NSW Emergency Companies Minister Steph Cooke has responded to complaints from residents within the state’s north who claimed they’re receiving combined alerts throughout flood occasions.
Talking on the Immediately present on Monday morning, Lismore resident Nancy Casson stated warnings and directions from the NSW SES had been changing into “unclear”.
“On the Lismore SES Fb web page final evening, it had minor flooding this morning, after which within the second sentence, it had main flooding this morning. So two strains, one after the opposite, had been saying conflicting [things],” she stated.
“So it’s conflicting throughout the SES right here regionally.”
In response to the claims, Cooke stated the volunteer organisation was at the moment working to “refine” its messaging as shortly as potential.
“I respect that at occasions it might seem conflicting, however on the finish of the day, we’re genuinely doing our greatest to get that messaging out as shortly as potential,” Cooke stated.
