EMERGENCY FLOOD RECOVERY
2022 FLOOD DISASTER SURVEY:
Have your say on the 2022 flood disaster that impacted Cootamundra and Gundagai.
This survey will give a greater understanding of the community’s flood preparedness and recovery and you can also let us know ways we can support you in future disasters.
To participate follow the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CQFHXXR
Legal Aid NSW Disaster Response Legal Service (DRLS)
The Disaster Response Legal Service provides free legal help for disaster affected individuals in NSW with legal issues like:
Insurance claims and disputes
- Housing and rental problems including caravan parks – damage to premises, rent reductions, repairs, etc.
- Credit, debt, fines and financial hardship
- Eligibility for disaster welfare payments and Government grants
- Employment – unfair dismissals, entitlements
- Domestic violence
- Replacing important documents
- Other legal problems related to disasters.
For free legal help with insurance, housing or other legal problems call the Disaster Response Legal Service NSW helpline on 1800 801 529 (9am to 5pm weekdays) or visit Legal Aid NSW Disaster Response Legal Service
Please go to this link to view a 5 minute video that sets out how our service can help after a disaster: https://youtu.be/wBFUxU2jgzk
FLOOD RECOVERY SUPPORT COOTAMUNDRA
The links below provide valuable information for those affected by flooding.
Declared natural disasters (nsw.gov.au)
Wellbeing support – RSL LifeCare
Application for Disaster Fund Assistance for NSW based veterans and families. Disaster Assistance Form AGRN 1034
Disaster Assistance Finder (nsw.gov.au)
Cleaning up after a flood | NSW State Emergency Service
Information from Legal Aid Disasters…what’s law got to do with it? (for the public) – YouTube
Health – floods-onsite-wastewater-systems
Health – cleaning-rainwater-tanks
EPA – Water safety around flood waters
EPA – Household and hazardous chemicals
EPA – Fact sheet – chemical management floods
EPA – asbestos fact sheet – flood-impacted areas
ICA – Impacted by Floods and Storms – what to do
Health – staying-healthy-during-after-floods
Health – private-water-supplies-after-floods-or-storms
Health – mould-and-your-health
Health – mosquitoes-health-hazard
3 NOVEMBER 2022:
COORDINATION OF FLOOD EVENT
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council will lead a coordination relief effort to assist with recovery for residents who were impacted by the flooding event at Cootamundra on Monday 31October 2022.
Council will work with the SES and BlazeAid to help with the recovery and clean-up of homes affected in the flooding event in Cootamundra, Stockinbingal, and Wallendbeen. Other government agencies such as Resilience NSW and Department of Community and Justice along with charity organisations are also working on relief efforts.
Residents who were affected will be able to access assistance by calling Council on 1300 459 689, details will be taken, and appropriate assistance will be arranged.
“Council staff have been working tirelessly since this event, many of our staff were not only doing Council work but are also volunteers with emergency services. Many worked through the night on Monday night, rescuing people, providing assistance at evacuation centres and manning roads, along with those who were taking calls and directing assistance,” CGRC mayor Charlie Sheahan said.
“We have now had time to regroup, assess the situation and put measures in place to extend that assistance, free dumping of flood effected household items has been made available at the Landfill centres, strategically placed skip bins have been installed at sites where the major damage occurred and now Council has put in place a dedicated officer to assist with aid, I ask the public to have some patience and let our staff work on the priorities that need to be assessed and support them in their efforts to get our communities back to normal,” Cr Sheahan said.
The flood assistance coordinator will soon be contacting residents who have been impacted. Residents who need assistance are asked to call Council to register on 1300 459 689.
