The Federal Emergency Management Minister has paid tribute to the resilience and determination of New South Wales' Central West residents, 12 months on from the devastating flooding that hit the region.

Since then, hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of assistance has been provided to residents, farmers, businesses and local councils across NSW to recover and rebuild from the devastating floods late last year.

Minister Murray Watt said the Albanese Government had stood with locals during the flooding, after the event and will continue to support them into the future.

Joint media release with the Hon Steven Miles MP

​More Queenslanders impacted by the recent bushfires will now have access to disaster support, with further assistance activated by the Albanese and Palaszczuk Governments.

Joint media release with the Hon Tara Moriarty MLC and the Hon Yasmin Catley MP

Close to 130,000 cubic metres of sand has been now delivered to Stockton Beach, in the first phase of a $6.3 million project to remediate the heavily-eroded coastline.

The project is being administered by the NSW Government, and jointly funded by the Albanese Government’s 2022-23 Coastal and Estuarine Risk Mitigation Program, and the City of Newcastle.

More funding has been committed to help the NSW Central West region’s recovery from last year’s devastating floods and build resilience for the future. The Albanese Government has agreed to match funding announced last week by the Minns Government to deliver the Central West Recovery and Resilience Package, bringing the total joint funding for the program to $60 million. This package includes support for the repair and replacement of critical community assets, improving the resilience of public infrastructure and legal aid assistance.

Joint media release with the Hon Steven Miles MP

The Albanese and Palaszczuk Governments have activated further relief measures for farmers and councils impacted by bushfires in southern Queensland.

Primary producers can now apply for concessional interest rate loans to help replace or repair assets that have been significantly damaged by a recognised disaster. This includes loss of significant income, to recover and return to viable operations.

Joint media release with the Hon Steven Miles MP

Tablelands and Mareeba residents whose homes have been impacted by the bushfires can now receive help through the Personal Hardship Assistance Scheme and Essential Services Safety and Reconnection Scheme.

Support is being provided by the Australian and Queensland Governments through the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) and has been extended to residents in:

Joint media release with the Hon Anika Wells MP and the Hon Stirling Hinchliffe MP

The new synthetic pitch at Mitchelton Football Club is almost ready for play.

Mitchelton Football Club’s synthetic playing surface was destroyed with rubber underlay and sand ballast lifting and rippling in the February 2022 floods.

Installing the new synthetic pitch included gluing and pinning the surface to lock-in edges and seams to make the field more resilient to future extreme weather.

Joint media release with the Hon Jihad Dib MP

Disaster assistance has been extended to the Clarence Valley Local Government Area (LGA) following severe bushfires on 13 October 2023 in New South Wales’ Far North region.

Joint media release with the Hon Steven Miles MP

As Queensland’s bushfire emergency continues, more Queenslanders whose homes have been impacted by the bushfires can now access help through the Personal Hardship Assistance Scheme and Essential Services Safety and Reconnection Scheme.

Support is being provided by the Albanese and Palaszczuk Governments through the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements, (DRFA) and has been extended to residents in: