Thank goodness we have no one in Victoria! But I was really touched by the desire of the Manx Genealogy Board members to help. I have just gone on to the Red Cross site as I heard they were taking donations. You can Google "Red Cross Victorian Bush Fires Appeal" - and arrive eventually at the Domestic Appeals which actually lists the Bush Fire Appeal or enter www.redcross.org.au/vic/services_emergencyservices-victorian-bushfires-appeal-2009.htm
Thank you all so much for thinking of our unfortunate fellow Aussies in Victoria.