The Latest Breaking News from Resilience NSW

NSW flood relief a 'cruel hoax', parliamentary inquiry hears as government agencies cop a grilling

Amid revelations that just a fraction of available relief funds have gone to victims of this year's flood emergencies, the head of the state's parliamentary inquiry loses patience with key organisations on the last day of public hearings.

ABC News · Jun 15, 2022

Disaster agencies defend flood response

The commissioners of Resilience NSW and the SES have used a parliamentary inquiry to push back on criticism of their flood response earlier in the year.

AAP · Jun 14, 2022

NSW parliamentary inquiry: Paid emergency crews should lead flood responses, not SES

A parliamentary inquiry is told control over major disaster responses should be handed to paid professionals, such as Fire and Rescue NSW, rather than the volunteer-driven State Emergency Service.

ABC News · Jun 14, 2022

Disaster agency chiefs defend response to ‘unpredicted’ NSW floods

Resilience NSW and SES point to inaccurate weather forecasts, defend flood planning

The Guardian - AU · Apr 6, 2022

NSW-Queensland weather updates: Lismore flood peak revised down, some residents allowed to return home but threat remains for others

The Bureau of Meteorology has revised down Lismore's expected flood peak with some residents now able to return to their homes as the weather system moves south.

ABC News · Mar 28, 2022

NSW government approves just 377 grants for flood-hit business, despite receiving 8,000 applications

Almost 660 applications have been rejected, while nearly 2,900 have yet to determined by Resilience NSW

The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2022