Featured Programs

Our current featured programs:

Bushfire Emergency & Recovery Information

Rural Address Signs

Walcha Council is rolling out rural addressing signs across the shire!!

NSW Bushfire Information from Service NSW

Bushfire Emergency Information:

Call "OOO" for Fire, Police or Ambulance Emergency

Visit Fires Near Me on the NSW RFS website for current incidents or NSW RFS Major Fire Updates

Phone the Bush Fire Information Line: 1800 679 737

Visit Service NSW - Bushfire Customer Care Service website page

Financial Assistance:

Mental Health Assistance:

Preparedness & Planning:

Clean Up, Infrastructure & Livestock

National Bushfire Recovery Agency (Federal)

Business Resilience Program

On Friday, 28 August 2020, Walcha Council hosted a corporate event for our local businesses at the Walcha Bowling Club to present our NEW Procurement Policy, talk about VendorPanel and launch our Business Resilience Program.

The final Program Brochure is attached for your information. The program includes training, education and coaching across a range of business functions, including workplace risk and safety, financial planning, marketing and social media.

Business can register up until 14 September to be a part of the program.

Fire Recovery Information

The NSW Government organise and coordinate disaster management through the Office of Emergency. At this stage we are playing a supporting role and awaiting their advice.

The Office of Emergency have supplied Bush Fire Recovery General Information and Fact Sheets which are available below.

Rural Address Signs

It has been identified as a need for emergency services to be able to locate rural properties easily through uniform signage that can be read by emergency vehicles.