Joint media release w​ith the Hon Tara Moriarty MLC, the Hon David Harris MP, the Hon Jihad Dib MP

Nearly 30 programs will share in $46.3 million to repair, restore and improve First Nations-owned social and cultural assets, directly damaged by floods in flood-impacted regions across New South Wales, through funding from the Albanese and Minns Governments.

Joint media release with Social Futures and Healthy North Coast

A new program – Resilient Kids – has arrived to support the health and wellbeing of Northern Rivers young people aged eight to 18 years in the wake of the 2022 floods.

Resilient Kids, funded through a $10 million grant from the Australian Government through the National Emergency Management Agency, will support thousands of Northern Rivers youth and at least 75 schools.

Northern Rivers flood recovery has hit a significant milestone today, with the reopening of the Norco ice cream factory in Lismore. The factory, one of the biggest employers in the Northern Rivers, was forced to close after suffering major damage in the February-March 2022 floods. Today it’s back in business, with 130 local employees now back at work, and more hires to be made over the coming months.

Joint media release with the Hon Steven Miles MP

Queenslanders impacted by recent bushfires southwest of Toowoomba can now apply for emergency financial support jointly funded through the Commonwealth-state Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

The personal and household grants are available to fire-impacted residents of The Pines and Condamine Farms after bushfires in the Toowoomba Regional Council area on 19 November prompted an evacuation.

Joint media release with the Hon Steven Miles MP

Disaster assistance provided by the Albanese and Palaszczuk Governments has been extended to help bushfire affected small business operators in the Western Downs local government area.

Concessional loans up to $250,000 are available to re-establish operations for fire impacted businesses in the region, covering costs such as:

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.