New England area disaster welfare project : a case study of floods in the North West of NSW, June to September 1998 : a review of Department of Community Services' Disaster Welfare Program across the New England area of NSW.

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Executive summary -- Introduction -- Project overview -- New England Area Disaster Welfare Project: a case study of floods in the north west of NSW, June to September 1998 -- Evaluation of Department of Community Services' Disaster Welfare Response to floods in north west NSW, June to September 1998 -- Survey of people affected by the flooding and registered with the Disaster Welfare program -- Survey of staff who worked in the disaster welfare program -- Survey of emergency service providers -- Statistical summary of the Disaster Welfare program at both Gunnedah and Narrabri recovery centres -- Performance indicators -- Community profiles -- Tamworth community profile -- Gunnedah community profile -- Narrabri community profile -- Wee Waa community profile -- Moree community profile -- River Valley profiles -- Namoi Valley profile -- Gwydir Valley profile -- New England Area District Welfare Project: review of Department of Community Services' Disaster Welfare Program across the New England area of NSW -- Examination of Department of Community Services' statutory role for providing disaster welfare services -- Examination of Department of Community Services' policy requirements for providing disaster welfare services -- Review of the New England area disaster welfare recovery plan -- Review of local disaster welfare plans -- Review of staff training and experience -- Review of functional services -- Analysis of findings -- New England disaster welfare: final recommendations -- Outcomes of the project