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Media articles

Recovery support extended for flood-affected communities

Joint media release with the Hon Catherine King and the Hon Penny Sharpe MLC

Disaster assistance has now been extended to the Blacktown, Byron Bay, Central Coast, Clarence Valley, Dungog, Gwydir, Hornsby, Lake Macquarie, Lithgow, Maitland, Mid-Coast, Oberon, The Hills and Yass Valley local government areas (LGAs), following heavy rainfall and flooding across NSW from 1 April 2024.

The assistance measures are being provided by the Australian and NSW Governments through the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

$32 million fund will support the Central West to ‘Build Back Better’ local roads and bridges

Joint media release with Senator Tony Sheldon, the Hon Jihad Dib and the Hon Jenny Aitchison

Applications are now open for funding to help four Central West councils rebuild their transport infrastructure to better withstand the challenges posed by future severe weather events.

The $32 million Regional Transport Resilience Fund (RTRF) is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW Governments to assist betterment work in the worst hit local government areas (LGAs) of the Central West:

Disaster assistance for WA’s East Kimberley communities impacted by ex-TC Lincoln

Joint media release with the Hon Catherine King MP and the Hon Stephen Dawson MLC

Halls Creek Shire communities in Western Australia’s East Kimberley region impacted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln earlier this year can now access disaster recovery assistance provided by the Australian and Western Australia Governments.

Through the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA), assistance is available for local government and their communities to support eligible repair, rebuild and recovery activities.

Recovery support for flood-affected communities

​Joint media release with the Hon Jihad Dib MP

Disaster assistance is now available in the Blue Mountains, Camden, Hawkesbury, Kiama, Liverpool, Penrith, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven, Sutherland, Upper Lachlan, Wingecarribee, Wollondilly and Wollongong Local Government Areas (LGAs) following the impact of flooding from 5 April 2024.

The assistance measures are being provided by the Australian and New South Wales Governments through the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

Support includes:

Over $5.4 million delivered for disaster risk reduction projects

The Australian Government will invest more than $5.4 million in projects to boost natural hazard and disaster preparedness and capability across Australia.

Four disaster risk reduction projects will be funded under the Disaster Risk Reduction Package (DRRP).

These projects will help reduce the risk and impact of disasters associated with natural hazards on Australian communities and the economy.

The four projects are:

Investment to enhance warnings for severe weather

Joint media release with the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP

A new nationally significant initiative to enhance the Bureau of Meteorology’s severe weather and flood warning products is being launched to help communities better prepare and respond to hazardous weather events.

The $1.29 million project, funded in part through the Australian Government's Disaster Risk Reduction Package (DRRP), will see the development of enhanced Bureau of Meteorology products that support the ongoing implementation of the Australian Warning System (AWS).

Disaster assistance for flood-impacted Pilbara, Midwest and Goldfields communities

Joint media release with the Hon Stephen Dawson MLC

Disaster recovery assistance is now available to communities in Western Australia’s Pilbara, Midwest and Goldfields regions, affected by heavy rainfall and flooding earlier this year.

From 21 to 27 January, a tropical low brought heavy rainfall which caused flooding across the seven local governments, disrupted communities and damaged essential public assets, and resulted in road closures.

Government-funded app delivers insurance savings

Joint release with Resilient Building Council

In a world-first, users of the free Bushfire Resilience Rating Home Self-Assessment App can now receive discounts to their household insurance premiums from two of Australia's largest insurers.

NRMA Insurance and Suncorp Group today announced they will provide discounts to households who complete their Bushfire Resilience Rating assessment and make their homes more resilient to bushfires, with other insurers and banks indicating they will follow.

Disaster assistance for Northern Territory communities impacted by TC Megan

Joint media release with the Hon Eva Lawler

Disaster assistance is now available for regional communities in the Northern Territory following the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Megan and associated severe weather in the local government areas of East Arnhem, Roper Gulf and West Arnhem.

The assistance, jointly funded by the Australian and NT Governments through the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA), may include:

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