In the two years since the Dunns Road bushfires, the community of Batlow has shown incredible strength and determination as the effort to rebuild and renew has continued.

It has been an inspiration to watch Batlow pull itself back up and while so much has been achieved, there is still a lot of work to do.

The Snowy Valleys Resilience Hub is going to be a great help in the next stages of the community’s recovery.

I was delighted to be at the official opening of the Resilience Hub, which was funded through a $300,000 government recovery grant.

Project manager Anne Hallard and project co-ordinator Helen O’Meara are already hard at work, helping to identify community needs and working with partnering agencies.

A huge congratulations to the community members who worked hard to get this great new facility up and running.

I want to particularly commend hub chairperson Ray Billing for his vision and determination to see this project delivered for Batlow.