Current Australian Government expenditure for Victoria Floods (January 2011)
Please refer to the Victoria Floods (February 2011) page for cumulative figures on the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment and the Disaster Income Recovery Subsidy.
The Australian Government will contribute $1 million to the Victorian Floods Appeal
Visit the Red Cross Victorian Floods Appeal website to make a donation to assist recent Victorian flood victims.
Disaster Income Recovery Subsidy (DIRS)
For information on the Disaster Income Recovery Subsidy (DIRS) please visit the Disaster Income Recovery Subsidy for flooding events commencing 29 November 2010 page.
Ex gratia payment for New Zealanders affected by recent flooding
For information on the ex gratia payment please visit the Ex gratia payment for New Zealanders affected by recent flooding page.
Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment
For information on the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) please refer to the Victoria Floods (January to February 2011)—Australia Government Disaster Recovery Payment page.
Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA)
This assistance is provided through the joint Australian and State government Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) and applies to the natural disaster declared areas in each state.
NDRRA assistance is being made available to 29 Local Government Areas:
- Ararat Rural
- Ballarat
- Buloke
- Campaspe
- Central Goldfields
- Corangamite
- Gannawarra
- Glenelg
- Golden Plains
- Greater Bendigo
- Greater Geelong
- Greater Shepparton
- Hepburn
- Hindmarsh
- Horsham
- Loddon
- Macedon Ranges
- Mildura
- Mitchell
- Mount Alexander
- Moyne
- Murrindindi
- Northern Grampians
- Pyrenees
- Surf Coast
- Swan Hill
- Warrnambool
- West Wimmera
- Yarriambiack
The following personal hardship and distress assistance is available in all areas:
- Emergency Grants of up to $1067 to provide assistance to meet immediate basic needs
- temporary living expense grants of up to $8650 to assist households with the cost of temporary accommodation and living expenses, and
- re-establishment grants of up to $8650 for repairs to structural damage to a residence and $8650 to replace essential household contents such as furnishings and electrical goods.
Assistance for the restoration of essential public assets is available in all areas.
Clean up and restoration grants of up to $25,000 for primary producers and small businesses are available in areas of Ararat, Ballarat, Buloke, Campaspe, Central Goldfields, Corangamite, Gannawarra, Glenelg, Golden Plains, Greater Bendigo, Greater Geelong, Greater Shepparton, Hepburn, Horsham, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Mildura, Mitchell, Mount Alexander, Moyne, Murrindindi, Northern Grampians, Pyrenees, Surf Coast, Warrnambool, West Wimmera and Yarriambiack.
For more information please contact the Rural Finance Corporation on 03 5448 2600.
'On 11 June 2011 the Prime Minister agreed to contribute financial support under Category D of the NDRRA for extended concessional loans to businesses, primary producers and not-for-profit organisations. Concessional loans are available for up to $650,000 over 10 years, with a grant component capped at $50,000, for eligible weather events between January 2011 and March 2011.'
For information on recovery assistance, visit the Victorian Emergency Relief and Recovery website.
For further information on recovery arrangements, visit the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements page.
