Dayboro Bakery is helping to raise vital funds for Nepal following the collapse of glacier, which resulted in devastating flash flooding along the China-Nepal border. It’s estimated more than 1000 people have died while nearly 4000 are still missing following the natural disaster on August 26.

The Queensland bakery co-owner Amanda McDonald said the decision to start raising funds was a simple one.

“The bakery has been employing Nepalese workers since 2024. We currently have four Nepalese baking staff on our team. They are wonderful members of our staff base and we wanted to make sure they felt supported during the aftermath of the horrendous flooding in Nepal on August 26,” she said.

“The Dayboro community, and indeed the wider community in Brisbane, have been extremely generous in donating to our humble appeal. Our local community is heartbroken for the families in Nepal and the devastating loss of life and property they have experienced, and having a significant Nepalese presence in our workforce makes the tragedy feel much closer to us.”

On August  29, Amanda and her team placed a donation bucket on the Dayboro Bakery counter, and in just a few days have already reached $1585. Amanda said she and her husband, Steve, would add a further $1000 to the total, but they were hoping to reach $3000 in total.

“It is a drop in the ocean compared to the amounts the Nepalese need, however, the people who have donated can feel good that they are providing essentials, including water, shelter, and hygiene items like soap and toothpaste to people who literally have nothing left to their names,” she said.

“One of our milk suppliers, Lactalis, have donated six crates of milk to sell, and all the proceeds will go to the fund.”

All funds raised will be donated to the Red Cross in Nepal. Amanda said they had chosen this organisation partly because of it’s longstanding presence in Nepal, and that they were in the position to mobilise resources in the best possible way.

“I have extended the time for funds to be donated in the shop as so many people have conveyed that they want to donate something. I will now donate the fund early next week (from September 7),” Amanda said.

Amanda is now calling on others in the industry to also lend a hand, however they can.

“I feel that if you employ people from other nations, then it is your responsibility to make sure they feel supported and included,” she said.

“When a disaster like this affects someone’s homeland, then it is imperative that we check on mental wellbeing and the wellbeing of any immediate family still residing in the original country.