 An estimated 500 million was donated by the public at large, international organisations, public figures and celebrities for victim relief and wildlife recovery.Convoys of donated food, clothing and livestock feed were sent to affected areas.Starting from September 2019, fires heavily impacted various regions of the state of New South Wales, such as the North Coast, Mid North Coast, the Hunter Region, the Hawkesbury and the Wollondilly in Sydney's far west, the Blue Mountains, Illawarra and the South Coast, Riverina and Snowy Mountains with more than 100 fires burnt across the state.