Fire affected residents of Eurobodalla and Bega Valley to benefit from extended support services

Dec 8, 2020

Residents recovering from last summer’s bushfires in Gilmore and Eden-Monaro are set to benefit from vital face to face support services being extended for another year.

Recovery Support Services link people to their own personalised recovery support worker, who can help them navigate and access services and disaster assistance packages. So far 4,200 families across 25 local government areas have accessed their local Recovery Support Service.

Australian Government Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management David Littleproud said the extension would ensure long-term support is available for impacted communities throughout their recovery.

“The Australian and NSW governments are pleased to extend this funding for another 12 months as these locally based services provide an important link between survivors and the support they need as they recover,’ said Minister Littleproud.

“As every person, family and community are at different points in their recovery, we recognised that the assistance that is provided across the state would need to be continued.”

Senator for New South Wales Jim Molan said that an additional $8.2 million in funding will see this support continue to be available next week, next month and for all of next year.

Andrew Constance Member for Bega said “we understand that every person is recovering at their own pace. I encourage anyone who needs advice, assistance or guidance on the next steps in their recovery to make contact with their local Recovery Support Service. These free services are there to help everyone impacted by last summer’s fires.”

Recovery Support Services are funded under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangement (DFRA) which is jointly funded with the Australian Government. The extension takes the total funding for the services to almost $17 million.

 

Breakdown of Recovery Support Services:

Recovery Support Service Provider

 

LGAs covered

 

Bega Valley Recovery Support Service

 

Bega Valley Shire Council

 

Bega Valley

 

Community Links Recovery Support Service

 

Community Links Wollondilly Inc

 

Wingecarribee

Wollondilly

Eurobodalla Recovery Support Service

 

Eurobodalla Shire Council

 

Eurobodalla

 

Monaro Family Support Recovery Support Service

 

Monaro Family Support Services

 

Snowy Monaro

 

Rural Recovery Support Service

 

Department of Primary Industries

 

Armidale

Bega Valley

Clarence Valley

Cootamundra Gundagai

Eurobodalla

Glenn Innes Severn

Greater Hume

Hawkesbury

Kempsey

Lithgow

Mid Coast

Nambucca

Queanbeyan-Palerang

Richmond Valley

Shoalhaven

Snowy Valleys

Tenterfield

Wagga Wagga

Walcha

Wingecarribee

Shoalhaven Bushfire Recovery Support Service

 

Barnardos Australia

 

Shoalhaven

 

Step by Step Recovery Support Service

 

Gateway Family Services

 

Blue Mountains

Hawkesbury

Lithgow

Mid-Western

 

Further details are available at: https://www.emergency.nsw.gov.au/Documents/factsheets/nsw-recovery-support-services.pdf