SUSAN TEMPLEMAN AND FIONA PHILLIPS IMPACT OF THE BUSHFIRES TRANSCRIPT

February 04, 2020

We are both really pleased the Prime Minister has agreed to Anthony Albanese request to allow us to talk about the impact of the bushfires have had on our communities and the tragic loss of life, the loss of property and the way it’s changed everybody’s lives over this summer. There’s many different aspects to it and I’ll ask Fiona just to say a few words about what her community has experienced in these last few months.

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SMALL BUSINESSES IN BLUE MOUNTAINS URGENTLY NEED NATIONAL DISASTER RELIEF

January 30, 2020

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HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR BACKYARD

January 24, 2020

How often do we ignore the wonders in our own backyard? As I write this, parts of the Hawkesbury and close neighbours in the Blue Mountains are moving from a bushfire emergency to recovery. A recovery that won’t take days or weeks or even months, but in many instances, years.

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SMAL BUSINESS BUSHFIRE RECOVERY ASSISTANCE

January 20, 2020

Federal Member for Macquarie, Susan Templeman, says she’s concerned the announcement by the Prime Minister about assistance for small businesses will do little to support the bulk of affected Blue Mountains businesses.

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ABC NEWS RADIO INTERVIEW SATURDAY 4 JANUARY 2020

January 04, 2020

Ms Templeman rebuilt her home after it was destroyed by fire in 2013 and is the afternoon monitoring conditions with temperatures forecast to reach 46 degrees. She says she’s angry that the Prime Minister has taken so long to realise that extra resources were needed.

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Prime Minister - What's the plan for Bushfire Volunteers?

December 19, 2019

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