Lake Macquarie History

Presentation by Keith Stevenson

Keith Stevenson is a Lake Macquarie City Council employee. At the time of the storm he was council's Local Emergency Management Officer. His role included coordinating a range of council resources which are made available to the various emergency management organisations in times of crisis. This oral history was recorded at a presentation given after the storm cleanup, and provides a unique perspective of the storm from an emergency response point of view.

photo: cars washed into drain near boston close cardiff, after the june 2007 stormsl

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