Rescue Teams Evacuate Sydneysiders on Boats Amid Intense Flooding

Teams from the New South Wales State Emergency Service (NSW SES) were hard at work on Thursday, February 26, and Friday, ...

‘Lives at risk’: former emergency service leaders blast government over development ‘lunacy’ in Sydney’s west

Former Fire and Rescue NSW commissioner Greg Mullins has blasted the state government’s record on natural disaster protections, saying the decision to develop in the flood-prone Hawkesbury-Nepean ...
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New NSW property levy for emergency services gets cold hose from councils

Mookhey wants every landowner to chip in for emergency services, but councils refuse to play tax collector. The levy fight ...

Mayor welcomes ‘long overdue’ overhaul of NSW’s ‘unfair’ emergency services levy

The Mayor of Forbes Shire Council has welcomed a major step toward reforming the way New South Wales funds its frontline ...