Cyclone Narelle Recovery

Financial assistance is available for eligible residents whose homes were destroyed or suffered serious damage as a direct result of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle, as well as for local small businesses and community organisations whose place of business was damaged. The payments support those impacted get back on their feet and provide financial relief while insurance assessments and claims are underway.

• A payment of $20,000 is available for residents whose homes were severely damaged or destroyed
• A payment of $10,000 is available for residents whose homes suffered major damage
• A minimum payment of $5,000 is available for local businesses and community groups to help with repairs and immediate recovery

Further information
Australian Red Cross administer payments to households and the Western Australian Council of Social Services (WACOSS) administer payments to community organisations and local small businesses.

For eligibility criteria and to apply for household payment
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Web: https://www.redcross.org.au/recoveryfundwa/
Email: cva@redcross.org.au‍

For eligibility criteria and to apply for business or community organisation payment
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Web: https://www.wacoss.org.au/projects/pndrf/
Email: grants-pndrf@wacoss.org.au
Phone: 0492 889 432

The Premier’s Relief Payment is available to provide financial assistance to eligible residents whose dwelling was directly damaged or destroyed by Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle. The payment is available to help residents pay for food, clothing, personal effects, transport and emergency accommodation.

• a one-off payment of $4,000 per household is available to eligible applicants whose home was destroyed or suffered severe damage.
• a one-off payment of $2,000 per household is available to eligible applicants whose home suffered major damage.

The Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA) is a short term payment to support individuals who've lost income as a direct result of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle.

The DRA provides up to 13 weeks of income support for workers and sole traders, depending on their personal circumstances.

The DRA is available for eligible people in the following Local Government Areas:

• Ashburton
• Carnarvon
• Exmouth
• Shark Bay
• Upper Gascoyne
• Yalgoo

The Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) is a one-off, non-means tested payment of $1,000 per eligible adult and $400 per child who have been adversely affected by a major disaster either in Australia or overseas.

The AGDRP has been activated to support those who have been directly impacted by the rainfall and flooding of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle.

This includes those who have experienced major damage to their home, serious injury, or loss of a loved one as a direct result of the rainfall and flooding.

The AGDRP is available for eligible people in the following locations:

• Carnarvon, Coral Bay, Inggarda, Kennedy Range, Lyndon, Minilya, North Plantations, Wooramel, and Yandoo Creek in the Canarvon Local Government Area (LGA).
• Exmouth, Learmonth, North West Cape in the Exmouth LGA.

This emergency assistance is primarily administered by the WA Department of Communities to help support eligible individuals and families who need assistance to meet their immediate and essential needs as a direct result of the eligible disaster. It may include:

• emergency accommodation
• emergency food
• emergency clothing and
• replacement of essential household items and personal effects*
• essential housing repairs to return to safe and habitable condition*
• personal or financial support services

Note: * These assistance measures are subject to income and/or asset testing.

A targeted support package is available for eligible tourism businesses; tour operators, experiences and attractions, and accommodation providers, impacted by Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle in the Shire of Exmouth, Shire of Carnarvon including Coral Bay, Shire of Ashburton and the Shire of Upper Gascoyne.

Administered by Tourism WA, the Cyclone Narelle Tourism Business Support Package includes:

• One-off business survival funding support payments of up to $10,000 for businesses employing under four workers and up to $20,000 for businesses employing four or more staff; and
• A consumer incentive voucher program offering visitors 50 per cent off select tours and experiences and supporting marketing campaigns encouraging visitors to explore and support the Coral Coast region.

Further detail on the business support package and voucher program will be announced soon.

Financial assistance is available for local governments and state government agencies to support the reconstruction of essential public assets.

If you are a primary producer who has been directly impacted by STC Narelle, you may be eligible for a subsidy of up to 50% to help cover the costs of transporting; fodder or water for livestock, or building or fencing equipment, as a direct result of the disaster.

You may also be eligible to receive an interest rate subsidy on new loans taken out for the purposes of repairing damaged assets or business carry on costs.

For details on eligibility and how to apply, contact the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.

The Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC) offers free, confidential advice and guidance to small businesses on topics including:

• business continuity plans
• assistance with dealing with employees
• commercial leasing
• dispute resolution

The SBDC can also provide referrals to small business financial counselling and mental health support services.

If you are a small business proprietor whose assets or premises have been directlyimpacted by STC Narelle, you may be eligible to receive an interest rate subsidy on new loans taken out for the purposes of repairing damaged assets or business carry on costs.

For details on eligibility and how to apply, contact the DFES Recovery Funding team.