Covid, bushfires contribute to council’s $9m black hole
Shoalhaven bushfire victims and home builders have saved more than $1.4 million in development application and contribution fees but it has cost the council, leaving a gaping deficit.
Bush Fire Support
‘It’s very humbling’: Local hero first to get top job
Lawrence RFS captain Scott Campbell said he always wanted to be part of an organisation that was there for members, especially when things get tough.
Second chance fund for Black Summer recovery
Rural communities still struggling to get back on their feet after the Black Summer fires will be able ask Canberra for money directly — and will get an extra six months to apply.
Australian koalas after the bushfires
While the road to recovery for the remaining singed survivors is a long one, it’s not without thanks to a tireless network of rescuers who have ensured the care of our nation’s threatened species.
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‘Don’t send anybody’: Conditions before fatal RFS crash revealed
A text message has revealed the danger of the conditions three hero American firefighters faced before crashing their plane, killing all on board, during the Black Summer bushfires: ‘Don’t send anybody and we’re not going back’.
Former GG helps bushfire victim get back on the road
Mal Rixon narrowly survived the bushfires of last summer, but his bus was not as lucky. That is where a charity headed by Sir Peter Cosgrove stepped in to help.
Clean up complete on bushfire ravaged Cobargo main street
More than six months after inferno ripped through historic Cobargo, the rebuild can finally begin for businesses on the town’s strip as clean up on the main street is completed.
Boy cheats death defending family from flames
Brave Ivan Kovalevskiy is finding his feet again after cheating death six months ago. The 12-year-old was crushed by a falling tree while fighting fires on his family’s south coast property. READ HIS AMAZING STORY
Bushfire victims treated unequally: recovery chief
The national bushfire recovery chief says bushfire victims have been treated differently, depending on which side of ‘artificial lines’ set by state and local governments they live on.
300 species pushed ‘towards extinction’ by bushfires
The Black Summer bushfires didn’t just impact human lives and homes — the massive fires were an “ecological disaster” that has pushed hundreds of unique, threatened species closer to extinction, the Royal Commission has heard.
Bushfire smoke cost $2b, Constance slams Red Cross
The true toll of smoke which choked Australia during the Black Summer of bushfires, has been laid bare while NSW Senior Minister Andrew Constance has again lashed the Red Cross for its handling of donations.
Homeless still fighting for funds after bushfire disaster
The residents of Malua Bay, crammed onto the beach with apocalyptic flames chasing them to the water, became symbols of the black summer. But their nightmare continues almost six months on with a tight-fisted and painfully bureaucratic recovery effort leaving them “begging for money”.
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