On January 13, when the Packers were in Melbourne celebrating their daughter Anjolie’s 10th birthday, their home was broken into and trashed during a wild party advertised on Facebook.

Today the family move into a new home, partly furnished by the generosity of strangers.

“I want to say thanks to everybody who has supported us,” Simon Packer said.

“I was gob-smacked by the response, it’s amazing.”

Wodonga student Julie McLeish saw last week’s story and organised an appeal via Facebook.

Donations including beds, mattresses, linen, toys and clothes flooded in.

“Community wise it’s been great, I was disappointed in businesses though,” Ms McLeish said.

“I’ve always been against big business for this reason, they’re always thinking of profits and not the community they do business in.”

Marissa Packer said the community’s support had turned one of the worst experiences in her life into a positive.

“I didn’t think there were people like that who really cared,” she said.

“We’ve got the majority of what we need, and as I said to Julie whatever we’ve doubled up on we’re going to be giving to the Pieper family in Wodonga.”

The Pieper family lost their home in a fire on Tuesday.

“Now we just really want to say thanks, especially to my mum and dad, Julie and Bob, for letting us stay and Julie (McLeish) for organising everything,” Mr Packer said.

He is particularly keen to hear from anyone with information about two Stihl chainsaws and a Yamaha speedboat motor taken during the party.

Police have interviewed several people in relation to the break-in and vandalism but are yet to charge anyone.