The Albanese Government is standing with communities impacted by devastating floods in the Hunter and Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, with further support activated to help people get back on their feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From Tuesday 27th May, Australian Defence Force personnel alongside members of Disaster Relief Australia will be deployed to support New South Wales authorities with clearance, clean up and early recovery operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coordinated by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), they will join emergency services personnel on the ground from ACT, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, and New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Disaster Relief Australia will also help residents with clean-up efforts and damage assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Albanese Government continues to work with all levels of government to help with any requests for assistance that come from New South Wales, and as damage assessments are undertaken across the Hunter and Mid North Coast, will work to quickly activate support where it is needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements have been activated for 19 Local Government Areas \u2013 administered by New South Wales, including support for emergency accommodation and essential items, help for small businesses and councils to repair damages, and support for our primary producers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jointly funded Personal Hardship Payments \u2013 administered by New South Wales, will also be available to cover essentials including food, clothing and medicines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On top of this, applications for the Commonwealth\u2019s Disaster Recovery Allowance open at 2:00pm today for an initial four Local Government Areas \u2013 Kempsey, Port-Macquarie Hastings, Mid-Coast and Dungog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Administered by Services Australia, this provides up to 13 weeks of income support for eligible workers that have had their regular employment impacted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Community Recovery Support Fund, jointly funded by the Albanese and Minns Governments, will also be made available to support councils with immediate clean up and restorations once impacts are known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Visit New South Wales administered support<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Visit Commonwealth administered support<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAt the worst of times we see the best of the Australian character, and we\u2019ve seen that once again in New South Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPeople stepping up to help out, because that\u2019s the Australian way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy message to these communities is simple: we\u2019ve got your back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019re activating further support and sending more help to communities impacted by these devastating floods.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAustralian Defence Force personnel will be on the ground this week helping impacted communities in the Hunter and Mid North Coast during the early recovery phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAlongside emergency services and Disaster Relief Australia, the ADF will provide support to assist with planning, welfare checks, route clearance and the re\u2011establishment of critical infrastructure across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI want to thank all of those who have been working around the clock throughout this difficult time and those who will be on the ground this week to lend a hand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI want to assure people in the Hunter and Mid North Coast that there will be a united effort between the three levels of government to support impacted communities at every stage of recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe financial assistance already activated and this clean up support on the ground is just the beginning of getting people back on their feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs flood waters recede and as we get a better picture of the full extent of damage, we will work quickly to activate more tailored assistance to support people in the Hunter and Mid North Coast.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Albanese Government is standing with communities impacted by devastating floods in the Hunter and Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, with further support activated to help people get back on their feet. From Tuesday 27th May, Australian Defence Force personnel alongside members of Disaster Relief Australia will be deployed to support New … Continue reading “Supporting recovery efforts in flood affected New South Wales”<\/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-32860","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\/32860","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=32860"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32861,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32860\/revisions\/32861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Prime Minister Anthony Albanese<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Emergency Management Kristy McBain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n