BUSHFIRE MESSAGE BOOK

The Prime Minister would like to encourage people of all faiths to mark the National Day of Mourning in their services across this weekend.

The Prime Ministerd invites them to contribute to the Bushfire Message Book. The Bushfire Message Book will be made up of thousands of pages from around Australia.

We encourage members of our community make copies for signing. It is hoped that as many people as possible have the opportunity to sign the Message Book.

Here are the instructions for the Bushfire Message Book:

·        Print on white A4 size paper in landscape format

·        Please don’t alter the template, punch holes, add stamps etc

·        There are no restrictions on what people can write (a poem, a signature or a paragraph, for example)

·        Pages should be stored safely to ensure the integrity of people’s reflections

·        The pages should be sent by post to:

Ms Madeleine Allison Protocol and Special Events Branch Department of Premier and Cabinet 1 Treasury Place MELBOURNE VIC 3002

Thank you for your cooperation.

ABOVE: Bushfire Message Book Template : Should be printed to fit to size on white A4 paper.

Messages can also be emailed to radio@rhemafmlive.com.au with the subject BUSFIRE MESSAGE in teh subject line and can be included in our collection for submitting to teh book.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA

Bushfire Message Book.
In recent days our nation has begun to come to terms with the worst natural disaster in Australian history. We have witnessed scenes of unspeakable sadness and loss. Thousands of Australians have lost family, friends, neighbours, homes and everything they own.

At the same time, we have witnessed something else that is extraordinary. We have learnt of remarkable acts of heroism, courage and self-sacrifice as men and women risked their lives to save people they had never met. And we have seen an extraordinary outpouring of compassion as the whole nation has reached out to the fire victims. In communities across Australia, people have opened their wallets, come together in prayer and poured out their hearts as the whole nation has stopped to ask simply, what can I do to help?

As an expression of sympathy and support, I invite you to add your name to the pages of the Bushfire Message Book. For those whose lives have been forever changed by this tragedy, this will stand as a lasting record of the nation’s support and sympathy, and our resolve to help them rebuild their lives and their communities.

(Please advise where people can sign the pages that will be bound into this Bushfire Message Book.)

Kevin Rudd
Prime Minister

INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY: Jillian Harding Ceremonial and Hospitality Officer Ceremonial and Hospitality Branch Phone: 02 6271 5411 Fax: 02 6271 5796 Mobile: 0400 233 315

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