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Victims of the White Island volcano disaster that killed 17 Australians will receive $12.1 million in reparations

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When the eruption broke out, 24 Australians were among 47 tourists on New Zealand’s White Island.

DEATH:

Julie Richards, 47, and her daughter Jessica, 20, from Brisbane.

Julie Richards, 47, and her daughter Jessica, 20, (pictured) from Brisbane are among the dead

Martin Hollander and his wife Barbara

Martin Berend Hollander, 48, from Sydney.

His two sons Berend, 16, and Matthew, 13, who attended Knox Grammar in Sydney, both died in hospital after suffering serious injuries in the blast.

According to his Linkedin profile, Mr Hollander works at Transport for NSW as a freight initiatives manager.

He is also a director at a Singaporean investment management company, Wipunen Incrementum Capital.

The bodies of Mr. Hollander and Mrs. Hollander were later recovered from the island.

Martin Berend Hollander, 48, from Sydney, was formally identified on Monday.  His wife Barbara (left) has yet to be formally identified

Martin Berend Hollander, 48, from Sydney, was formally identified on Monday. His wife Barbara (left) has yet to be formally identified

Gavin Dallow, 53, and stepdaughter Zoe Hosking, 15, from Adelaide

Lisa Dallow's 15-year-old daughter Zoe (pictured) has been pronounced dead

Gavin Dallow, from Adelaide, has been pronounced dead

The Hosking/Dallow family had been on tour at the time of the outburst. Mother Lisa Dallow is one of the injured people in hospital. Her husband Gavin (right), 53, and 15-year-old daughter Zoe, from Adelaide, (left) were pronounced dead

Mr Dallow’s body was identified by police from five bodies recovered on the island. Zoe was later formally identified as the victim.

Karla Mathews, 32, and Richard Elzer, 32, from Coffs Harbour, NSW

Karla Mathews (left), 32, is dead, as is friend Richard Elzer (right), 32, from Coffs Harbor

Karla Mathews (left), 32, is dead, as is friend Richard Elzer (right), 32, from Coffs Harbor

The couple were identified as the tourists still on the island and therefore presumed dead by their families.

Jason Griffiths, 33, Coffs Harbour, NSW

Jason Griffiths, 33, from Coffs Harbor was taken to hospital in a critical condition but died from his injuries on Wednesday

Jason Griffiths, 33, from Coffs Harbor was taken to hospital in a critical condition but died from his injuries on Wednesday

Jason Griffiths, 33, from Coffs Harbour, NSW, died from his injuries after being taken to hospital in a critical condition.

He had been on a tour of the volcano with couple Karla Mathews, 32, and Richard Elzer, 32, who are now believed dead, friends said.

Matthew (year 8) and Berend Hollander (year 10) from Sydney

Matthew Hollander

Berend Hollander

Matthew (left, year eight) and Berend (right, year 10) Hollander were pronounced dead on Thursday morning

Knox Grammar schoolboys, brothers Matthew, 13, and Berend, 16, Hollander.

They died in two New Zealand hospitals after escaping the island with horrific burns.

Their father Martin and mother Barbara were confirmed dead.

Krystal Browitt, 21, from Melbourne, and her father Paulus

Krystal Browitt was on the cruise with family for her 21st birthday

Krystal Browitt was on the cruise with family for her 21st birthday

Ms. Browitt was on the Ovation of the Seas cruise with family for her 21st birthday.

Mr Browitt died in hospital on January 13.

Their mother Marie escaped death by staying on the cruise ship.

Anthony Langford, 51, and his wife Kristine Langford, 45, from Sydney

Anthony Langford, 51, (pictured with wife Kristine) was among those missing in the disaster.  He was confirmed dead by police on Sunday

Anthony Langford, 51, (pictured with wife Kristine) was among those missing in the disaster. He was confirmed dead by police on Sunday

Kristine Langford, 45, from Sydney, is also among the dead.

The couple’s 19-year-old son, Jesse, survived the volcanic eruption and is recovering in hospital with burns to 90 percent of his body.

Mr Langford worked for Sydney Water.

Winona Langford, 17, Sydney

Police said Winona Lanford (pictured center back between her parents Anthony and Kristine) was among the missing bodies still on White Island.  She is not thought to have survived

Police said Winona Lanford (pictured center back between her parents Anthony and Kristine) was among the missing bodies still on White Island. She is not thought to have survived

New Zealand police said one of the still missing bodies on White Island belonged to 17-year-old Winona Langford from Sydney.

It is confirmed that Winona’s mother and father are dead.

Her body is buried on the deadly volcanic island or lies in the sea.

THE WOUNDED:

Stephanie Browitt
Stephanie Browitt suffered burns to 70 percent of her body.

The 24-year-old from Melbourne had her fingers amputated and wears a full face mask to protect her healing skin.

Stephanie Browitt suffered burns to 70 percent of her body

Stephanie Browitt suffered burns to 70 percent of her body

Lisa Dallow, 49, from Adelaide

Lisa Dallow (right with her missing husband Gavin), 49, from Adelaide

Lisa Dallow (right with her missing husband Gavin), 49, from Adelaide

She was in a medically induced coma at Hamilton Hospital, with 57 percent of her body burned.

Jesse Langford, 19, Sydney

Found: Jesse Langford (pictured with Michelle Spring, believed to be his girlfriend) is the sole survivor of his family

Found: Jesse Langford (pictured with Michelle Spring, believed to be his girlfriend) is the sole survivor of his family

Jesse Langford was the sole survivor of his family of four who visited the island on an Ovation of the Seas cruise for his father’s birthday

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