• Home
  • Articles
    • Front Page
    • General Interest
    • Special Interests
    • Snippets
    • Mayoral Notes
    • Letters to the Editor
  • Competitions
    • Sydney Royal Easter Show Giveaway
  • Our Community
    • Our People
    • Question of the Week
    • Jobs in the Central West
    • Be Seen
    • What’s On
  • Special Interests
    • Women In Business
    • Rural Round Up
    • My Place
    • Health & Wellbeing
    • Loving Local Living
    • Just a Short Drive
    • Real Estate
  • Sports
    • Bowls
    • Cricket
    • Equestrian
    • Footy Tips
    • Golf
    • Netball
    • Rugby League
    • Rugby Union
    • Soccer
    • Touch Football
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Page
    • Advertise with us
    • Testimonials
    • Submit an Article
    • Subscribe to the Parkes Phoenix

Parkes Phoenix

Disaster Assistance For Parkes After Super Cell Event

February 5, 2021 By Maggi Barnard

The super cell event in Parkes on 2nd of January with high winds and over 100mm of rain, caused significant damage. (Photo: Rochelle Frame)

Disaster assistance is now available in Parkes, as well as Glen Innes Severn and Tamworth following severe storms last month. Assistance will be provided through the jointly-funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA). Minister for Emergency Management David Littleproud said severe winds and heavy rainfall caused significant damage to local roads, businesses and residential properties, due to fallen trees and water inundation.

“Through the DRFA, a range of practical assistance measures are now available to help councils with ongoing clean-up and repairs to infrastructure.”

NSW Minister for Police and Emergency Services David Elliott said the event led to a significant response from the NSW State Emergency Services. “The assistance will help cover the costs associated with the operational response and repairing dam-aged essential public assets.”

A range of practical assistance measures are also available to individuals including grants to replace essential household contents or repair structural damage to homes. Assistance available under the DRFA may include: help for eligible people whose homes or belongings have been damaged; support for affected local councils; concessional interest rate loans for small business, primary producers and non-profit organisations; freight subsidies for primary producers, and grants to eligible non-profit organisations.

For information on personal hardship and distress assistance, contact Service NSW on 13 77 88. To apply for a concessional
loan or grant, contact the NSW Rural Assistance Authority on 1800 678 593 or visit www.raa.nsw.gov.au.

Filed Under: Articles, General Interest

Latest Print Editions

Click here to download the recent issue (5) of The Forbes & Parkes Phoenix (2.8MB PDF) – 5th Aug 2022

STAY CONNECTED

The Parkes Phoenix would like to thank you, our Facebook friends, for your continued support and readership!

SEARCH THE PHOENIX

Recent Articles

  • Annual Harvest Field Day On 11th August August 5, 2022
  • Our Bloke – Peter Giles August 5, 2022
  • Allan Rees The Master August 5, 2022
  • Australian Poetry Month. August 5, 2022
  • Trees, Trees, Trees August 5, 2022

CONTACT THE PHOENIX

Address
7/113-127 Rankin Street, Forbes NSW 2871

Editorial Phone –  0403 080 085
 editor@parkesphoenix.com.au

Sales Phone – 0476 110 953
sales@parkesphoenix.com.au

View our Privacy Policy.
View our Conflict Resolution Process.
View our Ethics and Complaints Policy.
Want to advertise with us?
Information on our Community Promotions.

Submit an Article

We are always looking for new articles of interest to the local community.

Please feel free to submit an article for possible inclusion in a future issue.

To submit an article, click here to use our online article submission form.

Recieve the Phoenix via email

* indicates required

Copyright © 2022 · Website setup by WebSysMan