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The Cobargo Showground site is totally powered including
- Hot showers
- Hot meals (Chefs and cooks working hard)
- Mini Supermarket established with essentials;
Fruit, perishable foods, many groceries, toiletries, nappies, clothes and much more.
Tony,
Cobargo Bushfire Relief Centre
Cobargo's 'miracle'
Your letter Is it another miracle for our Prime Minister that the silent majority has spoken with what they think his policies are doing to them.
It's paradoxical that the PM won't participate in any knee-jerk responses but yet has announced a compensation system for some volunteers, under some circumstances. employed by some businesses in some states.
We should urge that he meets as soon as possible with the ex-fire chiefs and other agencies to be fair dinkum about how our people and environment should be cared for not only in the present crisis but in the years ahead.
Jeff de Jager, Coila Creek
Time to fix our politics
Your letter Prime Minister, I call on you to listen to your fire chiefs, scientists , engineers,experts in every field. Abandon your ideological policies that are not working and dividing our nation.
We need bipartisan long term plans to address the many problems facing us. Politics has become toxic, preventing vital reforms needed to transition to a low carbon, sustainable economy that provides for all.
We need leadership great wisdom and skill to rise above the squabble of current politics.
Robert Shorrock, Moruya
De facto counsellors
When I go for my morning walk around town I usually have a chat with some of the shop-keepers and they are telling me how emotionally drained they are by the end of the day. Not only trying to manage the logistics of restocking, but also hearing the stories of loss and destruction from their customers and trying to offer them a meaningful and kindly reply.
It seems these people are our de facto counsellors, and it is taking a toll on them.
So, I would like to say to all of you, "Thanks." Your efforts are noticed and greatly appreciated.
C. Leonard, Ulladulla
Praise for professionals
The work of the RFS volunteers in tackling the terrible fires we have faced is attracting praise and thanks. It is important, however, not to overlook the work of our professional emergency services.
On top of their normal workload they are now fully engaged in tackling all the traumas that accompany the fires that are ravaging the south coast of NSW.
Ambos, Police, Fire and Rescue and 000 staff are under great stress.
The ambos spend their days at the fire staging areas looking after firefighters as well as doing all the emergency work for locals. The police do all their normal work as well as searching for arsonists, doing knocking vulnerable residents and managing road traffic. Fire and Rescue staff now head into the bush to fight fires on top everything else they do.
Triple 0 staff take huge number of calls from people in stress or worried about fires as well as dealing with everything else.All the women and men who work for these emergency services are highly professional, hard working and dedicated. They face huge trauma and stress.