Supporting Australia: We Are One

Like all Australians, our hearts are hurting for the people, communities, wildlife and bushlands affected by the devastating fires raging across our beautiful country. Our thoughts & deepest gratitude are with our amazing firefighters, volunteers and everyone contributing to the ongoing fight & the rebuild ahead.

The Scale of The Devastation

Here are just some of the devastating effects of the bushfires so far:

• 24 lives lost
• 12.35 million acres burned
• 500 million native animals killed
• 2,000 homes destroyed

Our Support

We would like to thank all our staff, customers, suppliers and the broader beauty community for your support. It’s amazing what we can do when we all come together.

Like the many others we have made a donation to The Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief & Recovery Fund for their support of evacuees, victims and communities affected by the fires and WIRES Wildlife Rescue to support their rescue and care of our native wildlife. We’ve also begun to build a long term, sustainable recovery support program for those affected which we will be sharing in the coming weeks.

We would also like to take this opportunity to raise awareness & encourage our customers all over the world to contribute in any way you can. Here are just some of the ways you can help support, get involved and donate.

The Australian Red Cross

The Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund is helping the bushfire devastation through coordinating and supporting people at evacuation centres and recovery hubs; psychological first aid to reduce trauma; emergency assistance and cash grants to those that have lost homes; longer-term recovery programs in disaster-affected communities and in many more ways. Find out more and donate here

WIRES Wildlife Rescue

With hundreds of millions of our native animals killed and displaced by the bushfires, WIRES are providing vital rescue and care for the Australian wildlife. WIRES mission is to actively rehabilitate and preserve Australian wildlife and inspire others to do the same. Find out more and donate here

The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army teams are providing meals to evacuees and frontline responders, and will continue to provide whatever support is needed as the situation develops. Find out more and donate here

St Vincent de Paul Society

Donating to the St Vinnies appeal will help them provide money for victims as well as food, clothing and essentials and long-haul support to recover. Find out more and donate here

Foodbank Australia

Providing much needed food and supplies to those affected by the bushfire crisis. For every $1 you donate, they are able to provide $6 worth of supplies to affected communities thanks to their partnership with the food and grocery sector. Find out more and donate here

World Wildlife Fund Australia

You can help WWF-Australia get emergency funds to care for our injured wildlife, and when the fires clear, help restore the forest homes our koalas and other animals have lost. Find out more and donate here

Port Macquarie Koala Hospital

Help the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital in its aim to provide 100 much needed drinking stations to the fire affected regions and in their efforts to help save and restore our much beloved koalas and wildlife across the affected bushland. Find out more and donate here

@spendwiththem

An Instagram account that features local businesses in fire-affected towns. So many of the towns affected by the fires often rely on tourism; this Instagram showcases these businesses so that once the devastation has ended they can rebuild through our support. Find out more here

State based Fire Services

Support those on the front line by donating directly to any of the below local state fire services.

• NSW Rural Fire Service: Find out more and donate here
• VIC Country Fire Authority: Find out more and donate here
• SA Country Fire Service: Find out more and donate here 
• Rural Fire Brigades Association Queensland: Find out more and donate here

Calling all Salon & Mobile Tanning Professionals

Running a fundraiser for bushfire relief? We would love to help! We are working with some of our amazing salon and mobile tanners, sponsoring their own bushfire relief fundraising efforts with product. If you are running a similar initiative, please get in touch with us by emailing kyah@marqgroup.com as we would love to help.

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We are one, but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come
We’ll share a dream and sing with one voice
“I am, you are, we are Australian”