IEU Organiser Berna Simpson met with teachers and support staff from communities impacted so heavily by the fires. The February meeting of the South East Sub Branch included reps from:
| Adelong | St Joseph's Primary | |
| Batemens Bay | St Bernard's Primary | |
| Braidwood | St Bede's Primary | |
| Bega | Sapphire Coast Anglican | |
| Broulee | St Peter's Anglican College Carroll College | |
| Crookwell | St Mary's Primary | |
| Goulburn | Trinity College St Peter and St Paul Primary | |
| Jindabyne | Snowy Mountains Grammar | |
| Moruya | St Mary's Primary | |
| Pambula | Lumen Christi College | |
| Tumut | McAuley Central School | |
| Young | Hennessy Catholic College | |
| St Mary's Primary | ||