At a mosque south-east of Perth, people pack blankets, nappies, and winter clothes into boxes.
After watching the news on the devastating earthquake which hit her home country, Funda Sevdim felt sad, hopeless, and spurred into action.
She and her husband organised a shipping container to fill with donations to send to Türkiye.
"Most of the Perth community is from the Gaziantep area — one of the highly hit areas," she said.
"Most people have lost loved ones or still waiting on news from loved ones. It's just been horrible."
At least 28,000 people have been confirmed dead, with the earthquake labelled Türkiye's greatest disaster.
Community supports one another
"So much of the Australian community has come to support us," Mrs Sevdim said.
"In a time of disaster, it's made us feel good."
Turkish Islamic Association of WA president Bekir Serin said there were over 10,000 Turkish people in the Perth metropolitan area.
"Things like baby formula and nappies are hard to get, in Türkiye," he said.
"So we're focusing on those items, to hopefully give the most benefit.
"It's just a small thing that we're doing, but from a local level, it is very rewarding."
Mr Serin said the first shipping container was filled so quickly, the organisation was looking to get another early this week.
Cagla Gungor, who has extended family in Türkiye, said her community was channelling their grief into fundraising.
"We've got all the aunties, uncles, all the youth — everyone's coming through," she said.
"People are in dire need of all basic supplies at the moment, as you can understand, their homes are under ruins, they don't have much, and it's minus-four degrees.
"I feel united, I feel proud to be a Turkish woman. I feel proud to be part of this community."
No easy way for donations to get to Syria
While aid has rushed into Turkey, the story has not been so simple for neighbouring Syria, which has been engulfed in a bloody civil war since 2011.
Talar Anjer-Koushian came to Australia as a refugee in 2016 as part of the Armenian diaspora from Syria.
While a lot of her family fled the war-torn country, Ms Anjer-Koushian still has family and friends back home.
She said it was hard to illustrate how difficult life in Syria already was before the earthquake.
"This was like the last nail in the coffin," she said.
"No electricity, no water, no gas, an economic crisis, and now it's winter in Aleppo.
"They weren't living – they were surviving. And now, not able to go home, not having shelter, sleeping in their cars, in community halls, churches, and mosques."
She hesitates when asked if her family back home is safe.
"Safe is a very relative word, safe for me is being in my house that I know is not damaged, and it's not going to collapse on my head anytime," she said.
Sanctions complicate donations
Syria has had sanctions placed on it for years, and in the north-west, where the earthquake hit, an assortment of rebel groups hold power.
Talar's community in Perth is small, so she has been liaising with Armenian-Syrian organisations in the eastern states about how best to provide support.
"When I heard the news, I wanted to organise a GoFundMe, as it's the easiest way to do it. But when I consulted a couple of friends, they told me it's not possible because of the sanctions," she said.
With the help of organisations in Sydney and Melbourne, Talar has organised a fundraising breakfast event for next month — cooking traditional Armenian-Syrian food alongside her family to raise money and awareness.
"It's important to take care of yourself and then see how you can shift that sadness into something that benefits you and the community," she said.
"There are less fortunate people that are going through really challenging difficult times."
