A state of natural disaster has been declared for the Parramatta local government area (LGA) following the June/July flood event.
Member for Parramatta Dr Geoff Lee said the natural disaster declaration means that funding and support is available.
“This means assistance is there to people whose homes or essential household items have been destroyed or damaged, and for business owners and primary producers who have suffered direct damage,” Dr Lee said.
“Assistance is also available to City of Parramatta to restore essential public assets like local roads.
“I am urging any local homeowner, business owner or primary producer that suffered direct damage from the flood event in June and July to apply for the funding and support which is now on offer.”
Assistance is being provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
Assistance available under the DRFA for Parramatta LGA may include:
- Help for eligible people whose homes or belongings have been damaged (eligibility criteria apply)
- Support for affected local councils to help with the costs of cleaning up and restoring damaged essential public assets
- Concessional interest rate loans for small businesses, primary producers and non-profit organisations
- Freight subsidies for primary producers
For more information go to http://www.service.nsw.gov.au/floods.
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.