Opinion

OPINION: Will the government's new COVID-19 bushfire evacuation plan work?

By Alasdair McDonald
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:17am, first published July 31 2020 - 9:00am
The Bega evacuation centre at the showground reached capacity quickly in January. Photo: Ben Smyth
The Bega evacuation centre at the showground reached capacity quickly in January. Photo: Ben Smyth

With another fire season approaching, the NSW state government has announced its plan to deal with potential bushfire evacuations during a COVID-19 pandemic.

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