Just when they needed it most support is arriving from all directions for flood-hit communities on the New South Wales mid north coast. People they've never met have turned up out of the blue. And for those who've lost everything, small acts of kindness go a long way.
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00:00Donations are pouring in at this community centre in flood-affected Wingham.
00:07It's quite funny, it's like putting it out to the universe.
00:10I turn around and say, you know, we really need this.
00:13I'm not even putting it out there on social media.
00:15I need it, and then within five to ten minutes of coming back in,
00:18someone's got it.
00:19Like, here it is.
00:20It's just manifested, here it is.
00:22Can someone get chai, kettle on a toaster?
00:25As donated goods make their way to flood victims,
00:28help is also on hand from visitors,
00:31some of whom have travelled from interstate.
00:34We're sleeping here in the church hall,
00:36so we know that we've got facilities,
00:37we've brought food with us, and why not?
00:39If we can't be here in the hard times,
00:41why should we be here in the good times?
00:43The Sikh community is pitching in to help.
00:46Anywhere there is a disaster, like bushfire, flood, storm,
00:51anything like that, we try to support the community
00:54with the freshly cooked vegetarian meals.
00:56Support has been pouring in from across the country,
01:00but residents still have a mammoth task ahead of them,
01:04and sometimes it's the smallest gestures of kindness
01:07that had the biggest impact.
01:09Nicole Whiten runs a laundromat in South West Rocks.
01:13She closed her shop for the day
01:15so she could do the washing for families affected by the floods.
01:19I've done probably 50 loads of washing, then drying, then folding.
01:25These people have lost so much,
01:27so it's very humbling just to be able to help in this tiny way
01:30that we think is tiny, but to other people it's massive.
01:33A simple act of generosity in a time of need.
01:37This is a really nice thing,
01:39man doing pretty much,
01:41we use it for lots of years.
01:43You can see the light on the day.
01:46But there is that so many things come in.
01:48Let's see,
01:49we get a good day.
01:50What do we have?
01:51This is a prayer for us.
01:52Let's see.
01:53We'll see you next time.
01:54We'll see you next time.