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A firefighter from a local brigade works to extinguish flames after a bushfire burnt through the area in Bredbo, New South Wales, Australia, on Feb. 2, 2020. Loren Elliott/Reuters
Owners of homes, farms and businesses lost in NSW’s bushfire crisis will receive a full year of council rate relief.
Deputy Premier John Barilaro on June 29 said the state government was extending rate relief for eligible property owners to help them recover from the fires and rebuild their lives.