Bushfire Authority
In February 2009 Nixon assumed responsibility for the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority, the agency tasked with rebuilding areas affected by the Black Saturday bushfires of February 2009. She stood down from the position on 17 July 2010, and announced she would take on a voluntary advisory role with the authority.
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