Local government bushfire recovery network

The local government bushfire recovery support group was created in January 2020 to support recovery efforts during the severe fire season. The group includes Resilient Sydney, City of Sydney, Blacktown City Council and other supporting councils, Local Government NSW and the Office of Local Government.

The collaboration facilitated support from local governments across NSW for the first time during a major natural disaster. The group matched requests for support from affected councils with offers from unaffected ones. By June 2020, 106 requests and 556 offers had been made. The group now involves government agencies and departments and is ready to mobilise in future shock events.