Posts tagged "NSW floods"

The reality has hit that there’s no longer a coffee shop in the Lismore town centre, no pub, restaurant, hairdresser, clothing store, pharmacy or newsagent.

Unions NSW secretary Mark Morey said a fortnightly payment of $1500 should be resurrected and given to employers wherever an emergency declaration has been made.

The Queensland and NSW flood disaster is an opportunity to evaluate your risk profile and test disaster readiness plans, even if your business was not affected.

The psychological stresses of enduring a natural disaster are devastating. Even after the event itself, the stress continues throughout the recovery process and beyond.

Sally Flannery worked with a team of volunteers to digitally collate and share the status and whereabouts of people in need of help.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared a national emergency, announced a further two disaster payments for people in the worst flood-affected areas of NSW and apologised that “no amount of support is going to measure up”.

Volunteers and community members are doing an exceptional job in supporting relief efforts, but their fatigue is setting in fast, and calls for greater ADF support seem to be going unanswered.

"Mullumbimby is the kind of town you want to be part of when there’s a crisis," writes Fleur Brown in a first-hand account of the flood recovery in NSW.

Sympathetic Australians contributing money to the flood crisis have been warned to watch out for scammers setting up fake donation sites or posing as flood victims, as financial scam reports continue to rise.

Insurance companies and banks have been put on notice by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, as the deadly storm cell pummels the east coast, wreaking havoc on homes and businesses.

Businesses on the east coast should prepare now as a deadly 'rain bomb' heads their way. Here are 12 ways to do so.

Here's a list of government support available to small businesses in Queensland and New South Wales affected by the recent flooding.