distribution Committee has identified 120 eligible people from a register of 230 applicants.
Chairwoman Pat Leary yesterday said the committee had acted quickly toe deliver the money.
"Last Thursday and Friday a group of people phoned everyone on that register to see if they were eligible for the first round of funding," she said.
"Within two days of having a register of names of people severely affected by the bushfires, the money was made available."
Ms Leary said the $5 million so far donated to the bushfire appeal was "incredible and extraordinary for a small place like Tasmania".
Local councils would help advise on how best to distribute the remaining money to individuals, families and communities, she said.
The money is in addition to the $7.3 million in federal and state assistance handed out so far, which included cash payments of $1000 for eligible adults and $400 a child.
Meanwhile, more than three weeks after bushfires devastated Tasmania's southeast, only three properties have undergone official clean-ups.
Figures from the State Government's Bushfire Recovery Unit show clean-ups were completed by Hazell Bros on three properties last week.
It's a slow start given that more than 200 homes were destroyed or badly damaged.
But clean-ups cannot go ahead until homeowners and their insurance companies give consent.
Many residents are still waiting for final insurance assessments, while others are still sifting through the remains of their homes before giving consent for sites to be cleared.
So far, 285 residents have applied for the government-funded clean-up service, but at the end of last week only 20 consent forms had been provided to Hazell Bros.
For details about clean-ups or Red Cross payments call 1800 567 567 or visit bushfirerecovery.tas.gov.au
-- with PHILIP HEYWARD
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