Australian icon Kylie Minogue took to Instagram on Monday to bring attention to the bushfire crisis. Having been left heartbroken at the devastation caused to her homeland, Kylie, along with popstar sister Dannii Minogue and the rest of the family, has donated $500,000 to regional firefighting services in some of the worst-hit areas such as New South Wales, where a staggering 4.9 million hectares of land has been destroyed. These crucial emergency services are comprised almost entirely of volunteers who are working around the clock to keep the immense fires contained. In her caption, Kylie encourages people to donate any amount, “big or small, from near or far” to support these vital services.

You can donate to the local firefighting efforts in New South Wales here. 

Celeste Barber, a fellow Australian and an actor, writer and comedian, started a fundraising page on Facebook. So far she has raised more than $45,000,000 for the fire services operating in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. Having only set up the page last Friday, Barber has used her following on Twitter and Instagram to pull in donations, and within just 48 hours had raised $20,000,000.

Calling the fires “terrifying”, Barber has used her platform to contribute in a massive way to the relief effort, and has taken to Twitter to call on other big stars to do the same.

You can contribute to Celeste Barber’s fundraiser here. 

Ashleigh Barty, the world’s number one women’s tennis player, has announced that she will donate any prize money she wins at the ongoing Brisbane International tournament to the Australian Red Cross. The humanitarian organisation is providing one-on-one support to thousands of victims and offering practical advice on how to cope and what to do next, as well as arranging emergency accommodation and helping to locate missing people. They have also set up an emergency grant, so that those who have lost their homes in the fires can apply for up to $5,000.

Other big names in tennis such as Maria Sharapova and Petra Kyrgios have also pledged money to the cause.

You can donate to the Australian Red Cross here. 

Chris Hemsworth is another celeb who has given a lot to the cause. Announcing on Instagram that he and his family are contributing a million dollars, he urged people to donate to help those suffering face the “challenging times ahead”. As well as links to support fire services, he included fundraising pages for humanitarian organisations, wildlife charities and funds to support those who have been directly affected. 

You can donate to Chris Hemsworth’s chosen charities here.

Pop icon and self-love guru Lizzo took a break from her tour in Australia at the weekend to volunteer at a foodbank. Lizzo helped pack hampers for families in Victoria who have been isolated by the fires, providing food and water to those whose access has been cut off. The organisation Foodbank Victoria has been overwhelmed by generosity in recent days, as a queue of donators over 1km long formed outside the warehouse on Sunday.

You can donate to Foodbank Victoria here.

Ellen DeGeneres is one of the biggest names in pop culture, and has rallied her massive 81.7 million followers to the cause by creating a fundraiser and reposting an emotive Instagram from climate activist Greta Thunberg about the bushfires. On Tuesday she set up a GoFundMe with a goal of $5,000,000, and has already raised well over $370,000. Donations will be split between the Australian Red Cross and the wildlife charity WIRES. WIRES is the country’s largest wildlife organisation, and works to rescue injured and orphaned animals. The charity’s 2,500 volunteers have been working tirelessly in the face of this crisis, but with millions of hectares of land still burning their work is far from over.

You can donate to Ellen’s GoFundMe here.

Serena Williams won her first title in three years at the weekend - and pledged to donate 100% of her winnings to the Australian bushfire relief fund. Speaking after her match against Jessica Pegula at the Auckland Classic, Serena talked of how hard she had found watching coverage of the fires. When announcing her donation to the cause, she said that from  the beginning of the tournament she knew she’d use the $43,000 prize money to aid the relief effort if she won. She will also be signing and auctioning off the dresses she wore for each match in aid of the cause. 

You can donate to the Australian Red Cross here.