‘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.
Bush Fire Support
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.
Black Summer: ‘The trauma remains, we don’t just move on’
From the grief of losing loved ones to rebuilding homes and starting lives over, the pain of the Black Summer bushfires is very real on the south coast of NSW. Five families share their stories.
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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”.
‘Not a lawmaker’: Barber concedes over $51m ruling
Comedian Celeste Barber has hailed NSW firefighters as “rockstars like no others”, while looking on the bright side following a Supreme Court decision on how $51 million she raised for bushfire relief can be spent.
Bushfire victim denied Red Cross grant for not having utility bill
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
Help available for forgotten bushfire victims
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.
Bushfire clean-up still ‘months’ from completion
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.
Mates under fire: The NSW south coast ‘temporal saints’
What happens when more than 1000 people are left to their own devices to fight for their lives in an inferno? In this podcast you will find out, and you will meet the best of Australians.
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