The Albanese Labor Government is activating financial support for Victorians directly affected by bushfires burning in and around the Grampians National Park and Macedon Ranges \u2013 through the Disaster Recovery Allowance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Disaster Recovery Allowance provides up to 13 weeks of income support for workers and sole traders who have experienced loss of income as a result of recent bushfires in the Rural City of Ararat, Shire of Macedon Ranges, Shire of Northern Grampians and Shire of Southern Grampians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is available to people who work or live in a declared Local Government Area<\/a>, who have lost some or all of their income as a direct result of the disaster, and will earn less than the average Australian weekly income in the 13 weeks after this income loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Applications for the Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA) will open on 30 December 2024 from 2pm AEDT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Members of the community are encouraged to seek information regarding eligibility and how to claim on the Services Australia website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAt the worst of times we always see the best of the Australian spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNeighbours helping each other out, communities coming together, firefighters and first responders protecting lives and livelihoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s exactly what we\u2019ve seen with these recent bushfires in Victoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe want to make sure people in these communities can get back on their feet as quickly as possible, which is why we\u2019re rolling out this support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSupporting communities and workers impacted by a natural disaster is what Services Australia is geared to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPeople should check their eligibility for the Disaster Recovery Allowance on the Services Australia website at servicesaustalia.gov.au\/disastersupport<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe easiest way to make a claim is online through myGov. If people need help to claim, they can call the Australian Government Emergency Information Line on 180 22 66.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere may be some disruption at Services Australia service centres in affected areas over coming days. We encourage people to access services online or over the phone where possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe bushfires in the Grampians and Macedon Ranges have impacted the livelihoods of a number of workers, especially tourism operators during what would normally be the peak season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur Government is moving quickly to activate this financial assistance so those whose incomes have been disrupted are supported in the immediate recovery phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s critical that locals and those travelling in the area remain prepared to act in an emergency and listen to the advice from local emergency services.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Albanese Labor Government is activating financial support for Victorians directly affected by bushfires burning in and around the Grampians National Park and Macedon Ranges \u2013 through the Disaster Recovery Allowance. The Disaster Recovery Allowance provides up to 13 weeks of income support for workers and sole traders who have experienced loss of income as … Continue reading “Disaster recovery allowance available for bushfire-affected Victorian communities”<\/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":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30758","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=30758"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30759,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30758\/revisions\/30759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Prime Minister Anthony Albanese:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
the Minister for Government Services Bill Shorten:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
the Minister for Emergency Management Jenny McAllister:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n