Newcastle developer Jeff McCloy offers up to $1 million to help people of tsunami-hit Tonga

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February 22 2022 - 5:00am
WATER WONDER: Not-for-profit organisation founder, Sione Finefeuiaki, says Jeff McCloy's donation will make a huge difference in Tonga. Picture: Marina Neil
WATER WONDER: Not-for-profit organisation founder, Sione Finefeuiaki, says Jeff McCloy's donation will make a huge difference in Tonga. Picture: Marina Neil

What began as a conversation at a graffiti clean-up site in Hunter Street between Jeff McCloy and retired NRL player Sione Finefeuiaki on Sunday had, within hours, turned into the former Newcastle lord mayor offering a donation of up to $1 million to help the people of Tonga recover from the recent earthquake and tsunami.

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Scott Bevan is a senior writer for The Newcastle Herald. He has also worked in radio and television and is the author of six books.

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