Firefighters honoured for work during Black Summer
More than 50 Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) firefighters from across the Central Coast have been awarded the National Emergency Medal for their heroic efforts during the 2019-20 Black Summer…
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RFS members honoured for Black Summer bushfire efforts
Narara Rural Fire Brigade member and Deputy Commissioner Peter McKechnie was awarded the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) National Emergency Medal on July 19 for his efforts in coordinating the…
Mangrove Mountain gets share of Coast’s Black Summer grants program
Mangrove Mountain Flora Reserve has been allocated more funding from the National Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program than any other Central Coast entity.
Still recovering
Two years after the Black Summer bushfires threatened the Central Coast, two local volunteer emergency service organisation supporting remote, regional and rural communities, are sharing over $400,000 in grants for…
More full-time firies needed to avoid another Black Summer
In the wake of major bushfires which threatened the Central Coast and devastated other parts of the state late last year and early this year, the Public Service Association (PSA)…