The Albanese and Minns Governments have committed more than $56 million in new funding to support Mid North Coast communities as they continue to rebuild following the severe weather of May 2025 and ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The nearly $56.3 million package, delivered through the joint Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA), targets the long-term work of cleaning up waterways, repairing environmental damage, and providing direct financial relief to local businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new funding will go towards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new funding programs will be launched in the coming weeks with more information available at nsw.gov.au\/floodrecoveryupdates<\/a> \u201cAs I said at the start of this event in May last year, recovery is a long haul; it is not days and weeks, it is months and years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Albanese and Minns Governments continue to work very closely together for the people of the Mid North Coast, and this support package is just another example of that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt delivers a range of practical, long-term assistance measures, and we will continue to stand by these communities through this recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n NSW Premier Chris Minns said:<\/strong> \u201cWe know recovery doesn\u2019t happen overnight. It takes time and requires governments of all levels to work together to ensure communities are getting the right support they need to move forward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis additional funding package will provide that practical on the ground support so the communities of the Mid North Coast can continue to rebuild their lives.\u201d \u201cWhile this $56.28 million won’t fix every single issue overnight, it is a significant investment in the heavy-duty clean-up and the mental health support that people actually need right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSmall business owners have been clear about what they need to move forward, and as both Minister for Recovery and Small Business, I am focused on delivering that practical support. This funding is specifically designed to help replace damaged equipment and repairing shopfronts to ensure local traders can complete their rebuilds and focus on the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Albanese and Minns Governments have committed more than $56 million in new funding to support Mid North Coast communities as they continue to rebuild following the severe weather of May 2025 and ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The nearly $56.3 million package, delivered through the joint Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA), targets the long-term work … Continue reading “New $56 million package to drive ongoing flood recovery for the Mid North Coast”<\/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-38531","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\/38531","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=38531"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38532,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38531\/revisions\/38532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Federal Minister for Emergency Management, Kristy McBain MP said:<\/strong>
\u201cPeople across the Mid North Coast were hit hard by these back-to-back severe weather events, which caused widespread disruption and damage to homes, businesses, and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCommunities across the Mid North Coast know all too well the devastating impact of floods and severe weather events like what we saw in May last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
NSW Minister for Recovery and Minister for Small Business, Janelle Saffin said:<\/strong>
\u201cI\u2019ve been on the ground in these communities, and I know that recovery is a marathon, not a sprint. We have listened to the community dealing with the aftermath of the 2025 floods, and we are staying the distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n