26 September 2023

Fitzsimmons to lead Resilience agency

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A new Agency to drive world-leading disaster preparedness and recovery for NSW has been announced by the Premier, Gladys Berejiklian.

The Agency, Resilience NSW is to be headed by former NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner, Shane Fitzsimmons.

Ms Berejiklian said the new Agency would lead the State’s prevention, preparedness and recovery effort and oversee emergency management policy, service delivery and all aspects of disaster recovery.

“The NSW community has shown extraordinary resilience in the face of many disasters – bushfires, drought, flood and now the COVID-19 pandemic,” Ms Berejiklian said.

“We know the next six months will be very difficult but we must already turn our mind to recovery,” she said.

“Through Resilience NSW we will re-double our efforts to prevent, prepare and recover from crises which impact NSW.”

Commissioner Fitzsimmons said he was honoured to have the opportunity to continue to serve the people of NSW in the new role and to work alongside the leadership of the State’s combat Agencies.

“Resilience NSW will lead the whole of Government prevention, preparedness and recovery effort,” Mr Fitzsimmons said.

“It will oversee and coordinate emergency management policy, service delivery and all aspects of disaster recovery at a state, national and international level,” he said.

“There was never a more important time to make sure that communities devastated by drought, bushfires and now COVID-19 are getting the help they need to rebuild and recovery.”

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