The NSW Reconstruction Authority has helped more than 5680 people in Northern NSW get back on their feet after Tropical Cyclone Alfred through its Recovery Assistance Points and outreach services.
Recovery Assistance Points will stay open in key locations this week to make sure that communities in Northern NSW get the help that they need.
Recovery Assistance Points can be found at the following locations and times this week:
- Lismore: Southern Cross University, Military Road, East Lismore, Room V1.19.
Monday 24 to Friday 28 March from 9am to 5pm
- Tweed: Tweed South Community Hall - Corner Heffron Street and Minjungbal Drive, South Tweed Heads
Monday 24 to Friday 28 March from 9am to 5pm
- Woodburn: Woodburn Memorial Hall, 127 River Street, Woodburn
Tuesday 25 March from 12pm to 7pm
Wednesday 26 March from 9am to 3pm
Mobile community outreach has also been undertaken to ensure that smaller communities are also able to connect with supports available and access financial and other assistance.
The Reconstruction Authority has already visited Kyogle, Ocean Shores, Mullumbimby, Murwillumbah, Byron Bay, Coraki, Woodburn, Wardell, Dorrigo, Bellingen and Nana Glen. More visits are planned and will be announced very soon.
Support available for anyone who needs help at these one-stop shops includes direct support like grocery vouchers and hardship grants as well as legal, insurance and business advice, mental health and wellbeing services.
Anyone who has experienced lengthy power outages or evacuation orders is eligible for a Personal Hardship Assistance Payment of $180 for individuals and up to $900 for a family of five through Service NSW.
Service NSW has already distributed $1.5 million in Personal Hardship Allowance Payments to help people in Northern NSW get back on their feet. Anyone who needs support can visit a Recovery Assistance Point or Service NSW Centre to apply. You can also apply online through Service NSW at www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/northern-nsw-storm-relief-grant-individuals-march-2025;
Services Australia is also on hand at Recovery Assistance Points to help people who have lost income access income support and other Federal Government payments.
Small businesses and primary producers in Local Government Areas included in the Natural Disaster Declaration may be eligible for concessional loans up to $130,000 and primary producers may also be eligible for transport subsidies of up to $15,000. Applications can be made online via the Rural Assistance Authority - https://www.raa.nsw.gov.au/disaster-assistance/ndrl
