Boost for firefighting around the Macleay

Published

Firefighters are now much better placed to manage fires in the Kempsey Macleay area following the installation of 22,500-litre water tanks at the Paddys Rest and Barrys Creek Pacific Highway rest areas.
 The successful installation of the tanks was funded through the St Vincent de Paul Society’s (NSW) Bushfire Recovery and Community Development Program, with support from the Rural Fire Service, Fire and Rescue NSW and Transport for NSW, which offered to house the water tanks within the two rest areas. 
A further tank is already in place at the Clybucca northbound rest area, having been installed in 2020, and is the result of multi-agency collaboration via the Local Emergency Management Committee.  

Full media release available here (PDF, 115.98 KB)

Tagged as