Disaster Aid for 16 Hunter, Mid North Coast LGAs
The Albanese and Minns Governments have activated disaster assistance to communities in 16 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the Hunter and Mid North Coast following severe weather, including heavy rainfall.
The NSW Government’s Natural Disaster Declaration applies to the LGAs of: Bellingen, Central Coast, Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Dungog, Kempsey, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, MidCoast, Nambucca, Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Port Stephens, Singleton and Upper Hunter.
Support has been made available under the joint Commonwealth-state Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
Assistance measures that may be provided to communities include:
Federal Minister for Emergency Management Kristy McBain said the Albanese Government is working closely with the Minns Government to ensure support is available for Hunter and Mid North Coast communities impacted by flooding.
“These floods and severe weather are having a huge impact on communities across the Hunter and Mid North Coast, which is why we’re working with the Minns Government to activate this support,” Minister McBain said.
“From emergency accommodation, to support for small businesses and councils to repair damages – we’re ensuring support is available during this event and as communities turn their focus to recovery.
“These conditions are expected to continue into the week, so it’s really important that people are aware of the flood risk in their area by keeping up to date with the warnings and that they listen to the advice of emergency services.”
NSW Minister for Recovery Janelle Saffin said the NSW Government is activating a range of basic support to assist flood impacted communities and councils
“We know this is a challenging time for people in many parts of NSW, and we are rolling out these support measures so communities can begin the clean-up and recovery process as soon as possible,” Minister Saffin said.
“We are still in the response phase but the NSW Reconstruction Authority is working closely with the State Emergency Service and partner agencies to ensure a smooth transition to recovery and the delivery of targeted support for our affected communities.
“The Government and the Reconstruction Authority will continue to work closely with local councils and communities to ensure they can get essential support and activate further assistance if it is required.”
More information on disaster assistance can be found at:
https://www.nsw.gov.au/emergency/recovery and www.disasterassist.gov.au
https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/KristyMcBain/Pages/disaster-support-for-sixteen-hunter-mid-north-coast-lgas.aspx