'That's not good enough.' A local from Eugowra in Central Western NSW has confronted Premier Dominic Perrottet over the state's emergency response to the flood disaster. Around 80 per cent of the town has been impacted by floodwaters. 9News MORE:
The NSW Premier has promised to "rebuild" Eugowra after an angry resident confronted him over the state's emergency response to the flood disaster.
Jones confronted Perrottet about what he says was a lack of warning, lack of emergency response and lack of telecommunications available when the town was hit by floodwaters. The town of 700 people has been completely wiped out, with the premier and his team today assessing things like demountable cities, temporary locations and residencies for the people to live.
Emergency services minister Steph Cooke said the grants would allow the families who have smaller farms and properties to get on with the initial clean-up and rebuild.
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