Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements
Natural disasters can cause substantial damage to local government owned assets. It is the responsibility of local government to carry out on-the-spot emergency works and to restore their assets.
However, when a severe natural disaster occurs causing damage to these assets in excess of $240,000 (including roads, bridges and Crown lands), the NSW Treasurer or his delegate may issue a Natural Disaster Declaration. Under these circumstances the Australian and NSW Governments provide financial assistance to local government through Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements for emergency work and restoration of damaged local assets.
NSW Public Works, through the Department of Services, Technology and Administration (DSTA), formerly known as the NSW Department of Commerce, administers financial assistance for both emergency and restoration works, other than those involving roads, bridges and Crown lands, on behalf of NSW Treasury. The Roads and Traffic Authority and the Department of Lands administer financial assistance for damage to roads and bridges and damage to Crown lands respectively.
To make a claim
Please read the section Applying for financial assistance and submit a claim on the form supplied on that page.
Contacts
Information regarding applications, eligibility of works and grant offer conditions should be referred to your nearest NSW Public Works office:
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Sydney Region |
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Sydney
Leon Martens |
Tel: 9852 0112
Fax: 9852 0264
Mob: 0429 929 466 |
2 Burbank Place
BAULKHAM HILLS NSW 2153 |
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North Coast Region |
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Lismore
David Neven |
Tel: 6626 5620
Fax: 6626 5666
Mob: 0411 154 420 |
Dalley Street
LISMORE NSW 2480 |
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South Coast Region |
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Wollongong
Tony McCabe |
Tel: 4226 8542
Fax: 4226 8534
Mob: 0411 233 116 |
84 Crown Street
WOLLONGONG NSW 2500
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Hunter New England Region |
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Newcastle
Roger Davison |
Tel: 4908 4935
Fax: 4908 4954
Mob: 0412 260 845 |
Level 2, 117 Bull Street
NEWCASTLE WEST NSW 2302 |
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Tamworth
Steve Hansen |
Tel: 6768 4230
Fax: 6768 4233
Mob: 0427 200 609 |
454-456 Peel Street
TAMWORTH NSW 2340
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Riverina Western Region |
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Bathurst
Trevor Liu |
Tel: 6339 5928
Fax: 6339 5949
Mob: 0427 226 104 |
140 Williams Street
BATHURST NSW 2795
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Dubbo
Chris Evans |
Tel: 6885 9301
Fax: 6885 9300
Mob: 0418 490 014 |
34 White Street
DUBBO NSW 2830
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Hay
Neil Evans |
Tel: 6993 1208
Fax: 6993 2137
Mob: 0408 694 062 |
414 Moppett Street
HAY NSW 2711
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Program Administration |
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Sydney
Neil Birks |
Tel: 9372 8871
Fax: 9372 8866
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2 – 24 Rawson Place
SYDNEY NSW 2000
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