Residents in the Dubbo local government area who have been affected by severe storms can apply for funding to fix infrastructure.
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Assistance for those who were hit by the storms in Hornsby, Liverpool, Central Coast, Waverley, Woollahra, Tamworth, Lithgow and Dubbo Regional local government areas is being provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.
Last week at least four properties lost their roofs and trees fell on houses, prompting more than 20 calls for help from the Dubbo and Wellington districts, the State Emergency Service (SES) reported.
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Wellington district towns bore the brunt, with crews responding to 20 call-outs.
Assistant minister for Home Affairs Linda Reynolds said the storms that occurred from December 20 onwards caused significant damage to property, motor vehicles and other public infrastructure.
“A range of assistance is available to help affected individuals, small businesses, primary producers and councils recover from the storm,” Ms Reynolds said.
Measures available for those affected by the storms and floods include:
- assistance to help people who are uninsured, have sustained damage to homes or contents, and meet an assets and income test.
- assistance to help councils in the affected Local Government Areas with the costs associated with cleaning up and restoring damaged essential public assets.
- concessional interest rate loans for small businesses, primary producers and not-for-profit organisations.
- freight subsidies for primary producers.
- grants to not-for-profit organisations.
For information on personal hardship and distress assistance, contact the Disaster Welfare Assistance Line on 1800 018 444. To apply for a concessional loan or grant, contact the NSW Rural Assistance Authority on 1800 678 593 or visit www.raa.nsw.gov.au.
