Joint media release with Meaghan Scanlon MP

Disaster assistance is now available to help restore the heritage-listed buildings and places that were damaged by the extraordinary rainfall and flooding events of the 2021–2022 severe weather season.

The $500,000 Heritage Disaster Recovery Grant program is jointly funded by the Albanese and Palaszczuk governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DFRA) and will be administered by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science (DES).

Joint media release with ​Anthony Albanese MP and Peter Malinauskus MP

Residents and businesses in nine South Australian local government areas are now able to apply for a range of assistance to help them clean up, get back to business and back into homes.

The Albanese and Malinauskas Governments today announced $126.25 million in further disaster assistance for communities hit by the devastating flooding that peaked in Renmark on Boxing Day and is subsequently impacting downriver areas.

Joint media release with the Hon Jeremy Rockliff MP

Up to $15 million in targeted funding is being made available to support councils, businesses, community groups and an animal hospital in areas significantly affected by the severe weather event in Tasmania on 13 and 14 October 2022.

This extraordinary recovery support is jointly funded by the Australian and Tasmanian Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

A total of 76 local government areas (LGAs) are now subject to a natural disaster declaration as a result of the ongoing flooding across New South Wales.  

The latest LGA to be declared a disaster zone is Wingecarribee in the Southern Highlands.

  The disaster declaration triggers jointly funded disaster assistance available through the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements, including:

The Albanese and New South Wales governments are ramping up their efforts to help residents displaced by the recent flooding find more secure accommodation as they undertake their recovery journey.   The jointly funded $182.2 million package will provide:

Joint media release with the Hon Catherine King MP, acting Minister for Emergency Management, and the Hon​ Madeleine King MP

Western Australians will have an extra layer of defence this bushfire season, with new waterbombing aircraft to be stationed in the state.​

Central western and southern parts of the State are forecast to experience extreme fire risk in the months ahead, and communities are being urged to listen to warnings and get bushfire-ready.

Joint media release with the Hon Catherine King MP, acting Minister for Emergency Management, and the Hon Bill Shorten MP

People in the Tasmanian local government area (LGA) of Glamorgan Spring Bay can now apply for the Albanese Government’s Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA) following October’s severe weather and flooding.

The Glamorgan Spring Bay Council will also be supported by joint Commonwealth-State assistance under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements to help repair the road network impacted by a landslide.

Joint media release with the Hon Catherine King MP, acting Minister for Emergency Management and the Hon Bill Shorten MP

Commonwealth financial disaster support has been extended to more areas of New South Wales following severe storms and flooding that continues to impact large areas of the state.

Joint media release with the Hon Catherine King MP, acting Minister for Emergency Management and the Hon Bill Shorten MP

Federal Government disaster assistance is now available in another two Victorian local government areas (LGA) affected by the October floods.

The flood impacted areas are Southern Grampians and Swan Hill.