Bushfire Recovery Co-ordinator Michael Stevens, left, and recovery taskforce chairman Damian Bugg, QC, outside the Executive Building in Hobart today. Picture: MATT THOMPSON
RESTORING power and cleaning up properties destroyed by fires will be the first priorities of the Bushfire Recovery Taskforce.
Property owners in fire-ravaged regions of the state are being urged to contact the government to register the clean-up for their properties, hoped to be finished within three months.
To register for the clean-up, call 1800 567 567 or click here.
The taskforce will meet as a full team for the first time tomorrow to set a flexible action plan.
"It is important we have a plan the government can sign off on," Taskforce chair Damian Bugg said yesterday.
Mr Bugg said he was hopeful the clean-up would begin this week.
"We want to move quickly to help those people who need it, but I want to stress that this is a long-term job and the health and safety of residents, workers and volunteers is paramount. So, we urge people to be patient."
A broad public consultation also would be high on the agenda to take in the views not only of residents but also industry, Mr Bugg said.
"Any business that operates within a community affected by fire has to be supported, and we have to concentrate on not just rebuilding houses but rebuilding communities.
"It has to be a community-led recovery."
Mr Bugg said the clean-up contractor, Hazell Bros, would be sensitive during the process.
"No demolition or removal of material will be carried out without the consent of property owners," he said.
"However, it is important that once Hazell Bros begins work on the property, owners will not be permitted on site because of the risk of injury from heavy equipment or hazardous material."
Taskforce co-ordinator Michael Stevens said residents would want to scour their properties for mementos that may have survived the fires but urged people to keep safety in mind when accessing their properties.
Premier Lara Giddings restated yesterday that there would be an independent inquiry into the bushfires once the season was over but would not say what the Hazell Bros clean-up contract was worth.
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