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They\u2019ll say to you quite openly that this is the third time in 12 months, and they\u2019ll say it with a degree of despair. The people we\u2019ve spoken to say they\u2019ve had minor flooding in the past, but nothing like this before.\u201d<\/p>\n
The majority of the jobs he and his crew attended were to make properties safe and where possible stop water coming in by replacing roof tiles or
\nlaying sandbags.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo matter what we\u2019ve done, these people will have to go and do something afterwards. Some areas are still under water and once that water goes, people will have to deal with mould and the like.<\/p>\n
His third deployment to flood-hit NSW, Mr Heaysman said the latest mission was remarkable for the way agencies have coordinated with each other.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way NSW SES, Fire and rescue and the Victorian SES are responding together so quickly is impressive \u2013 this deployment seems to have taken a big step in getting things done quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
SIX local SES members were part of a taskforce of 17 recently deployed to support flood and storm affected communities in NSW. South West Region unit members from Winchelsea, Corio, Torquay and Geelong flew from Melbourne to Newcastle two weeks ago (July 6), before travelling to Gosford on the Central Coast to support and relieve […]<\/p>\n