Disaster Relief Australia (DRA) is a veteran-led disaster relief non-profit organisation. We unite the skills and experience of military veterans and other volunteers to help communities prepare for and recover from disasters. While disasters are our business, veterans are our passion.
DRA has steadily gained traction since its inaugural mission to Proserpine in 2017. We integrated veterans with emergency services specialists in a cyclone recovery effort and demonstrated a unique capability to help communities recover from disaster. Since then we have built an army of passionate volunteers that serve global communities before, during and after disasters.
DRA is proud to have been awarded the 2023 Australian Charity of the Year. The Award recognises DRA’s unique capability and capacity – through its Project Resilience initiative and Big Map exercises – to help communities prepare for future disaster events.