{"id":21908,"date":"2013-01-29T16:24:08","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T06:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=21908"},"modified":"2023-11-20T12:44:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T02:44:17","slug":"state-govt-offers-emergency-assistance-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/01\/29\/state-govt-offers-emergency-assistance-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Assistance Grants Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>January 29, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The State Government has made Emergency Assistance Grants available for residents living in 21 shires affected by flooding caused by ex-tropical cyclone Oswald.<\/p>\n<p>These shires include the South Burnett, Gympie and Toowoomba regional council areas.<\/p>\n<p>There are several types of assistance available:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Emergency Financial Assistance Grants\u00a0<\/strong>of between $180 and $900 to cover temporary accommodation, food, essential clothing and medication for people experiencing hardship as a result of the disaster<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Accommodation Assistance<\/strong> for people whose home has been damaged or who&#8217;ve been displaced from their home (various forms of assistance are available)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Emotional Support and Counselling<\/strong> services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Information about the different forms of assistance available and how to apply for them can be found on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qld.gov.au\/community\/disasters-emergencies\/ex-cyclone-oswald-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>State Government&#8217;s website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/center><strong>Federal Member for Flynn Ken O\u2019Dowd advised this afternoon that the Federal Government has activated assistance under the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payments (AGDRP) for some residents in Flynn electorate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>Applicants must reside in the Gympie, Fraser Coast or Gladstone local government areas.<\/div>\n<p>Mr O\u2019Dowd said he is currently exploring avenues that would allow adversely affected areas within the South Burnett, North Burnett, Bundaberg, Rockhampton and Banana regions also to be included.<\/p>\n<p>AGDRP assistance provides grants of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$1000 (eligible adults); and<\/li>\n<li>$400 (eligible children under the age of 16).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Claims can be made by phoning 180-22-66 from 8:00am to 5:00pm local time, seven days per week, or lodged online with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanservices.gov.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Department of Human Services<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Further information is available on the Department of Human Services <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.humanservices.gov.au\/customer\/enablers\/centrelink\/australian-government-disaster-recovery-payment\/queensland-floods-january-2013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a><\/strong>; the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.disasterassist.gov.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Disaster Assist website<\/strong><\/a>; or by contacting Mr O&#8217;Dowd&#8217;s office on (07) 4972-5465.<\/p>\n<p>Assistance under the AGDRP is in addition to assistance provided by the State Government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[UPDATED with correction: January 30, 2013]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/01\/booubyjan-still-largely-flood-bound\/\">Booubyjan Still Flood-Bound<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/01\/latest-flood-updates\/\">Latest Flood Updates<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/01\/local-road-updates\/\">Local Road Updates<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a 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