SES units in flood-hit NSW raised alarm in 2020 that restructure threatened ‘future of the service’
by Paul Karp from World news | The Guardian on (#5X4SS)
Budget cuts and efficiency dividend' blamed for closure of regional offices and decreases in membership, morale and responsiveness
State Emergency Service units in some of the hardest-hit flood areas in northern New South Wales had warned the closure of regional offices in 2020 would reduce their ability to respond to natural disasters.
Communication between the SES units and senior levels of the organisation reveals tension about a restructure which was blamed on NSW government budget cuts.
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