Anglicare Disaster Recovery Volunteer Program – Pottsville

Ex Tropical Cyclone Alfred highlighted critical gaps in local evacuation centre staffing: our communities can become isolated, and formal supports struggle to reach us.
Regulations strictly define who can help in official evacuation and recovery centres, and local offers to assist are often refused. Anglicare is one of only a handful of ‘community partners’ authorised to train and deploy volunteers for these centres.
Pottsville now has the opportunity to establish its own ‘Anglicare Team’ to provide compassionate, practical care when disaster strikes.
Communities like Uki and Murwillumbah have already formed Anglicare Teams, building critical local capacity and tapping into funding streams to stock essential supplies ahead of time.