{"id":15782,"date":"2022-03-28T19:43:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T19:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=15782"},"modified":"2022-03-28T19:43:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T19:43:00","slug":"flood-recovery-support-now-at-27-locations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2022\/03\/28\/flood-recovery-support-now-at-27-locations\/","title":{"rendered":"Flood recovery support now at 27 locations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Recovery Centres and assistance points continue to open their doors to flood-affected communities across NSW, with new facilities now operating in Cessnock, Nimbin, Ulladulla and Woodburn.<br>&nbsp;<br>Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke said Recovery Centres provide individuals, families, farmers and business owners easy access to a range of Government support, services and advice.<br>&nbsp;<br>\u201cWe now have 14 Recovery Centres and assistance points in the Northern Rivers, four in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley, three on the Central Coast, two on the South Coast, two in the Hunter region and one in the Southern Highlands,\u201d Ms Cooke said.<br>&nbsp;<br>\u201cEach Recovery Centre is operated by Resilience NSW staff and bring together a range of NSW Government agencies, community organisations and service providers under one roof.<br>&nbsp;<br>\u201cThe trauma our flood-affected communities right across the State continue to suffer is immense. This is why we are doing everything possible to help residents kickstart their recovery journey.\u201d<br>&nbsp;<br>Recovery Centres and assistance points provide access to accommodation, lost document replacements, mental health and wellbeing services, business support, clean-up services, financial assistance, and insurance and legal support.<br>&nbsp;<br>To view the opening hours of each Recovery Centre and assistance point, go to:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.service.nsw.gov.au%2Ffloods%2Frecovery-centres&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cwebmaster%40nsw.liberal.org.au%7C4b6e8062e783423a2e4c08da10694a6e%7Cf7b9e888f8a7467190c0d6ca09a51633%7C0%7C0%7C637840341918664149%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=JrJQx%2FT%2Ftftj261H253Ktq60mE%2FuK8EbHcLAJrNHEhM%3D&amp;reserved=0\">www.service.nsw.gov.au\/floods\/recovery-centres<\/a>.<br>&nbsp;<br>For those wanting to be assisted remotely,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.service.nsw.gov.au%2Ffloods&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cwebmaster%40nsw.liberal.org.au%7C4b6e8062e783423a2e4c08da10694a6e%7Cf7b9e888f8a7467190c0d6ca09a51633%7C0%7C0%7C637840341918664149%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=Dw9rL4WprBqNxocIS%2FRvZ0v6YKrYYOdel60fh7m2wdQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Service NSW<\/a>&nbsp;is operating as an online one-stop shop, with Customer Care specialists also available on the phone via 13 77 88.<br><br>&nbsp;<br><strong>List of Recovery Centres and assistance points:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ballina: Ballina Surf Club, Lighthouse Beach Parade, East Ballina;<\/li><li>Casino: Casino Community and Cultural Centre, 35 Walker Street, Casino;<\/li><li>Cessnock (assistance point): Wollombi Tennis Club, 2979 Paynes Crossing Road, Wollombi;<\/li><li>Chinderah (assistance point): Kingscliff Seventh Day Adventist Church, 85 Phillip Street, Chinderah;<\/li><li>Evans Head: Evans Head Recreation Hall, Kirkland Court, Evans Head;<\/li><li>Grafton: Old St George Bank, 32 Prince Street, Grafton;<\/li><li>Kyogle: Kyogle Memorial Institute, 131 Summerland Way, Kyogle;<\/li><li>Lismore: V Block, Southern Cross University, Military Road, East Lismore;<\/li><li>Londonderry (assistance point): Londonderry Community Hall, 360 Carrington Road, Londonderry;<\/li><li>Lower MacDonald (assistance point): St Albans School of Arts and Walmsley Road, Lower MacDonald;<\/li><li>Maclean (assistance point): Maclean Community Centre, 50A River Street, Maclean;<\/li><li>Mount Olive (assistance point): Mount Olive Community Centre, 135 Carrowbrook Road, Mount Olive;<\/li><li>Mullumbimby: Mullumbimby Civic Memorial Hall, 55 Dalley Street, Mullumbimby;<\/li><li>Murwillumbah: Murwillumbah Civic Centre Auditorium, 10-14 Tumbulgum Road, Murwillumbah;<\/li><li>Nimbin (assistance point): Nimbin Neighbourhood Centre, 81 Cullen Street, Nimbin;<\/li><li>Riverstone (assistance point): Riverstone Neighbourhood Centre, Riverstone Neighbourhood Centre, 9 Park St, Riverstone;<\/li><li>Shoalhaven (assistance point): Kangaroo Valley Hall, Moss Vale Road, Kangaroo Valley;<\/li><li>South Golden Beach (assistance point): South Golden Beach Hall Corner Helen St and, Pacific Esplanade, South Golden Beach;<\/li><li>South Windsor: South Windsor Family Centre, 6 Greenhills Way, South Windsor;<\/li><li>Spencer (assistance point): Spencer Community Hall, 4776 Wisemans Ferry Road, Spencer;<\/li><li>The Entrance (assistance point): Diggers at The Entrance, 315 The Entrance Road, Long Jetty;<\/li><li>Ulladulla (assistance point): Ulladulla Civic Centre, 81B Princes Highway, Ulladulla;<\/li><li>Upper Main Arm (assistance point): Kohinur Hall, 1297 Main Arm Road, Upper Main Arm;<\/li><li>Upper Wilsons Creek (assistance point): Lilium Caf\u00e9, 10 Huonbrook Road, Upper Wilsons Creek;<\/li><li>Wingecaribee (assistance point): Moss Vale Civic Centre, 68 Elizabeth Street, Moss Vale;<\/li><li>Wisemans Ferry: The Retreat, 5564 Old Northern Road, Wisemans Ferry; and<\/li><li>Woodburn (assistance point): Woodburn Op Shop, Corner of River and Cedar Streets, Woodburn.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recovery Centres and assistance points continue to open their doors to flood-affected communities across NSW, with new facilities now operating in Cessnock, Nimbin, Ulladulla and Woodburn.&nbsp;Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke said Recovery Centres provide individuals, families, farmers and business owners easy access to a range of Government &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2022\/03\/28\/flood-recovery-support-now-at-27-locations\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Flood recovery support now at 27 locations&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15782"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15783,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15782\/revisions\/15783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}