Exhausted councils sign joint plea for urgent federal help to cover disaster clean-up costs
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Fire damaged road signs from the Currowan bushfire in the Shoalhaven.
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Mayors and councillors from disaster-affected regions of New South Wales and Queensland fear the cost of cleaning up after frequent natural disasters is not financially sustainable and are seeking urgent Federal Government help.
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A joint statement by 17 mayors and councillors from NSW and QLD calls for urgent Federal Government action to protect communities
Councillors say they are exhausted and clean-up costs from events such as bushfires and floods are crippling
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