Saturday 1 April 2017
Natural disaster relief announced for Ballina, Byron, Kyogle, Lismore, Richmond Valley and Tweed local government areas
Australian Government, Disaster Assist, 31 March 2017:
North Coast Floods: from 28 March 2017
The joint Australian, state and territory governments' Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) provide a range of financial assistance to the natural disaster-declared areas in each state or territory.
For the floods which commenced on 28 March 2017, the available assistance measures include:
* personal hardship and distress assistance
* restoration of essential public assets
* counter disaster operations
* concessional loans for small businesses, primary producers and voluntary non-profit organisations
* freight subsidies for primary producers
* grants for voluntary non-profit organisations.
For information on available recovery assistance, visit the Emergency NSW website.
For further information on recovery arrangements, visit the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements page.
The above assistance may be available in the following local government areas
Ballina
Byron
Kyogle
Lismore
Richmond Valley
Tweed
The Northern Star reported on 31 March 2017 that:
It's understood some adults will be eligible for payments of $1,000 each and children $400 each.
Images from the last few days which appeared in both mainstream and social media......
Photographs can be found at Google Images
Labels:
flooding,
natural disasters,
Northern Rivers
Tweet of the Week
The clean up #auspol #CycloneDebbie pic.twitter.com/Unlc37P303— Broelman (@Broelman) March 28, 2017
Labels:
climate change
Just because it is beautiful.........(26)
Gwion Gwion rock paintings
North-west Kimberly region
Western Australia
Famous for its rock art, Quinkan Country contains a large and dramatic body of prehistoric rock paintings. These galleries have been identified as being at least 15,000 to 30,000 years old and have been included on the Australian Heritage Estate and listed by UNESCO as being among the top 10 rock art sites in the world. People from many countries visit this remote location to view the rock art and gain some understanding of the Aboriginal stories associated with this magnificent sandstone landscape. [Quinkan & Regional Cultural Centre]
Labels:
indigenous culture
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