The Australia summer of 2019/2020 saw one of the most destructive bushfire seasons on record. Entire towns lost power and access to fresh water, people were stranded on beaches and evacuated via navy ships, while ash rained down on affected areas.
In the aftermath of the bushfires that devastated their hometown on the South Coast of New South Wales, Turia Pitt - who in 2011 survived exposure to, and burns to 60% of her body during, a bushfire in the remote Kimberley Region of Western Australia - and Grace McBride started @SpendWithThem, a social media campaign that supports and promotes small businesses in fire-impacted towns across Australia.
Listen in as Grace and Turia chat about how and why they started the initiative, the impact it has had on the small businesses they support, and what the future holds for @SpendWithThem.
