A woman who lost her home in the bushfires was initially knocked back from Red Cross funding because she couldn’t provide a utility bill, the Royal Commission has heard. It comes as experts told the Commission climate change is leading to hotter and drier droughts. LIVE UPDATES
People hit hard by the NSW summer bushfires will be offered financial help under a new plan to target those who have not yet claimed support. The $8.5m program involves help from local councils, Service NSW, Resilience NSW and charities.
Millions of dollars have announced to rebuild bushfire-ravaged towns but Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the debris clean up program had been “very difficult” for the states to roll out, with work still ‘months’ from completion.
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Two mates stayed behind to help RFS volunteers defend the hillside town of Wyndham for 16 hours at the weekend by strapping a 1000-litre tank and mechanical pump to the back of their ute and helping to save dozens of homes from bushfires.
The horror bushfire season, which claimed 25 lives and destroyed properties across NSW, has prompted a call for authorities to make it easier for residents to install fireproof bunkers in a bid to protect them from the unpredictable blazes.
The NSW Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Services (WIRES) has received more than $60 million from around the world, but The Daily Telegraph can reveal only $6.5 million has been allocated to help treat thousands injured in the bushfires.
Prince William and his wife Kate are planning a trip to Australia to visit bushfire-ravaged communities and just need an invitation from Prime Minister Scott Morrison to make it official.
NSW’s horror bushfire season isn’t over yet but the RFS has delivered some welcome news off the back of torrential rain which has helped authorities get the upper hand on every blaze left burning in the state.
The Daily Telegraph’s comprehensive bushfire coverage has driven a 14.6 per cent jump in readers online as more people turned to news they can trust in a crisis.
Backpackers will be offered visa extensions to travel to Australia to help rebuild communities ravaged by the bushfires.
An organisation helping in bushfire recovery efforts wants the government to provide free transport to people on the dole who could come in to help ravaged areas recover.
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