The NSW and Australian governments offer a range of programs to help individuals and residents recover after emergency events, such as storms, floods and bush fire.
Use the links below to find out more:
- The Service NSW website has links to Natural Disaster recovery programs, including payments, counselling and more.
- The National Emergency Management Agency website has information to help people across Australia recover from emergency events.
- See our Storms and Flood Support for Business page for details of NSW Government programs to help businesses recover from recent floods and storms in our region.
- The NSW SES website provides information to help people clean up after floods and storms.
Flood recovery April 2024
Updates on Council services
Visit our Flood Updates and Recovery page for information about our services and support for residents and local businesses.
Government support
The Australian and NSW Governments are providing the City of Wollongong with recovery support for our flood affected community. This includes support such as:
- Assistance for eligible residents to help meet immediate needs like emergency accommodation or small cash payments to purchase essential items generally provided from evacuation or recovery centres.
- Grants for eligible residents to replace lost essential household items to maintain basic standard of living.
- Grants for eligible residents to undertake essential structural repairs to restore their homes to a safe and habitable conditions.
- Waiving the waste levy fee for residents disposing of flood damaged waste in the Illawarra South Coast region, to help communities clean up.
For information about government flood recovery support, please contact Service NSW on 13 77 88 or visit the NSW Government website.