Thousands of homes, businesses and communities across the state have been impacted by the recent devastating natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic. The NSW Government is making planning rules easier for people so they can rebuild and work with councils Read more…
During bushfires and emergency events WIRES can be inundated with enquires from people wanting to assist wildlife. Many calls and emails are from people wanting to assist with the rescue of injured wildlife in a direct way. While these offers Read more…
You’ve been through a disaster — what next? After you’ve experienced a disaster, be it a fire, a terrorist attack, a cyclone or a flood there is so much to work through. What should you expect? How do you look Read more…
The Be You Bushfire Response Program recognises the mental health impacts of the Black Summer bushfires across Australia in 2019–2020, and the role of learning communities in supporting recovery from trauma. The Program has developed the following resources for all Read more…
The NSW Reconstruction Authority (RA) was established to proactively reduce the impact of future disasters across NSW and to help communities recover from them faster. Read more…
If you want to recover from disasters, Red Cross has a host of useful emergency management resources that can help, including: Coping with a major personal crisis Cleaning up after an emergency: dealing with wind and water damage Looking after Read more…
