NSW Reconstruction Authority – Northern Rivers

Help is available through the following phone lines and websites:

Use the Disaster Assistance Finder to find support for people affected by the floods.
To speak to someone on the phone about the Resilient Homes Program, call 1800 844 085.
To speak to someone on the phone, call Service NSW on 13 77 88.
Find mental health support at NSW Mental Health Line at: 1800 011 511 or web: Mental Health Line - Mental health
If you have been affected by floods, Recovery Support Services are available to you – Recovery Support Services Northern Rivers Providers (PDF 216.57KB).

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Our region

This is a long-term effort and transformative program of work focused on providing more sustainable outcomes for all Northern Rivers communities to remain safe and to better cope with natural disasters in the future.

The NSW Reconstruction Authority is working with stakeholders and communities within the 7 local government areas in the Northern Rivers:

Ballina
Byron
Clarence Valley
Kyogle
Lismore
Richmond Valley
Tweed.

A snapshot of our work

As a coordinating body, the NSW Reconstruction Authority is working with communities, councils, multiple government agencies and stakeholders to prioritise, sequence and enable the significant reconstruction and place-based adaptation effort across the region. Figures released by the Insurance Council of Australia estimate the costs and scale of the damage to homes, business and infrastructure at more than $5.56 billion. In response, the Australian and NSW Governments are committed to supporting the recovery, repair and rebuilding of impacted communities.

Latest news

Ministerial media release

20 August 2024

$24 million to rebuild flood impacted Central West

A total of 21 projects to repair community infrastructure in four severely flood impacted Central West NSW Local Government Areas (LGAs) have received assistance thanks to an almost $24 million investment by the Australian and NSW Governments.

Ministerial media release

12 August 2024

Consultation on $40 million Central West housing program wraps up

More than 300 residents from across the Central West region have participated in community engagement sessions that wrapped up in Eugowra, Molong and Cudal last week as part of the proposed Central West Resilient Homes Program.