Natural disaster funding announced for Kempsey Shire

Published on 27 July 2022

The Federal and NSW governments have declared the recent flood event in the Kempsey Shire a National Disaster which means recovery assistance is available to residents, businesses and primary producers.

Disaster recovery assistance has been made available in the following Local Government Areas: Bayside, Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Camden, Canterbury Bankstown, Campbelltown, Central Coast, Cessnock, Cumberland, Dungog, Fairfield, Georges River, Hawkesbury, Hornsby, Kempsey, Kiama, Lake Macquarie, Lithgow, Liverpool, Maitland, Mid Coast, Muswellbrook, Nambucca, Narromine, Newcastle, Northern Beaches, Oberon, Penrith, Port Macquarie Hastings, Port Stephens, Randwick, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven, Singleton, Strathfield, Sutherland, The Hills, Upper Lachlan, Warren, Wingecarribee, Wollondilly and Wollongong.

Assistance is being provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA). Assistance available under the DRFA may include:

• Help for individuals whose homes or belongings have been damaged

• Support for affected local councils 

• Concessional interest rate loans for small businesses, primary producers and non-profit organisations

• Recovery grants for primary producers

• Grants and freight subsidies for primary producers.

For more information on personal hardship and distress assistance, contact Service NSW on 13 77 88. To apply for a concessional loan or grant, contact the NSW Rural Assistance Authority on 1800 678 593 or visit www.raa.nsw.gov.au

More information on disaster assistance is available on the Australian Government’s Disaster Assist website at: www.disasterassist.gov.au and Service NSW at: https://disasterassistance.service.nsw.gov.au/