Cyclone Seroja Recovery

The State Government committed $1.2 million through the Community Benefit Fund.

This fund provided $200,000 to the local government areas of Northampton, Mingenew, Chapman Valley, Perenjori and Morawa, to support the delivery of recovery and resilience programs and activities.

Additionally, the State Government committed $8 million through the Local Government Resilience Fund to disperse amongst impacted local governments.

All 16 cyclone-impacted local governments were eligible to access $500,000 towards projects that improve resilience in their communities. Projects could include works to improve resilience of evacuation facilities and other essential community infrastructure, or improve resilience within the community.

The Cultural and Heritage Asset Clean-up and Restoration Grants were a reimbursement grant program of up to $20,000 which supported eligible owners and operators with costs to clean-up and restore significant cultural and heritage sites.

The Cultural and Heritage Asset Clean-up and Restoration Grants program was jointly funded through the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

The Department of Communities-administered Disaster Relief Assistance was made available to people who experienced hardship and distress due to the impacts of Cyclone Seroja.

The Disaster Relief Fund was jointly funded through the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

The Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund was activated to provide financial assistance to individuals impacted by Cyclone Seroja for the alleviation and relief of distress, suffering and personal hardships.

Relief measures were made available for primary producers whose assets or business were affected by Cyclone Seroja.

The Measures for Primary Producers were jointly funded through the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

The Premier’s Relief Payment was made available to provide financial assistance to eligible residents whose dwelling was directly damaged or destroyed by Cyclone Seroja.

The Primary Producers Recovery Grant reimbursed eligible applicants up to $25,000 to pay for clean-up costs. It covered activities such as the removal and disposal of debris, damaged infrastructure and equipment, deceased livestock; salvaging crops; and repairing damaged infrastructure and equipment.

The Primary Producer Recovery Grant was jointly funded through the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

The Recovery and Resilience Grants Program offered two types of grants, up to a total of $20,000, to help insured homeowners impacted by Cyclone Seroja. The Recovery Grant was designed to help applicants with clean-up and repair works, and the Resilience Grant allowed applicants to build back better against future cyclones.

The Resilience and Recovery Grants Program was jointly funded through the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

Recovery assistance was made available to eligible uninsured homeowners to assist with clean-up of hazardous materials and other essential make-safe works.

The Recovery Assistance for Uninsured Homeowners was jointly funded through the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

The Small Business Recovery Grant provided eligible small business a reimbursement of up to $25,000 to assist with the clean-up of cyclone related debris.

The Small Business Recovery Grant was jointly funded through the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

Water Corporation activated financial relief packages to support those impacted by Cyclone Seroja, including replacing water meters, waiving charges, and pausing collection activities for eligible customers.

The Western Power Recovery Payment provided a one-off payment of up to $1,000 for eligible customers disconnected from the grid for six weeks or longer.