Natural disaster declarations from financial year 2024-25

This pages lists the 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).

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Where to find further information

Check the list of affected areas below. Then, for information about what support may be available to you, visit the Service NSW website or check the Grants and funding finder.

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⇐ FY 2023/24

Financial year 2024-25

AGRN	Disaster types	Name of disaster	Local Government Area	Assistance available
AGRN 1157	Storm	Walgett NSW Storm from 17 November onwards	Walgett	Primary producers and small businesses: Concessional loans up to $130,000 Transport subsidies up to $15,000 Sporting and recreation clubs: Concessional loans up to $10,000 Grant up to $2,000 Not-for-profit organisations: Concessional loans up to $25,000 Counter disaster operations Restoration of essential public assets
AGRN 1156	Bushfire	Tenterfield NSW Bushfire 2 September 2024 – 16 September 2024	Tenterfield	Counter disaster operations
AGRN 1155	Storm	Wingecarribee NSW Storm from 23 August 2024 onwards	Wingecarribee	Counter disaster operations Restoration of essential public assets
AGRN 1151	Storm	North Coast NSW Severe Weather from 11 August 2024 onwards	Lismore	Counter disaster operations Restoration of essential public assets
AGRN 1149	Power Outage/Storm	NSW Far West Region Storm from 17 October 2024 onwards	Broken Hill Central Darling Unincorporated Area	Counter disaster operations Restoration of essential public assets Please note each measure below is subject to its own set of eligibility criteria. Applicants must demonstrate that they have been directly and adversely impacted by the storm and have no means of meeting their immediate needs. Under DRFA guidelines assistance is not provided as compensation for commercial damage or revenue loss. Primary producers and small businesses: Concessional loans up to $130,000 Transport subsidies up to $15,000 Sporting and recreation clubs: Concessional loans up to $12,000 Grant up to $2,000 Not-for-profit organisations: Concessional loans up to $25,000