NSW Community Recovery Officer Program  NSW Government – Resilience NSW  Tel: (02) 9212 9200 For more information contact Email: cro@resilience.nsw.gov.au Web: www.emergency.nsw.gov.au Lithgow Area Contact: Rachel Nicoll Email: rachel.nicoll@lithgow.nsw.gov.au Community Recovery Officers are working to support bushfire-affected communities in their recovery journey. NSW Community Recovery Officers are working in 22 bushfire-affected local government areas in NSW to support communities throughout their recovery journey. The officers are imbedded in councils and are responsible for the development of a range of recovery initiatives alongside community groups and stakeholders. Community Recovery Officers ensure community recovery needs are understood and that recovery information, events and activities can be tailored to meet local needs.
Community Recovery Officers are working with councils to:
Connect community organisations that are assisting with recovery
Support local coordination between public, private, and community sector bodie
Facilitate community recovery events
Facilitate access to recovery information
Undertake recovery planning and actions based on local context and needs