Member for Lismore
Janelle Saffin MP has thanked NSW Premier Chris Minns and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for moving quickly to ensure timely disaster declarations and early assistance across 18 NSW LGAs.
As evacuation orders are lifted across the Northern Rivers and Mid North Coast, evacuation centres are closing down. The focus switches to recovery.
NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Disaster Recovery and Lismore MP Janelle Saffin hosted Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in her electorate today. Here is a transcript of his press conference.
NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Disaster Recovery and Lismore MP Janelle Saffin has welcomed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of a Disaster Recovery Allowance for eligible workers and sole traders across 17 NSW LGAs.
NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Disaster Recovery Janelle Saffin has welcomed the appointment of Police Superintendent Scott Tanner APM as Recovery Coordinator in the wake of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Disaster Recovery welcomes that Tenterfield Shire LGA has been disaster declared as the full impacts of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred become clearer. She has been lobbying for this outcome for several days.
A $15-million Community Recovery Support Fund has been activated for 15 Northern NSW councils and their communities being impacted by Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
The Minns Labor Government has publicly thanked SES volunteers, emergency workers and residents for again stepping up to protect their communities on the North Coast.
The Minns Labor Government is encouraging local councils to support supermarkets and other essential retailers working under exceptional circumstances with Cyclone Alfred bearing down on Northern NSW.
Supporting businesses to thrive across eight LGAs and controlling pests and weeds are topics for Janelle Saffin MP’s monthly column for March 2025.
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