Additional flood grants

More flood assistance grants now available

Additional flood assistance grants are now available for residents, farmers, small businesses and not-for-profit organisations following the devastating floods on the Mid North Coast.

Member for Port Macquarie, Robert Dwyer is encouraging anyone impacted by the floods to reach out for help.

“I have met with many small business owners over the past two weeks who have been directly affected by the floods. They are doing their very best to get back on their feet but it is a huge task so these grants will be greatly appreciated,” Mr Dwyer said.

Under the joint Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements, the funding support includes:

• Grants of up to $25,000 for eligible small businesses (with fewer than 20 employees) and not-for-profit organisations to help clean up and restore their business.

• Grants of up to $25,000 for eligible primary producers directly impacted by flooding to help with clean up and getting their operations back on track.

• Grants of up to $10,000 for eligible rural landholders to assist with clean up, repair and recovery work, including fixing damaged fences, infrastructure or equipment affected by the East Coast severe weather and flooding.

• A $180 hardship payment for individuals, capped at $900 for households of five or more to help cover essential items like food, clothing and medicine following the recent flood event.



“Whilst these packages are part of ongoing efforts to support flood hit communities as they recover and rebuild, I believe they do not go far enough and I along with my Liberal and National colleagues will continue to advocate for more funding relief,” Mr Dwyer said.

Information on how to apply will be made available over coming days at,

https://www.nsw.gov.au/floodrecoveryupdates.

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