A specialised team of flood recovery grants assessors will be on the Central Coast next week to assist residents, primary producers and business owners with grant applications.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said people impacted by this year’s flood events can book a one-on-one appointment with a grants expert.
“Specialised grant assessors from Resilience NSW, Revenue NSW and Service NSW will work step by step through the process of applying for grants and collecting the documentation required for an application to be approved, for as long as needed,” Crouch said.
“This will help to get money out the door and into the pockets of people who were affected by the June-July flood event which severely impacted Gunderman, Wisemans Ferry, Tuggerah Lakes and the surrounding suburbs.”
Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery, Steph Cooke, said the grants blitz team’s previous deployments in the Northern Rivers region had proved to be effective.
“To date we’ve seen more than 1,060 flood recovery grant applications approved, with $12.6M in funding going to those who have been hit the hardest by this year’s flooding,” Cooke said.
“We want to ensure individuals, families, farmers and business owners on the Central Coast can also access this specialist support so that their flood recovery journey can be as simple as possible.”
The grants blitz team will be based at Mingara Recreation Club, 12 Mingara Dr, Tumbi, on Tuesday, September 6, from 10am-7pm and Wednesday, September 7, from 9am-5pm.
Appointments can be booked by calling Service NSW on 13 77 88.
Source:
Media release, Aug 30
NSW Government