The man in charge of Australia's bushfire recovery has promised devastated communities he will keep bureaucratic hurdles to a minimum.
"A tourist town in East Gippsland is very different from a dairy farm on the South Coast of NSW. Our approach is going to have to be something which is tailored and nuanced. That is the message I will be sending to everyone involved."
Ensuring mobile service centres were out in communities in the coming days was also critical, he said."So that people have somewhere to go and talk, people have a face to put to the challenges and the problems that they need help with. We will continue that," he said. "We'll be listening and we'll be learning. That's the key message here I need to get out."
Mr Colvin said he was acutely aware of the social implications for communities and said support for relationships and mental health would form a critical role in the recovery efforts.
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