As part of Council's efforts to support the Tweed's business community, Council will again advocate to NSW and Federal Governments for additional funding to support local businesses to get back on their feet.
Council aims to lobby for additional business funding but needs your help.
Senior Economic Development Buinsess Facilitation Officer Kym Kranen said Council was drawing on experiences gathered in 2017 after the devastating impact of ex-tropical Cyclone Debbie.
"The more data from businesses we can collect, the more likely the chances of gaining greater assistance," Ms Kranen said.
"That is why it is so important that we get as many Tweed businesses hit by this flooding to fill in our survey so we can present their circumstances to government."
To do that, we encourage all local businesses to complete the survey on our Your Say Tweed Business Flood Impact Assessment page to help us get a clear picture of the number of businesses affected and the extent of damage.
Please complete the survey by Friday 18 March 2022.
Other Assistance
Natural disaster assistance is available to help businesses directly affected by floods with the Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA) provided to affected Tweed businesses.
The DRA assists employees, small business persons and farmers who experience a loss of income as a direct result of a major disaster.
This allowance provides for a maximum of 13 weeks' payment from the date you have or will have a loss of income as a direct result of a disaster.
The DRA payment is set at the maximum equivalent rate of Jobseeker Payment or Youth Allowance, depending on your personal circumstances, and is taxable.
