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NSW floods: Defence force on the ground for flood recovery


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The big wet was just setting in over NSW last month when Colonel Warwick Young received the call.
It was Marg Prendergast, executive director of disaster recovery at Resilience NSW. The one in 50-year flood event had only just begun its wrath.
Floodwaters in the Hawkesbury River pass under Hawkesbury River Bridge at Mooney Mooney.
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The army reservist of 30 years recalls: “Marg rang me and said, ‘We’re having a meeting. Can you be at it? Just so you are aware of what’s going on.’”
It was Sunday, March 21, one day before two powerful weather systems would collide over the east coast of NSW, causing widespread chaos, evacuations and the loss of a human life. ....

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What will Australia's fire and flood evacuations look like in the middle of a pandemic?


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While last December saw hundreds of Australians fleeing their homes from bushfire, last week saw evacuation orders for flooding issued along the northern New South Wales coast. 
Thousands of residents across several regions faced evacuation their homes, many who would usually seek accommodation in evacuation centres set up in large community spaces such as schools, clubs and town halls. 
But this year, emergency agencies have also had to contend with the dual crisis of the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced changes to how evacuation centres and other support services are able to operate.
In the NSW Tweed Shire, which saw evacuation warnings issued near Tumbulgum, the local council urged residents to treat seeking shelter in evacuation centres - which are open for the minimum time required - as a last resort. ....

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After last summer's bushfires, there are calls for a dedicated emergency hotline for people with disability


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Every summer, Ben Pettingill and his family and friends head to Mallacoota, a small town on Victoria s east coast. But last year’s visit turned into a nightmare when a huge bushfire hit on 31 December, causing the sky to turn an apocalyptic shade of red and triggering an outpouring of concern around the world.
In pitch-black darkness caused by bushfire smoke, Ben and his family headed out in a boat onto the lake. They remained there for hours, heads wrapped in towels to protect them from the smoke, putting out live embers blown about by gale-force winds. ....

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