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or participated in by BCER and our helpful volunteers.



2026 Bushfire Relief Efforts
We’d like to thank our incredible community for once again showing up and donating what was most needed during the current bushfire crisis. In a 2 day callout, we gathered a massive amount of goods for Out of the Woods who were helping companion animals affected by the fires but our main focus was on injured wildlife in partnership with Bushfire Wildlife Rescue & Support Thank you to those who delivered much needed food aid to the Seikh Volunteers Australia. And those who d
Feb 6


2025 4th Quarter Review
What a whirlwind! We had a dramatic increase in aid requests and an even larger increase in single requests via social workers or directly in the lead up to Christmas. Lack of space was a huge limiting factor that saw us moving items several times to accommodate these requests. We also ramped up our volunteer sessions. The Avalon Centre received more aid for the homeless & Emerge for Women & Children & Olive’s Place received new clothes & toiletries for women, a male and chi
Jan 12


2025 Toy Drive to 1500 Children In Need
Thank you doesn’t seem enough to convey our appreciation for the incredible community support for this year’s toy drive for over 1,500 children in need, under the care of 9 not for profit support organisations.
Dec 17, 2025


2025 3rd Quarter Review
Another busy 3 months with volunteer sessions every 2 weeks & van loads of aid going out most weeks. Our massive winter clothing drive for the homeless seeing our community donations increase phenomenally. Van loads went out approx every 2 weeks! Clothing went to the Avalon Centre & VACCA . We also produced 216 backpacks for the homeless with the help of the team at Southern Melbourne Integrated Cancer Services . A lovely member of our community answered our urgent callout f
Oct 13, 2025


2025 2nd Quarter Review: April - June
Another incredibly busy quarter saw us delivering bulk aid regularly, with our amazing volunteers gathering fortnightly to sort, pack, and distribute support where it was needed most.
Aug 2, 2025
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