 In November, James Packer pledged 1 million to support the NSWRFS.As the impact of the bushfire season spread, the Crown Resorts Foundation and the Packer family Foundation pledged a further 4 million to volunteer fire services in NSW, Victoria and Western Australia – all states in which Crown has resorts.The Murdoch family donated A$5 million; the Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation, A$1.5 million; and donations of A$1 million each were received from the Pratt Foundation, John and Pauline Gandel, Mike Cannon-Brookes, Scott Farquhar, and the Haines and the Perich families.