Ministerial media releases

The NSW Government has provided $4 million and launched a new Bushfire Risk Management Research Hub, Minister for the Environment Gabrielle Upton and Minister for Emergency Services Troy Grant announced today.

The NSW Government and the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) are reminding the public to remain vigilant to the threat of fire, with more than 11,000 bush and grass fires recorded across the state so far this bush fire season.

• 0902 Troy Grant med rel - Minister urges public to remain prepared with ongoing dry conditions.pdf (112.8 KB)

To mark the first official day of summer, the NSW Government is calling on communities right across the state to do their bit to make this holiday season a safe one.

• 171201 Troy Grant med rel - Don't be another summer statistic - get ready and make this season memorable for the right reasons.pdf (181.5 KB)

Minister for Justice Michael Keenan and NSW Minister for Emergency Services Troy Grant today announced disaster assistance for several communities affected by recent bush fires.

• 171114 - Keenan-Grant med rel - Assistance for bush fire affected communities in NSW.pdf (231.4 KB)

Minister for Emergency Services Troy Grant today joined Member for Hornsby Matt Kean, Member for Ku-Ring-Gai Alister Henskens and Member for Epping Damien Tudehope at the Hornsby/Ku-ring-gai Fire Control Centre today to meet local NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) volunteer firefighters and inspect new vehicles.

• 0811 Troy Grant Matt Kean Alister Henskens Damien Tudehope med rel - Hor.._.pdf (225.5 KB)

The waterbombing DC-10 Very Large Air Tanker (VLAT) tasked with protecting lives and property from bush fires this summer has been named “Nancy Bird”, in honour of renowned Australian aviator Nancy Bird Walton AO OBE.

• 171103 Gladys Berejiklian and Troy Grant med rel Nancy Bird takes flight to fight fires.pdf (101.9 KB)

Minister for Emergency Services Troy Grant today paid tribute to the men and women who have died while performing duties as emergency service volunteers.

• 0810 Troy Grant med rel - Emergency Service volunteers honoured at Memorial.pdf (111.6 KB)

Communities across the State will be better prepared to fight bush fires with more than $6 million worth of hazard reduction and fire trail maintenance underway as part of the Bush Fire Mitigation Funding program.

• 170814 Troy Grant med rel - Funding for essential bush fire mitigation works.pdf (99.8 KB)
• 170814 Bush Fire Mitigation Funding list.pdf (2.6 MB)

The NSW Government and fire agencies are urging everyone to be aware of the bush fire risk this long weekend and to ensure they discuss and review their plans for the summer ahead.

The NSW Government’s investment in aerial firefighting was on display today with the arrival of the Large Air Tanker (LAT) C-130 Hercules ‘Thor’ in Sydney, as nine local government areas commence their bush fire season a month early.

• Troy Grant med rel - Thor returns in time for early bush fire season.pdf (118.4 KB)