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The Latest Breaking News from Resilience NSW

Pioneering SES head exits, admits sting of criticism

NSW SES commissioner Carlene York says copping criticism over the handling of the Northern Rivers floods has been the biggest challenge of her career.

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Rebuilding homes to be quicker after NSW disasters

Rebuilding country towns after natural disasters will be quicker under new rules being deployed for the first time in the NSW Northern Rivers.

AAP

Lismore flood victims still waiting for land buy backs

Nearly one year on from Lismore's deadly floods, victims are still waiting for a single home to be bought back through a $500 million government scheme.

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Fitzsimmons axed, new NSW agency formed

Beset by bureaucracy, Resilience NSW and its head Shane Fitzsimmons have been axed in favour of a new authority tasked with rebuilding after natural disasters.

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Former RFS commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons made redundant from Resilience NSW

The former NSW Rural Fire Service commissioner is axed by the government after heavy criticism of Resilience NSW's response to the flood emergency earlier this year.

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NSW government creates Reconstruction Authority for natural disaster management

The state's last disaster response authority, Resilience NSW, was scrapped after it was accused of being toothless. But some stakeholders are concerned its replacement could overstep the mark.

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NSW 'hero' learned of sacking in media

The fire chief who guided NSW through the Black Summer bushfire crisis says he learned via media reports he was getting sacked from a state disaster agency.

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Site for NSW flood victims approved as only their ‘feet would get wet’ in a future disaster

Parts of the Mullumbimby site were ‘too flood-prone’ for temporary housing but others could be raised, inquiry hears

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'Tinnie army' leads to NSW flood inquiry call to train community members as first responders. How will that work?

When floods swept the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales earlier this year, scores of people ignored official advice and rescued neighbours and friends from floodwaters using their boats, kayaks and jet skis, while risking their own lives. Now an independent inquiry has recommended communities in high-risk areas receive…

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Five key issues raised in 2022 NSW flood inquiry

A report into the catastrophic 2022 NSW floods uncovers leadership failures, a lack of preparedness and unreliable rain gauges. Here's what you need to know.

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NSW government to create a new reconstruction authority in response to flood report

New body will lead housing recovery, as recommended in a long-awaited report to be released Wednesday

The Guardian - AU

Emergency housing rollout across flood-hit NSW north coast a ‘dog’s breakfast’, critics say

Government defends measures against claims of slow progress, lack of consultation and a decision to put pods in a flood zone

The Guardian - AU

Flood-ravaged communities split amid backlash to temporary pod housing plan

Denise Lowe says opposition from North Coast residents to the installation of the pods in parks makes her feel "less essential than people being able to walk their dog".

ABC News

Indigenous families still homeless months after the floods, as leaders say First Nations people are being overlooked for rentals

After moving five times in five months, Teresa Anderson has had enough. And she says Aboriginal families are being overlooked.

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NSW disaster agency clearly failed: Labor

Labor is calling for Resilience NSW to be abolished after it failed in its mission to help victims during the disastrous floods earlier this year.

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Flood inquiry finds serious failures by agencies and calls for Resilience NSW to be scrapped

NSW upper house inquiry identifies problems with the SES and says grant processes were ‘confusing’

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Parliamentary flood report finds SES and Resilience NSW failed Lismore, northern NSW communities

A NSW parliamentary inquiry is damning in its assessment of the response to major flood events this year, listing a slew of failures by government agencies.

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Bushfire recovery groups blindsided by reports Resilience NSW might be axed

Community organisations in Cobargo say the agency, which has faced criticism, has done some good in protecting against fires

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Lismore Mayor frustrated over flood report delay as media leaks show $3b recovery expense

The Mayor of Lismore in northern NSW urges the state government to release a flood inquiry report after hearing unconfirmed leaks from the media and nothing from the government.

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NSW govt burying floods report, says Labor

Labor has hit out at the NSW government for failing to clarify plans for disaster management in the state after reports Resilience NSW will be dismantled.

ABC News

NSW government told to release flood inquiry report which recommends dismantling Resilience NSW

Shane Fitzsimmons says it's up to the government to make decisions about the findings of an independent report into the state's catastrophic floods, including the recommendation to dismantle the body he leads.

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Ex-NSW minister backs Resilience NSW boss

Ex-NSW minister Andrew Constance has slammed plans for Resilience NSW head Shane Fitzsimmons to lose his job and his agency wound down over the flood response.

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NSW government will move to dismantle Resilience NSW following independent flood inquiry

The NSW government is considering dismantling disaster agency Resilience NSW after a review into the state's flood crisis this year.

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NSW flood recovery co-ordinators appointed

Resilience NSW directors Dean Betts and Mel Gore have been appointed to manage the state's flood clean-up efforts, as 100 Victorian emergency workers fly in.

ABC News

Housing is the 'missing piece' in flood recovery, as thousands continue living in tents and mouldy homes

The Northern Rivers region was already facing a crippling rental shortage before record-breaking floods destroyed thousands of houses, and governments are scrambling to find solutions.

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