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australia has been affected by an unprecedented bushfire season that killed at least 29 people, approximately 1 billion animals, and burned 18.6 million hectares.
while safety now is the priority, many people are not aware of how vast australia is.
as soon as the smoke clears and those communities try to recover, they will need as much support as they can get.
🦘 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐨 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝
the situation in kangaroo island is still ongoing, bushfires have killed two people and devastated around a third of the island, including a large part of flinders chase national park.
this is a very bad news as the island has been described as australia’s galápagos thanks to its reputation as a 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐬.
in response to the fires, people have been canceling bookings as far ahead as april and asking for refunds, which is putting a huge strain on the island.
pierre gregor, chairman of kangaroo island tourism, food, wine and beverage association, said kangaroo island has the highest dependence on tourism of any region in south australia and 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬.
“currently, there is a lot of hurt, both economic and psychological. but the fact remains that 70% of the island in terms of its tourism offerings is still there. the dynamic has changed, but you still have farm gates and cellar doors that are available, and around 250 kilometers of coastline.”
gregor says most businesses on the island are “mum and dad” microbusinesses that only employ one or two people and rely on bookings in the peak period from november to april.
you can support some of the organisations active on kangaroo island:
and several gofundme campaigns.
find the list of the links on our story highlights and on our website.
■ would you travel to australia despite the bushfires?