The Flood Grants Support Sessions were developed in response to challenges people in the Northern Rivers were facing accessing important flood relief grants.
Coordinated by DPC, agencies across NSW Government came together to provide dedicated face-to-face sessions. Importantly grant assessors were in the room, so that advice could be received on the spot and problems solved. 
Over the first two months, the sessions resulted in more than 820 grant applications being resolved and more than $10 million going to flood affected people. The format has now been embraced and forms part of the BAU disaster response.  

Intensive learning in practice – responding to the challenge of learning and working remotely
This presentation will outline 4 key initiatives from Educational Standards with a particular focus on the lessons learnt from the COVID Intensive Learning Support Program. The team were tasked with responding to the challenges faced by learning and working from home in providing services and products for students, schools, and their communities.  These initiatives have now established a way of working that enables the provision of support to schools across NSW and can be mobilised quickly and effectively for school communities that have faced significant disruptions.  A fresh example of this collaborative work in progress will also be shared. 

DCJ Housing Northern Rivers (Lismore) Flood Response
A presentation on the role of DCJ in Evacuation Centres, Disaster Recovery Centres and Emergency Accommodation (hotels, motels, caravans, holiday camps and motorhomes) for over 1,000 people, and importantly the ongoing support to people in emergency accommodation who are unable to return home.

Over the past three years she has worked with communities in Cobargo, Mogo, Wilcannia, Dubbo and Lismore during incredibly challenging times.
Hannah has held leadership roles at DPC, Resilience NSW and Transport for NSW. Her experience in the private sector includes managing communications for Lendlease’s flagship projects such as Barangaroo South and the International Convention Centre Sydney. 

One of her key roles has been working as a Project Manager and Change lead on the Housing Connect Program; DCJ’s digital and business transformation program. Rebecca is passionate and committed to serving the community; especially those most in need.
Within the last 3 years, Rebecca has worked in a critical role in the space of pandemic management and natural disasters on behalf of DCJ Housing.

Her roles have included literacy and numeracy, curriculum and assessment program development and implementation working at a regional, state, and national level. She currently leads a program within Educational Standards, that started as a NSW government stimulus project in 2021 to boost the learning of students most disadvantaged by COVID lockdowns. 

Educational Standards are part of the Learning Improvement division of the Department of Education. Their purpose includes the development, implementation and evaluation of literacy and numeracy, assessment and reporting, rural and remote initiatives across NSW. 

Allan’s background spans telco, media and Government from the UK to Australia.

He leads Deloitte’s awesome teams supporting NSW Government & Universities and committed to the State’s economic transition of NSW to a low carbon future.

Working at the intersect of Industry and Government he has been able to work in areas of regional development, environment, energy, regulatory reform and machinery of Government changes.

He has worked as CFO for social services enterprise is the deputy chair for Deloitte’s reconciliation action plan and an advisory board member of Welcoming Cities which is a not for profit helping migrants make a quicker economic and social impact in community.