Today, The Age newspaper reported, Black Saturday bodies identified. The article goes on to say that “each of the 173 people who died during the Black Saturday bushfires has now been identified, after a painstaking forensic effort, and soon all remains will have been returned to families.”
Meanwhile, the Vietnam Swans National Treasurer, Danny Armstrong, has confirmed that an additional AUD180.66 was deposited into the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football Netball League’s account on 29 April 2009. This brings the total amount of money raised by the Bali Geckos and Vietnam Swans following the Bushfire Match on 28 March 2009 to AUD4,517.23 (USD3, 299 at today’s exchange rate).