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Danielle Bellero

Would you say that you are a busy person?
I thought I was until I met our next Woman of Douglas. My head was sent
into a tizzy after chatting with Danielle Bellero, who has a dialled-up character
full of energy that is geared towards helping others. She’s the KIND Charity
President, family business owner, mother, and a grandmother – oh and how
does she relax? By playing sport, phew. The second thing you notice that after
discovering her full and rewarding her life, is Danielle’s infectious laughter,
something that has the honest ability to connect with people.
Now, Danielle is the unicorn within this group of Women of Douglas, as she
is the only one that is a true local, born and bred in the Douglas Shire. Weird
right?
“I remember when I was younger water-skiing up the inlet and diving off Ben
Cropp’s shipwreck museum [Sugar Warf].
“No way in heck would you find me doing that nowadays,” said Danielle.
Married 33 years to a son of a Mossman cane farmer, Kevin, the two have spent
their young lives running their own business, Bellero’s Electrical Service, and
raising three children. At times this has been no easy feat, but ensuring time
well spent with family and supporting the community makes it all worthwhile.
Over her lifetime she has seen a lot of variations to the Douglas Shire and would
describe it as “everchanging, but still the place to be.” Even if that includes an
increase of those pesky crocodiles.
With the tropics running through her blood when it comes time to take a
vacation, Danielle and her family choose to go somewhere away from the heat.
Places where rugging up is a must while being active like skiing the Alps of
Japan, it takes all the stresses of life and just melts it away as you embark among
some of the most stunning sceneries in the world.
However, with all the amazing destinations in the world that she has visited,
Danielle says Port Douglas is one of the most special places to come home to.
“We love to travel but we love to come back, we have one of the most beautiful
beaches here,” she said.
Her brain is always ticking which is a sure-fire trait of someone born under the
sign of Leo, Danielle, the quintessential Leo is known for her ambition and
determination, which she demonstrates in spades in all facets of her life.
Leos, as with Danielle, have compassionate hearts and they tend to be extremely
kind and generous. If they notice someone in need, they will do whatever they
can to help. Like the lions they represent, they are fiercely protective of their
communities.
This shines so true through her passionate work with KIND (“Kids In Need
Donations”), a not-for-profit organisation founded in 2008 to raise funds for
any child in the Douglas Shire who suffers from a life-threatening or long-term
debilitating illness. Danielle considers herself fortunate enough to have been
with the organisation for 10 years, and president for nine.
“We pay for anything that the government doesn’t pay for, such as flights to major hospitals, medical
aids, and food vouchers whilst the child is having treatment away from their home,” said Danielle.
“Even though we live in a beautiful part of the world, when it comes to serious medical treatment of “Kids have so much
children, they all must go to the major cities. The costs of this can be financially crippling for families.”
KIND needs to raise at least $20,000 – 25,000 each year to continue to assist the families in the potential inside of them,
community so any donations to the charity are very much appreciated, with 100% of all the money
raised used to assist families. and we don’t necessarily
Danielle and the team have two major fund-raising efforts throughout the year, being their Melbourne
Cup Event and Cash for KIND raffle. know what the potential
“Kids have so much potential inside of them, and we don’t necessarily know what the potential is when
they’re born or even at 17. Giving them their best chance when they need it most while keeping families, is when they’re born or
well families, together, it might be the support enough to push them to recovery to fulfill their potential.”
Danielle and the KIND team believe this commitment to community and passion for helping children is even at 17.”
rooted in everyone with a heartbeat, and that is the reason she selfishly does what she does for families and
kids in need.
In her personal time, her heart is warmed spending time with her granddaughter, going on adventures
throughout the shire exploring places for the little one like the Flagstaff Hill headland walk. When she is
having an off day it’s the soulful simplicity of kindness, seeing a good deed, or hearing an uplifting news
story that turns her around.

Find more information, or donate to KIND
kind.org.au