The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources’ Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program is still open and the deadline has been extended to now close 5 pm 6 October 2021.
When we think of bushfires, the issues of long-term drought and climate change spring to mind.
Australia’s Black Summer was like no other, with the bushfires that raged across the nation leaving many of us overwhelmed and in disbelief at the devastation they caused.
In the months before covid-19, the Wollongong air was thick with smoke as our South Coast communities were burning.
Free counselling is available this week in the Nowra area and Batemans Bay for anyone affected by the bushfires, or just wanting support, provided by LifeWorks, UOW’s Employee Assistance Provider.