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Media articles

Flood-resilient bridge and roads to keep Maitland communities connected

Joint media release with Senator Tony Sheldon and the Hon Jenny Aitchison MP

Maitland residents are set to benefit from commitments to fund a new Melville Ford Bridge and improvements to Maitland Vale and Melville Ford roads.

Communities and commuters who rely on the bridge will soon experience improved traffic flow and safety as well as better resilience against flooding.

When the new bridge is complete, it will be higher, wider and better able to withstand extreme weather conditions, keeping communities connected for longer.

Funding to help make Queensland homes more resilient, put downward pressure on insurance premiums

Joint media release with the Hon Nikki Boyd MP and the Hon Meaghan Scanlon MP

  • Popular Household Resilience Program now open to help strengthen more homes at risk from severe weather.
  • The program, which helps low-income Northern Queensland homeowners carry out work to protect their homes from cyclones, has been expanded to fund up to 80 per cent of approved resilience works.
  • Maximum grant limits increased to $15,000 to reflect building industry challenges.
  • The program is supported by funding from Round One of the Albanese Government’s flagship Disaster Ready Fund.
  • Homeowners report the program is placing downward pressure on insurance premiums.

Ex-TC Jasper exceptional assistance grants approved for FNQ tourism operators

Joint media release with Senator Nita Green and the Hon Michael Healy MP

  • Seventy-three Far North Queensland tourism businesses have been approved for exceptional assistance grants, following Tropical Cyclone Jasper.
  • Grants of up to $500,000 were available under a $10 million joint funding package from the Albanese and Miles Governments.
  • Financial assistance is still available to help tourism businesses rebuild with resilient infrastructure.

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).

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