Extreme weather deadly for the vulnerable

By Peter Hannam
Updated January 14 2013 - 9:23am, first published January 6 2013 - 7:51am
Community organisations feel the heat.
Community organisations feel the heat.
Bushfire near the Tasmania town of Bicheno.
Bushfire near the Tasmania town of Bicheno.

AUSTRALIA'S most vulnerable people are at increased risk of injury and death because community organisations are struggling to cope with day-to-day operations let alone plan for extreme weather events, the country's peak social services group has warned.

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