Pat Conaghan MP

BUSHFIRE COMMUNITY RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE FUNDING

Communities in the region are set to benefit from joint Australian and NSW Government funding for locally based community projects as part of the Bushfire Community Recovery and Resilience Fund (BCRRF).

17 applicants have been awarded $3,686,000 to promote community wellbeing and build disaster resilience in the region.

Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan said that these grants are locally-led and diverse, meeting community needs with projects targeted at issues like mental health and assisting local business.

“The number of high-quality submissions received is a credit to the ingenuity and resilience of our regions and I am pleased to see more support going out to every corner of our state,” said Mr Conaghan.

The projects will provide an important boost for local communities with a focus on long-term recovery efforts by helping them get back on their feet after the worst bushfires in living memory. This funding will support the ongoing, sustained efforts on the ground as communities continue to rebuild.

The Government has committed $4.4 billion to bushfire recovery with every bushfire affected LGA receiving support. These recovery efforts have been driven by locals who care about their communities and want to make a difference and they are continuing to be to assisted through this process.

If anyone requires recovery support they are encouraged to contact the bushfire customer care line on 13 77 88, or visit the Service NSW website at www.service.nsw.gov.au.

THE PROJECTS ARE

  • Woodfordia $108,860

The project will support social recovery and awareness by bringing 20 communities together to experience a high quality music show, receive bushfire education and celebrate their cohesion, resilience and unity in treasured local community halls.

  • Mid North Coast Joint Organisation $225,635

The Simtable Project will provide a “State of the Art” tool that can be used to engage communities in localised place-based emergency information sessions that will enhance emergency planning and support recovery utilising 3D images of local landscapes.

  • Outdoors NSW & ACT $292,365

RRP (Recreation Resilience Program) will increase mental capacity & resilience within at-risk children and youth who have been impacted by bushfires via two streams; After School Active Recreation & School Holiday Camps that provide life skill education.

  • Arts Mid North Coast $183,866

A Creative Recovery program for bushfire affected communities on the Mid North Coast. Arts Mid North Coast will deliver a training program, employ 3 officers and fund creative projects that support the recovery and building of resilience in communities

  • OzGREEN $298,139

Resilient Communities is a community education program for the bushfire affected LGA’s of Kempsey, Nambucca and Coffs Harbour, that empowers participants to take personal and collective action to prepare for disasters and build community resilience.

  • BackTrack Works $285,430

BackTrack Works (BackTrack) will engage at-risk young people (YP) in vocational training transferable to disaster recovery. Simultaneously, we will support grassroots community organisations to become leaders in disaster recovery training and response.

  • Wittitrin Progress Association Inc. $60,000

To build a Community area for residents to meet, connect and have a safe place during any future disasters. The program has multiple projects with direct benefits to our community and opportunities to recover after the devastating fires last year.

  • Bobin School of Arts Incorporated $50,562

A cooperative, community led project for 10 MidCoast villages being Bulga, Elands, Bobin, Marlee, Wherroll Flat, Caparra, Killabakh, Lansdowne, Upper Lansdowne and Johns River, producing property signage and information tubes to support RFS volunteers.

  • Kempsey Showground $297,750

Installation of new amenities blocks with the inclusion of access facility

  • Bellingen Shire Council $300,000

A partnership for developing and sustaining community resilience in Bellingen Shire. To strengthen coordination, community driven recovery, resilience planning and action to prepare for and mitigate the impact of natural disasters and climate change

  • Kempsey Shire Council $295,000

A mobile all-hazards community planning, education and support service delivered to residents at their towns, villages and community events – making preparedness, connection and conversations about emergency planning and resilience part of everyday life.

  • Scotts Head Bowling and Recreation Club $117,174

Seeking a generator to enhance the community’s ability to connect, recover and prepare for future emergencies.

  • Landcare NSW $286,415

Gotcha4Life, Landcare NSW, the Rural Adversity Mental Health Program and Surf Life Saving NSW have partnered. The vision, zero suicides by creating resilient communities where people are mentally and physically fit, connected to country and to each other.

  • The Scouts Association of Australia NSW Branch $111,760

This project seeks to determine properties as Neighbourhood Safer Spaces, Community Fire Refuges, Recovery Centres or Assembly Areas in the event of a bushfire or a major disaster.

  • CHESS Connect $300,000

The BRP is a strength-based workforce regeneration service that provides business leaders, the cornerstone of community, with the opportunity to refresh their business & support their workplace by building & sustaining resilience & mental wellbeing.

  • MiiMi Aboriginal Corporation $299,220

Wajaarr Durrunda provides for Gumbaynggirr Elders to pass on custodial knowledge in natural resource management. Community capacity building activities including: collecting seed, creating a native seed bank, regenerating country and producing records.

  • Deer Vale Community Progress Association $174,000

Deer Vale Hall Resilience Project aims to utilise and update facilities that are already in existence to create a safe place which can be used as a refuge or evacuation centre in times of Bushfire or severe weather event

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