And that's just through online fundraising website GoFundMe from nearly 50 separate fundraisers and 4000 donations totaling $493,000.

But money isn't just rolling in online, volunteers are lending a hand on the ground with the latest efforts focused on "helping people regain some dignity".

A Melbourne plumber has turned the fire-ravaged community near Corryong into "the best camping ground you have ever seen" with makeshift showers, and running water hooked up.

"It all started with me and a few mates sitting in a pub in Melbourne watching the fires unfold on TV," Dwayne Heath told The Border Mail.

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"We just wanted to help so I got a few tradie mates together and we went and met with people, shook some hands and asked how we could help.

"I now have a rotating roster of more than 30 tradies hooking up temporary water supplies for people and giving them a hot shower.

"At first they were a bit hesitant to accept help from us city blokes but now we are met with tears and hugs.

"Most of the equipment has been donated and we have been overwhelmed by the support - but we always need more hands."

Mr Heath, who has been making the trip up from Melbourne regularly, said his family had been really supportive.

"My wife and three kids are really behind me in this, it has been really tough physically and mentally seeing all the devastation." he said.

"But what we get out of it is the joy we see on people's faces when they see that running water.

"It is all about giving people a bit of dignity back."

Mr Heath's Tradies Bushfire Assistance - Corryong area GoFundMe page has raised more than $6000 and has become a forum where stories of people they have helped can be shared.

"We always need more tradies," he said.

"Any local trades who want to get on board can contact me through the fundraising page and we can work something out."

Meanwhile another large donation was announced in Corryong yesterday when the Jewish community of Victoria donated $1 million to St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria.

The donation is aimed at getting bushfire-affected children back to school.

The announcement was made at Corryong's Sacred Heart Catholic School by businessman David Smorgon and Vinnie's Rosanne Hill.