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Hunter Valley · Floods & storms
10 stories in Hunter Valley's papers
Council has arranged with the EPA for storm damage vegetation to be taken to the tip for free. However, those who can't it is best to leave it neatly on the footpath and council will arrange for it to be picked up. Unfortunately council will need to hire contractors to do that. Given that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On Monday night, 20 April, many areas of the east coast of Australia were battered by the worst storm seen since the Pasha Bulker storm in 2007, as a result of the formation of an east coast low. In our area hundreds of houses were damaged, thousands were left without power and telecommunications were severely disrupted. One of the areas worst effected is the beach at…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Bundabah took a beating when the recent storm hit with winds up to 145km per hour. A huge tree came down on the corner of Pleasant View Parade and The Point, taking down all the power lines and blocking access to the street for two days…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Member for Paterson, Bob Baldwin, has welcomed today's announcement from the Coalition Government that further disaster assistance has been activated for people affected by storms and flooding in the Dungog, Port Stephens, Maitland and Great Lakes regions. People eligible for the Disaster Recovery Payment - those whose homes have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Approved sand supplies for renourishment had been depleted. In particular, sand that was expected to build up at Yacabba ended up being deposited offshore and could not be accessed. The main sand supply was at the end of Winda Woppa. No road access was in place for it to be transported to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Much has happened in the last week after the storm and various items elsewhere in the paper will no doubt cover various aspects. However I would like to highlight 3. 1. The visit of Brigadier Naumann last Monday was especially significant as he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) recently held its post storm community forum with 27 people attending from across the Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest, Bundabah, Pindimar and North Arm…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Regional disaster recovery coordinator Brigadier Darren Naumann was appointed to oversee the Hunter and Central Coast storm & flood recovery effort by Premier Mike Baird on 27 April 2015…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Kate Washington MP, Member for Port Stephens, has renewed calls for the State Government to open up Category C grant funding to primary producers in the electorate of Port Stephens. Kate said, "Primary producers have been contacting me about their dire need for immediate assistance. Many primary producers in Port Stephens have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MidCoast Water staff in Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest, Bulahdelah and Stroud have been congratulated and thanked by the authority's board for their dedication and work during the severe storms that hit the area in late April. The storms, which caused havoc along the coast, resulted in several frantic days of effort by MidCoast Water staff…
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