{"id":4789,"date":"2020-01-09T07:44:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T07:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=4789"},"modified":"2020-01-09T07:44:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T07:44:04","slug":"bushfire-recovery-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/01\/09\/bushfire-recovery-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Bushfire Recovery Assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NSW Bushfires 2019-2020<\/h2>\n<p>A range of assistance measures are available to support people affected by bushfires. These are\u00a0aimed at providing for immediate and short term needs, to support recovery from the bushfires\u00a0across NSW.<br \/>\nPlease note, a number of these measures have eligibility requirements.<br \/>\nFor information on how to help<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>bushfire affected communities view our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au\/Council\/News\/Latest-News\/National-bushfires\">how to donate to the bushfire appeals page.<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Immediate emergency assistance<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 can be accessed through Evacuation Centres and Disaster Welfare\u00a0Assistance Points.<br \/>\nCall 1800 018 444 or visit\u00a0<a title=\"Visit their website in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.emergency.nsw.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" name=\"Visit their website in a new window\">www.emergency.nsw.gov.au<\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong>Emergency Temporary Accommodation<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0short term housing support.<br \/>\nContact the Housing Contact Centre on 1800 422 322.<br \/>\n<strong>Clean-up assistance\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 for the removal and disposal of residential bush fire debris\u00a0including asbestos, concrete slabs and dangerous trees.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Insured\u00a0home\u00a0owners\u00a0\u2013\u00a0contact\u00a0your insurance\u00a0company or the Insurance\u00a0Council of Australia on 1800 734 621.<\/li>\n<li>Uninsured\u00a0home\u00a0owners\u00a0\u2013\u00a0contact\u00a0Public Works Advisory on 1800 88 55 39.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Animal Welfare\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 provision of emergency fodder, stock water and stock assessment.<br \/>\nContact Local Land Services on 1800 814 647.<br \/>\n<strong>Commonwealth Government Disaster Recovery Payment<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 $1,000 per adult and\u00a0$400 per child for people severely affected by bushfires.<br \/>\nContact Human Services on 180 22 66.<br \/>\n<strong>Commonwealth Government Disaster Recovery Allowance\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 short term income assistance for people\u00a0severely affected by bushfires.<br \/>\nContact Human Services on 180 22 66.<br \/>\n<strong>NSW Government Disaster Relief Grants<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 financial assistance for eligible individuals who have low\u00a0income and limited assets.<br \/>\nContact the Disaster Welfare Assistance Line on 1800 018 444.<br \/>\n<strong>Primary producer assistance<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 up to $15,000 recovery\u00a0grants (33 LGAs only), concessional\u00a0loans and transport subsidies for eligible primary producers.<br \/>\nContact the NSW Rural Assistance Authority on 2800 678 593.<br \/>\n<strong>Small business\u00a0 assistance<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 up to $15,000 recovery grants (33 LGAs only), and concessional\u00a0loans for eligible small businesses.<br \/>\nContact\u00a0 the\u00a0 NSW\u00a0 Rural\u00a0 Assistance\u00a0 Authority\u00a0 on 1800 678 593.<br \/>\n<strong>Legal assistance\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Legal Aid can provide free assistance on issues such as insurance\u00a0policies, employment, tenancy, credit and debt.<br \/>\nContact LawAccess NSW on 1300 888 529.<br \/>\n<strong>Potable Water Assistance\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 replacement of potable water for residents not on town water supply\u00a0where RFS has taken water or contaminated roofs with fire retardant.<br \/>\nContact the Disaster Welfare Assistance Line on 1800 018 444.<br \/>\n<strong>Mental health and wellbeing assistance<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 24\/7 assistance for individuals.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mental Health Line &#8211; 1800 011 511<\/li>\n<li>Beyond Blue &#8211; 1300 224 636<\/li>\n<li>Lifeline &#8211; 13 11 14<\/li>\n<li>Mensline &#8211; 1300 789 978<\/li>\n<li>Kids Helpline &#8211; 1800 551 800<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If someone is in immediate danger, call 000.<br \/>\n<strong>Farm Gate counsellors<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 farmers and business owners in bushfire affected areas can access Farm Gate\u00a0counsellors and peer support workers.<br \/>\nContact the Mental Health Line on 1800 011 511.<br \/>\n<strong>Volunteer Firefighters\u2019 Financial Support<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 payments for eligible volunteer firefighters who are\u00a0self-employed or employed by a small or medium business and have lost income.<br \/>\nContact Service NSW at\u00a0<a title=\"Visit their website in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.service.nsw.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" name=\"Visit their website in a new window\">www.service.nsw.gov.au<\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong>Sporting club assistance<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 concessional loans for eligible sporting clubs.<br \/>\nContact the NSW Rural Assistance Authority on 1800 678 593.<br \/>\n<strong>Church and non-profit organisation assistance<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 up to $15,000 recovery grants (33 LGAs\u00a0only) concessional loans for eligible churches and non-profit organisations.<br \/>\nContact the NSW Rural Assistance Authority on 1800 678 593.<br \/>\n<strong>Motor vehicle stamp duty relief\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0 financial assistance for eligible motorists whose cars have\u00a0been written off as a result of bushfires.<br \/>\nContact the Office of State Revenue on 1300 139 814.<br \/>\n<strong>Replacement of documents\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0 free replacement of licences, permits and\u00a0certificates, including birth, marriage and change of name certificates and NSW Fair\u00a0Trading permits and licences.<br \/>\nContact Service NSW on 13 77 88.<br \/>\n<strong>Waste disposal<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the levy for waste disposal has been waived in bushfire affected LGAs.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au\/Council\/Contact-Us\">Contact your local council for more information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Downloads<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<a title=\"Download the document\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au\/Newcastle\/media\/Documents\/Council\/Latest%20News\/OEM_-_Information_Only_-_NSW_Bushfire_Season_2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" name=\"Download the document\">NSW Office of Emergency Management Bushfire Recover Assistance Information Guide<\/a>\u00a0(pdf)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NSW Bushfires 2019-2020 A range of assistance measures are available to support people affected by bushfires. These are\u00a0aimed at providing for immediate and short term needs, to support recovery from the bushfires\u00a0across NSW. Please note, a number of these measures have eligibility requirements. For information on how to help\u00a0bushfire affected communities view our\u00a0how to donate &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/01\/09\/bushfire-recovery-assistance\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Bushfire Recovery Assistance&#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":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4789","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=4789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4789\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}