Natural disaster declarations from financial year 2022-23
This pages lists Local Government Areas (LGAs) that have been severely impacted by a natural disaster. With a disaster declaration for their area, affected communities and individuals can access a range of special assistance measures.
Disaster declarations are issued by the NSW Government and incorporate an Australian Government reference number (AGRN).
| AGRN | Disaster types | Name of disaster | Local Government Area | Assistance available |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGRN 1066 | NSW Bushfires | Upper Lachlan and Yass Valley Bushfires from 11 February 2023 | Upper Lachlan Yass Valley | Counter Disaster Operations only |
| AGRN 1065 | NSW Bushfires | Cootamundra Gundagai Bushfires from 25 January 2023 | Cootamundra-Gundagai | Counter Disaster Operations only |
| AGRN 1057 | NSW Severe Weather and Flooding | Cootamundra-Gundagai and Hilltops Storm and Flooding – 12 March 2023 | Cootamundra-Gundagai Hilltops | Primary producers and small businesses: Sporting and recreation clubs: Not-for-profit organisations: |
| AGRN 1056 | NSW Bushfires | Upper Lachlan Bushfires – 16 March 2023 | Cobar Upper Lachlan | Primary producers and small businesses: Sporting and recreation clubs: Not-for-profit organisations: Counter Disaster Operations only |
| AGRN 1055 | NSW Bushfires | Western and North West NSW Bushfires – 17 February 2023 | Blayney Cabonne Cowra Liverpool Plains Upper Hunter | Primary producers and small businesses: Sporting and recreation clubs: Not-for-profit organisations: |
| AGRN 1054 | NSW Bushfires | Gwydir, Moree Plains and Narrabri NSW Bushfires – 1 March 2023 | Gwydir Shire Moree Plains Narrabri Shire | Primary producers and small businesses: Sporting and recreation clubs: Not-for-profit organisations: |
| AGRN 1053 | NSW Bushfires | Gwydir and Narrabri NSW Bushfires – 18 January 2023 | Gwydir Shire Narrabri Shire | Primary producers and small businesses: Sporting and recreation clubs: Not-for-profit organisations: |
| AGRN 1052 | NSW Bushfires | NSW Bushfires 6 March 2023 | Bathurst
| Primary producers: Sporting and recreation clubs: Not-for-profit organisations: |
| AGRN 1049 | NSW Severe Weather and Flooding | Dubbo and Wollongong Severe Storm 9 February 2023 | Dubbo Wollongong | Primary producers: Concessional loans up to $130,000 Transport subsidies up to $15,000 Small business: Concessional loans up to $130,000 Not-for-profit organisations: Concessional loans up to $25,000 |
| AGRN 1047 | NSW Severe Weather and Flooding | Port Macquarie Hastings Severe Storm 3 February 2023 | Port Macquarie Hastings | Primary producers: Concessional loans up to $130,000 Transport subsidies up to $15,000 Small business: Concessional loans up to $130,000 Not-for-profit organisations: Concessional loans up to $25,000 |
| AGRN 1034 | NSW Severe Weather and Flooding | NSW Flooding from 14 September 2022 onwards | Albury Balranald Bathurst Bega Valley Berrigan Bland Blayney Bogan Bourke Brewarrina Cabonne Carrathool Central Coast Central Darling Cobar Coolamon Coonamble Cootamundra-Gundagai Cowra Dubbo Edward River Eurobodalla Federation Forbes Gilgandra Glen Innes Severn Goulburn Mulwaree Greater Hume Griffith Gunnedah Gwydir Hawkesbury Hay Hilltops Inverell Junee Lachlan Leeton Kyogle Lismore Lithgow Liverpool Plains Lockhart Moree Plains Mid-Western Murray River Murrumbidgee Muswellbrook Nambucca Valley Narrabri Narrandera Narromine Oberon Orange Parkes Queanbeyan-Palerang Richmond Valley Shellharbour Shoalhaven Snowy Monaro Snowy Valleys Tamworth Temora Unincorporated Area Upper Hunter Upper Lachlan Uralla Wagga Wagga Walcha Walgett Warren Warrumbungle Weddin Wentworth Wingecarribee Yass Valley | Primary producers: Concessional loans up to $130,000 Small business: Concessional loans up to $130,000 Not-for-profit/community organisations: Concessional loans up to $25,000 |
| AGRN 1030 | Severe Weather and Flooding | Southern and Central West NSW Flooding from 4 August 2022 onwards | Albury Bland Cabonne Carrathool Cootamundra-Gundagai Dubbo Forbes Gilgandra Goulburn Mulwaree Griffith Gunnedah Hilltop Junee Leeton Liverpool Plains Moree Plains Murrumbidgee Narrandera Narromine Queanbeyan-Palerang Snowy Monaro Snowy Valleys Temora Wagga Wagga Warren Warrumbungle Weddin Yass Valley | Primary producers: Concessional loans up to $130,000 Small business: Concessional loans up to $130,000 Not-for-profit/community organisations: Concessional loans up to $25,000 |