Financial Assistance available:

Disaster assistance has been made available for communities with widespread damage caused by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Seroja.

The Local Government Areas of Chapman Valley, Dalwallinu, Greater Geraldton, Morawa, Northampton and Shark Bay are now eligible to receive financial assistance through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

Assistance available under the DRFA may include:

  • help for eligible people whose homes or belongings have been damaged
  • support for affected local councils to help with the costs of cleaning up and restoring damaged essential public assets
  • concessional interest rate loans for small businesses and primary producers, and
  • freight subsidies for primary producers. 

For more information relating to these payments and how to access them see here:  https://www.disasterassist.gov.au/Pages/disasters/current-disasters/Western-Australia/cyclone-seroja-11-12-april-2021.aspx