THE NAMBUCCA Valley Red Cross Emergency Services Team has completed more than 600 volunteer hours at evacuation and recovery centres since May’s extreme weather event.
Volunteers have offered support to the community at centres in Nambucca Heads, Macksville, Bowraville, Kempsey, Port Macquarie and Gladstone.
“We have also assisted with a Recovery Assistance Point (RAP) at Bowraville as well as outreach in conjunction with the NSW Reconstruction Authority and Service NSW personnel to impacted areas such as Kings Point and other parts of Macksville, providing residents with information and support,” said Helen Mower, Deputy Team Leader at Nambucca Valley Red Cross Emergency Services.
“The outreach contact proved to be successful, with residents coming into the Recovery Centre – some able to receive assistance they did not know was available.”
The Director of the Australian Red Cross NSW and Nationwide Programs Operations, Jacob Walsh, thanked the volunteers for their “support in recovery operations, continued commitment in helping, listening and advocating for the affected communities”.
Each team member received a personal letter of thanks, with these awarded at a team meeting on Saturday 2 August.
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