Horsley Park Rural Fire Service volunteers Geoffrey Keaton and Andrew O’Dwyer were two of the eight brave emergency services personnel added to the Emergency Services Volunteer Memorial at a ceremony at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair on Sunday.
This is one of our many stories from around the state in this week’s News Roundup.
Fire permits have been suspended by a bushfire at Telegraph Point and many regions have reported an official start to the bushfire season. Lithgow and Dungog receive recovery and resilience funding. These are some of the stories from this weeks News Roundup.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) released their interim report on the C130 crash last summer. Wildfire Today publish a very good overview.
We highlight three articles in the Reuters Graphics series which cover wildfires in the USA. Lots of great information and a superb presentation.
The NRL reported that Dale Finucane wished his trip home to Bega in February was “on a more positive note” but he’s been recognised for leading the Storm’s bushfire relief efforts in the area.
This is one of a number of stories from around the state in this weekes roundup.
Narooma RFS, Dalmeny-Kianga RFS, and Tilba RFS worked with two Narooma Fire & Rescue trucks to save the Mitre 10.
This is one of a number of news stories form around the state this week.
Get Ready week is upon us with many fire sheds opening to the public for some community engagement.
This is one of a number of stories in our News Roundup for the week.
A 71% decline in koala numbers in northern NSW is devastating news. On the brighter side though is the survival of the glow worms in the Wollomi NP.
These are a couple of the many stories from this weeks News Roundup.
A Black Summer fire photo wins the Australian Geographic Award, an all girl crew in Macksville is a first for that Brigade, there’s lots of HR burns going on around the place, and our Commissioner is good for a loan after his 11% pay rise.
The focus this week is the Bushfire Enquiry and the fact that all the recommendations have been accepted. A brilliant job by Mary O’Kane and Dave Owen.