Australia ready to help tsunami recovery

Australia is standing by to help Indonesia in its post-tsunami clean-up and recovery effort.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed with AAP on Christmas Day that Australia would help our neighbour if requested after the disaster that has killed 373 people.

There are still 128 people are missing, more than 1500 injured and at least 11,000 displaced from their homes.

Oxfam Australia on Tuesday said donations made to its International Crisis Fund would go toward helping people affected by the Sulawesi tsunami, including supporting the Indonesian government to provide clean water and hygiene facilities.

"Thousands of people are housed in makeshift camps, and they need aid urgently including clean drinking water, food and sanitary supplies. We also need to pay special attention to the safety needs of women and children," Dino Argianto, Oxfam's humanitarian operations lead in Yogyakarta, said in a statement.

"Two of our teams are already on the ground working with partners to assess the needs and get help where it's needed quickly."

Oxfam is providing clean water, building toilets, and distributing hygiene kits that include blankets and soap.

Red Cross Australia confirmed on Tuesday that its Indonesian counterpart had 300 staff and 800 volunteers on the ground.