Tomasi Rokoqica, secretary at the Wagga Fellowship, has been living in North Wagga for a year and considers it a second home.

He said it was heartbreaking to witness the destruction in his home country.

"Most of the men who are here [in Wagga] are from the areas that were affected," Mr Rokoqica said.

"The result of it was really devastating. We want to help, especially the children who are going back to school soon and the schools were badly affected."

Cyclone Yasa made landfall on the northern island of Vanua Levu in the week before Christmas, bringing torrential rain and gusts up to 345km/h to the archipelago, which had been ravaged by Tropical Cyclone Harold in April.

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On January 16, the Palm and Pawn are hosting a day to celebrate Fijian Culture and help gather supplies to send across.

"We want to gather as many school supplies as we can to help the children," said licensee Ossie Sutton.

"Securitel has donated $500 and so has the Palm and Pawn and we are going to buy a lot of those education essentials. Anything that people can donate helps."

Mr Rokoqica said he was grateful to the close-knit community in North Wagga.

"We are hoping to fill a container with school supplies to send back to Fiji," he said.

Mr Sutton said North Wagga residents continue to demonstrate the true meaning of community by supporting anyone who needed help.