Surviving a disaster

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How Surviving a Flood Deepens a Loving Partnership with Carina Moonen

Stranded at Warkworth without emergency services, Carina Moonen survived the 2022 Hunter Valley flood only because her husband was home, and the experience reshaped her sense of self, her marriage, and her place in the world.

When Emergency Support Means Compassion for a Community with Annie Cossins

When the July 2022 floods cut Wollombi off from the world, one volunteer firefighter and her RFS brigade became the entire recovery system for forty flood-ravaged homes, armed with hoses, compassion, and the conviction that clearing mud is the first step back from trauma.

A Love of Wollombi, Volunteering in the RFS & the Historic Pub with Chris Brooks

From Army recruit to pub custodian, Chris Brooks weathered bushfires, a pandemic, and the worst flood in 70 years to keep the heart of Wollombi beating, and never once considered giving up.

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Surviving a disaster

How Surviving a Flood Deepens a Loving Partnership with Carina Moonen

When Emergency Support Means Compassion for a Community with Annie Cossins

A Love of Wollombi, Volunteering in the RFS & the Historic Pub with Chris Brooks

Building a Community Workforce with Anthony Winter & Brenton Jinks

The Ripple Effect of Trauma & Human Response to Fire Within Government with Mark Kettle

Returning Home and the Flood Impacts on Broke Estate with Bernadette Tolson

The Broke Community Hall: a Hub of Connection & Empathy with Evelyn Hardy

Rekindling a Spirit of Collaboration & Keeping the Community Connected with Shannon Baxter

Reuniting the Community and Fostering Resilience with Julie Ahrens

Building Levies, Building People: How Two Tradies Led Prisoner Work Crews Through the River Murray Floods

Tessa’s Path from Grief to Strength and Purpose

Paternal Leave Forced Him to Question Everything