New SES bases to be built in Lismore as part of $133m NSW budget boost

Extra funding comes after state government, SES and Bureau of Meteorology were criticised for response to region's deadly floods

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Flood-ravaged Lismore will be home to one of two new emergency bases to be built and staffed as part of a $133m boost to the State Emergency Service at next week's New South Wales budget.

The extra funding, which will also see upgrades to 18 smaller agency facilities deemed a critical priority", was announced by the premier, Dominic Perrottet, in Goonellabah in northern NSW on Monday.

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