Recovery pods program extended

Published on 20 May 2022

At the May meeting of Snowy Monaro Regional Council, Councillors endorsed a policy to extend the program providing recovery pods to local victims of the Black Summer bushfires for public exhibition.

Five of the six local recipients of these temporary housing pods aren’t expected to have completed the rebuilding of their homes by the program’s original expiry date in September 2022.

At the request of the NSW State Government, Council has voted to allow these locals who lost everything during the fires to retain their recovery pods beyond the original program end date. This will allow these residents to have somewhere to live as they continue the long and difficult process of rebuilding their homes following the fires.

This recovery pod program has proved vital to the wellbeing to residents hardest hit by one of our nation’s worst disasters. As it is provided and funded by the NSW State Government, extending the program as requested will pose no cost to Council.

The policy will now go on public exhibition for 42 days. Community members are encouraged to have their say – details will be made available next week through Council’s Your Say page at www.yoursaysnowymonaro.com.au

For more information on this program, please visit www.service.nsw.gov.au/campaign/bushfire-customer-care-service/accommodation-food-and-household-items