Ministerial media releases

Further funding to future-proof NSW fire trailsFire trails and access points are being strengthened to support firefighters on the frontline through more than $2 million in joint Commonwealth and New South Wales Government funding.Funding is being

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• 190121-Troy-Grant-and-Linda-Reynolds-med-rel-further-funding-to-future-proof-NSW-fire-trails.pdf (PDF, 368.3 KB)

Joint government funding boost to support NSW emergency volunteersVolunteers across New South Wales’first-response agencies will be better supported to continue their dedicated service through joint Commonwealth-State funding.The $723, 000 in

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• 190107-Troy-Grant-and-Linda-Reynolds-med-rel-funding-boost-to-support-NSW-emergency-volunteers.pdf (PDF, 370.7 KB)

School's our for RFS cadetsThe next generation of firefighters have taken the state by storm this year, with 56 groups completing the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) Secondary Schools Cadet Program.Minister for Emergency Services Troy Grant said this

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More than 13 tonnes of donations delivered to help feed farmers this festive seasonMore than 13 tonnes of donations have been delivered to Foodbank this week as the ‘Feed a Farmer’charity drive wraps up this festive season.Minister for Police

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Further firies deployed to QueenslandA multi-agency contingency of more than 200 firefighters and specialists from the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS), Fire &Rescue NSW, National Parks and Wildlife Service and ACT RFS have now been deployed to help

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• 181130-Troy-Grant-med-rel-further-firies-deployed-to-Queensland.pdf (PDF, 153.3 KB)

Emergency Services urge community to stay safe this summerThe state’s emergency services have joined forces to urge communities across the state to have a safe summer as the season kicks off tomorrow.Minister for Police and Emergency Services Troy

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100 volunteer firefighters deployed to QueenslandNSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) firefighters have been deployed to support firefighting efforts in Queensland as locals continue to battle blazes.Minister for Emergency Services Troy Grant said the 100

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• Troy-Grant-med-rel-100-volunteer-firefighters-deployed-to-Queensland.pdf (PDF, 149.9 KB)

NSW Rural Fire Service Headquarters unveiledThe state’s capability to respond to bush fires has received a major boost today with the official unveiling of the new state-of-the-art Rural Fire Service (RFS) headquarters, Minister for Emergency

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• 181121-Troy-Grant-media-release-NSW-Rural-Fire-Service-headquarters-unveiled.pdf (PDF, 155.1 KB)

Guardian Angel 'Gaia' to help fight fires as major funding fortifies fleetA multi-million dollar funding boost will strengthen the Large Air Tanker (LAT) program across NSW as the world’s first firefighting ‘737’aircraft known as

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• Troy-Grant-181116-med-rel-guardian-angel-Gaia-helps-fight-fires-as-major-funding-fortifies-fleet.pdf (PDF, 238.1 KB)

Stronger sentences for starting a bush fireStarting a bushfire this summer could land offenders in prison for more than two decades, with the NSW Government to introduce a significantly tougher maximum sentence for the crime.Premier Gladys

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• 181101-Gladys-Berejiklian,-Mark-Speakman-and-Troy-Grant-med-rel-Stronger-sentences-for-bushfire-arsonists.pdf (PDF, 258.4 KB)