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25.01.2022 A hearty bravo to Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons on being named the 2021 NSW Australian of the Year for his leadership through the past season’s bushfires. In accepting the award from the Australian of the Year Awards Council and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, Commissioner Fitzsimmons said he was empowered daily by the tens of thousands of men and women who dedicate themselves to responding to disasters and assisting people in need. #ausoftheyear

25.01.2022 Summer is almost here. Our beach patrol season starts on Saturday. When you see your friendly red and yellow-clad lifesavers, remember many clubs played a vital role in keeping evacuees safe during last summer's bushfires. This video gives us some insight into the strength of community spirit and resilience. ... #resiliencensw #NSWFIRES #getreadynsw #blacksummer #bushfires Surf Life Saving NSW Far South Coast Rural Fire Service Surf Life Saving Far South Coast Bermagui Surf Life Saving Club Broulee Surfers Surf Lifesaving Club Pambula Surf Life Saving Club Batemans Bay SLSC

25.01.2022 An important reminder of how flooding can affect your home and the need for you to be prepared if you're at risk.

25.01.2022 Small businesses impacted by the summer #bushfires have more time to apply for funding from the NSW Government to help their recovery. Applications for the $10,000 Small Business Bushfire Support Grant are open until 15 December. To apply for this grant, phone Service NSW on 13 77 88 or visit the website http://ow.ly/495p50BhHMq

24.01.2022 It's inspiring to hear these brave children talk about experiencing a disaster and their suggestions on how to prepare ahead . Congratulations ACYP NSW Advocate for Children and Young People on giving our young people a voice and compiling this valuable report .

24.01.2022 Meet Ruth Myers, a local bushfire recovery worker in the Blue Mountains. Ruth is one of a number of Recovery Support Service staff around the state that we are proud to support. Getting your family or your business back on its feet after the bushfires takes time. Having a confidential chat with someone who understands what you're going through can help a lot. If you live in the areas of the Blue Mountains City Council, Hawkesbury City Council, Lithgow City Council or Mid-Wes...tern Regional Council then consider calling Ruth and her team on 0417 298 832 or email [email protected]. Ruth can visit you wherever and whenever suits you and have a chat about how you’re feeling and getting you whatever support you need to keep moving through your recovery journey. To find other Recovery Support Service teams across the state, download and share our fact sheet, here http://ow.ly/MO8950C8Ej8

24.01.2022 In emergencies #CouncilsDo play a vital role. Across NSW there are 19 Get Ready councils, each one an important source of information and advice on how to prepare for disaster. Watch our Facebook stories this week and learn whether your council is a Get Ready council.... #getreadyNSW #LGWeek2020

24.01.2022 We turn to our community when there's a crisis and draw strength from those closest to us, but even with the bushfire, COVID-19 and flooding emergencies of the past year we're not taking action to be better prepared. Take a look at new research from Australian Red Cross on disaster preparedness and ask yourself, is your community ready? http://ow.ly/WVLW50BdbjP #getready #emergencies #prepared

22.01.2022 Congratulations to Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons for his NSW Australian of the Year Awards nomination and to all 2021 nominees. Through significant upheaval over the past year they've shown extraordinary leadership, humility and grace. Commissioner Fitzsimmons nomination reads: "Working long hours, he informed and calmed the public in daily press conferences, liaised with government leaders and provided comfort to colleagues and family members of firefighters who lost their lives in service to others." The NSW Australian of the Year will be announced on 9 November at 6pm via www.australianoftheyear.org.au

22.01.2022 Great news for primary producers - the $75,000 Special Disaster Grant and other $10,000 and $50,000 grants scheduled to close today are now available until 15 December 2020. For more information, including advice on eligibility requirements, talk to NSW Rural Assistance Authority: 1800 678 593 or https://www.raa.nsw.gov.au/

21.01.2022 Two weeks to go Applications for the Bushfire Community Recovery and Resilience Fund close on 11 December. Submit your application online at www.emergency.nsw.gov.au

21.01.2022 Take a look at the family sized 'pods' being rolled out as part the bushfire recovery. Larger than the original Minderoo Foundation pods, these can sleep up to six. Today, the NSW Government matched $1.5m from The Salvation Army Australia to double the number of pods that will help people stay on their properties while they rebuild and recover. #nswbushfires #recovery #resilience

21.01.2022 Small businesses or not-for-profit organisations that have suffered direct damage to premises or equipment through the summer #bushfires have more time to apply for funding from the NSW Government to help their recovery. Applications for the $50,000 Bushfire Recovery Grant are open until 15 December. To apply for this grant, even if you received an initial funding amount from the NSW Rural Assistance Authority's Disaster Recovery Grant, phone Service NSW on 13 77 88 or visit the website http://ow.ly/djTY50Bmw3g to understand what you are eligible for.

20.01.2022 It’s been a challenging year for business across our state. Disasters disrupt business and small businesses across the state have this year borne the brunt of drought, bushfires, storms, flood and a pandemic. Resilience NSW Executive Director Marg Prendergast will join business commentator David Koch for Business NSW's Small Biz TV webcast on Thursday at 10am to share the incredible innovation, resilience and influence businesses have across communities to lead recovery and ...kick-start local economies. Register for the free Small Biz TV webcast at https://bit.ly/35WPdjN Find out more about NSW Small Business Month at https://bit.ly/3mHGKqz #NSWSmallBiz20 #SmallBiz

20.01.2022 RESILIENT COMMUNITIES "It's a community that has always been very strong, and I think one of the things that glues the community together is the Bobin hall where we all come to socialise and gather." - Bobin community hall president Peter Schouten YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE ... Whether it's a local hall, sports field, park or shady spot along your local river, if you've got an idea to gather people in a local place and help your community rebound after last summer's bushfires, seek inspiration from these communities and apply to the Bushfire Community Recovery and Resilience Fund before noon next Monday. (You can check out our tips on how to apply online at www.emergency.nsw.gov.au or email [email protected] for advice.)

19.01.2022 In the wake of devasting bushfires and the global COVID-19 pandemic, we know this is the one of the toughest years many small businesses have faced. NSW Small Business Month is back this October bringing hundreds of COVID Safe activities to help reboot, upskill and connect small businesses across NSW. Whether you’re a micro business or a large enterprise, there are plenty of benefits to becoming a collaboration partner and it’s free to take part. Find out more https://www.businessmonth.nsw.gov.au/ #NSWSmallBiz20 Business NSW

19.01.2022 An important part of our work is to be prepared for any scenario. Today we took part in Exercise Piggyback, led by our colleagues at the NSW Department of Primary Industries. We collaborated with agencies across the sector for a drill to manage a potential outbreak of African Swine Fever. While there is no risk to human health, it would have an enormous impact on industry, people and communities. For more information visit: fal.cn/3bLGV

19.01.2022 It’s a full-time job getting back on your feet, says Sue from Verona. Sue and husband Gordon had just bought their property before the fires of New Year's Eve. They got out with only their cats, returning later to find their house, shed and possessions were gone. At the Cobargo Relief Centre they were assigned a bushfire customer care specialist who: Liaised with Laing O’Rouke to organise a property clean-up Organised the refund of council rates ... Assisted them in applying for an Australian Red Cross emergency assistance grant and second Red Cross grant to help them rebuild Sue and Gordon said they've been grateful for the assistance. Find out if the support Sue and Gordon received could be relevant to you. Phone Service NSW on 13 77 88

19.01.2022 Have you chosen your favourite from this year’s excellent pics? Browse the gallery below and hit ‘like’ to vote, voting closes in one week.

18.01.2022 Local NSW Rural Fire Service brigades will host their annual Get Ready Weekend this weekend, in person and online, to support early planning and preparation in the lead-up to bushfire season. To take part, check out the locations and times of your local #GetReady event via your nearest RFS brigade's Facebook page. You can also visit www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/getready for more information. #GetReadyNSW

18.01.2022 Our friends at ABC Emergency have excellent advice for preparing for the heatwave conditions forecast for the state today and tomorrow. Here’s steps you can take to prepare. 1. Know your risk 2. Plan now for what you will do 3. Get your home ready ... 4. Be aware and use the Bureau of Meteorology app and NSW Rural Fire Service 'Fires Near Me' app for information on heat forecasts and local fire risks 5. Look out for each other See more

16.01.2022 Did you attend a Get Ready Weekend event hosted by our colleagues at the NSW Rural Fire Service last weekend? Tag your local brigade in the comments and tell us the one thing you'd encourage your community to do ahead of the coming fire season. A shout out to all the brigades that hosted a COVID-safe event last weekend, have been completing hazard reduction burns and preparing their local brigades and communities, just like Tinonee Rural Fire Brigade, photographed by Scott Calvin, of the Wingham Chronicle.

16.01.2022 Rick Anderson is back living on his farm near Mudgee while he and his wife, Bev rebuild after the bushfires. We visited them to catch up and see their temporary accommodation pod supplied by the NSW Government and Minderoo Foundation. Thanks to Mid-Western Regional Council for their support, and thanks to Rick and Bev for having us!

16.01.2022 Heartfelt advice from our Executive Director Marg Prendergast as NSW comes together to respond to COVID-19 during the ongoing bushfire recovery. #COVID19 #crisismanagement #collaboration #empathy #communication

14.01.2022 The community spirit of South Arm in the Nambucca Valley council area was strong last Saturday when one year on from the Kian Rd Bushfire locals gathered at their hall to reunite and add their stories and messages of hope to a time capsule. The time capsule will be opened five years after the fires at a party in 2024. If you have a message of encouragement to add to the capsule please send to [email protected]

13.01.2022 APPLY NOW! Funding is available under the Bushfire Community Recovery and Resilience Fund to promote community well-being, connectedness, social recovery and future disaster resilience in bushfire-affected areas. To learn more visit www.emergency.nsw.gov.au ... Funding for eligible community groups closes at noon on 10 November. #bushfirerecovery #disasterresilience

13.01.2022 It's a year this week since fires changed the lives of people living at Drake, in northern NSW. If you are living in a bushfire-affected community and need help, you can reach out to a Recovery Support Service. For those living at Drake, and around Tenterfield your rural recovery support worker is Jodie, on 0429 995 189 or [email protected]

12.01.2022 Critters from the NSW Northern Rivers are being looked after in this bushfire recovery wildlife habitat program.

12.01.2022 Thanks to the 100+ people who joined our Get Ready Webinar this morning, filmed in the studios of the International Convention Centre Sydney - ICC Sydney. Anne Crestani, of Gateway Family Services, and Peter Randall, of NSW Rural Fire Service, showed us how it's done - both have won awards for their community-led disaster preparedness programs. You can too! The Get Ready Community Awards entries close on July 5. To learn more, or APPLY, visit www.emergency.nsw.gov.au/getre...adyaward #getreadynsw #resilienceNSW

12.01.2022 Elisabeth and Tom lived on their bush block in Dargan, near Lithgow, for 40-odd years, but lost almost everything to the Gospers Mountain bushfire three days before Christmas. We visited them in June to check out their recovery progress. It was with great sadness we later learned of Tom’s passing. Elisabeth is now rebuilding their new home alone, and with her permission, we share their story. For assistance rebuilding after last summer’s bushfires, phone Service NSW on 13 77 88 or visit https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/

11.01.2022 How good is it to see yet another story of support for a bushfire-affected community? Thanks to NSW Government partner GIVIT for making sure this donation of 32 power generators got to Mogo Village this week. Bay Post / Moruya Examiner

10.01.2022 The first total fire ban of the season is in place across our northeast today. For residents in the local council areas of Ballina Shire Council, Byron Shire Council, Kyogle Council, Lismore City Council, Tweed Shire Council, Richmond Valley Council and Clarence Valley Council know your risk, be aware and follow the advice of the NSW Rural Fire Service.

10.01.2022 When Jewish seniors had difficulty accessing fresh food a community group in Sydney's eastern suburbs rallied to their aid. Overnight a food distribution hub was set up in the events space at COA Sydney. The community’s response to COVID-19 has been so successful that the program has been adopted by local councils. COA stands for ‘connections, opportunities and activities’. #GetReadyAwards #DisasterRecovery #Preparedness

10.01.2022 We've seen the extraordinary resilience and adaptation of businesses since the bushfires of this past Black Summer, and again through the challenges of COVID-19. Learn more about bushfire recovery in NSW at www.resilience.nsw.gov.au/recovery.html

09.01.2022 An important reminder to urban residents to know your flood risk, especially if you’re new to your area.

08.01.2022 EXTENDED DEADLINE If you need more time to apply for the Bushfire Community Recovery and Resilience Fund, you've got it, as well as more time to start and finish your project. The last call for applications has been extended to midday on 11 December and you'll have an extra year to finish your project up to 20 June 2023.... To start your application visit www.emergency.nsw.gov.au

07.01.2022 If the Bushfire Danger Period is starting early where you live, it's not too late to get ready. 1. Know your risk 2. Plan now 3. Get your home ready... 4. Be aware and follow NSW Rural Fire Service for updates 5. Look out for each other #GetReadyNSW

06.01.2022 Wise words from Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons and a reminder that it's ok to reach out for help. #resilience #recovery

06.01.2022 Here are just a handful of the friendly faces from your bushfire Recovery Support Services. Dave, Henry, Lindy, Michele, Rob and Ruth are local people who know and understand the local issues. They're ready to walk alongside you and help meet the challenges and issues that emerge as you get back on your feet. With their help you will have your own personalised recovery support worker to help you navigate and access services and disaster assistance packages. To find them, a...nd the Recovery Support Service that's best for you, click to open a document you can download and save for when you're ready. https://www.emergency.nsw.gov.au//ResNSW%20Recovery%20Supp #bushfirerecovery Bega Valley Shire Council Community Links Wellbeing Kempsey Shire Council NSW Department of Primary Industries

05.01.2022 Do you know someone who lost a home or small business in the bushfires? Let them know the six-month council rates relief due to end today has been extended until the end of this year. For help phone Service NSW on 13 77 88

04.01.2022 We are proud to have funded important training, recognising people living with autism and disability react differently to emergency situations. Next Step Community Services are training front line emergency service workers across NSW to identify and support people with autism during disasters. ABC News showcases this valuable work.... NSW SES NSW Rural Fire Service Fire and Rescue NSW NSW Ambulance Australian Red Cross #getreadynsw #autismawareness #resilience

04.01.2022 It took 850 people from Transport for NSW, local councils, emergency services, contractors and local businesses to fix 880kms of our state’s road network after the bushfires. There’s more work to be done in our communities, but we know how much it means for people to know the network of roads is open. #resilience #recovery

04.01.2022 Aussie summers are iconic, but they can also be tragic. Commissioners and leaders from across the emergency services sector came together today to remind NSW it's time to Get Ready. 1. Know your risk ... 2. Plan now for what you will do 3. Get your home ready 4. Be aware and know where to find emergency information 5. Look out for each other www.emergency.nsw.gov.au/getready #getreadynsw #getreadyforsummer #getready

03.01.2022 You probably noticed we had a wetter winter, the wettest since 2016. It's a pattern we know will continue through spring and is very different to the past two bushfire seasons. Take a look at the latest seasonal bushfire outlook released by the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC this week. http://ow.ly/kQE150BhzGh

03.01.2022 EXTENDED APPLICATION PERIOD The Bushfire Community Recovery and Resilience Fund closes on 16 November. Eligible projects can include things like: Regional events to aid social recovery and improve community connections... Initiatives for improved identity of place, cultural heritage or environmental restoration Community education programs to prepare for future disasters Bringing communities together to share knowledge and new ideas For more information and to apply visit www.emergency.nsw.gov.au

02.01.2022 10 DAYS TO APPLY During trying times we’ve seen locals come together, collaborate and contribute to the creation of a more resilient community. The NSW Get Ready Community Award recognises this important work. Lodge an application at www.emergency.nsw.gov.au/getreadyaward by July 5.... #GetReadyNSW #resilience

02.01.2022 Last year's 'unprecedented' fire season taught us a lot. Out of tragedy have emerged stories of community-led recovery that 'epitomise resilience', says Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons on stage today with the NSW Rural Fire Service and ABC Sydney. https://www.facebook.com/abcinsydney/videos/322555685638774

02.01.2022 From the archives - residents and volunteers armed with green branches battle a bushfire in the 1920s. We don’t know the full story behind this image which captures the community spirit of the time so well. The image is part of the Hood Collection from The State Library of New South Wales. Born in 1872, photographer Sam Hood did work for newspapers during the time he was running a photography business on Pitt St, Sydney. Years after Sam’s death in 1953 his family sold thousands of his photos to the State Library.

02.01.2022 This morning Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons presented members of our staff with their NSW Premier’s Bushfire Emergency Citation in recognition of the role they played helping people through the past summer’s bushfire season. The citations were given to about 65,000 people around the state who contributed to the emergency response. For the work of colleagues across NSW Government, across local communities and from among our community partners, we say thank you.

01.01.2022 We introduced you to Running Stream couple Bev and Rick Anderson back in July and showed you around the temporary home they’ve made in a pod following bushfires last season. In the past week they took delivery of a second generator one of 400 we’ve helped distribute to bushfire-affected households thanks to GIVIT and the National Bushfire Recovery Agency. Knowing Rick and Bev, we’re pretty sure they’ll put this power to very good use. A shout out to our Recovery Support Service colleagues at Step by Step - Disaster Recovery Support Service for sharing this piece of good news.

01.01.2022 Last week our commissioner, Shane Fitzsimmons, attended local briefings on recent bushfires, floods and COVID. Shane was impressed by extraordinary commitment, challenges and ongoing achievements. Thanks to Lithgow City Council, Blue Mountains City Council, Mid-Western Regional Council, Hawkesbury City Council and Bilpin Fruit Bowl.