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Australian Islamic Centre pitches in to aid bushfire victims and firefighters
Volunteers from a group in Victoria raise money and cook hot meals for bushfire victims and firefighters in Johnsonville
![Janice Rodrigues](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Farc-authors%2Fthenational%2F1e80f047-6d8b-4b24-8de9-576f7c9effb8.png?smart=true&auth=8d80e708ea65b51a9fc1bb69f7e542e5b29cea806f0ac845961a73f0946eedc2&width=70&height=70)
Janice Rodrigues
January 10, 2020
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