$75 Million in Rebuilding Funds On the Way to NSW Flood-Impacted Communities

$75 Million in Rebuilding Funds On the Way to NSW Flood-Impacted Communities
Flooding is shown by helicopter around Maitland, Australia, on July 8, 2022. David Swift-Pool/Getty Images
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Australians in the flood-ravaged communities of New South Wales (NSW) will receive A$75 million (US$51.66 million) in mitigation and infrastructure resilience program funds to get back on their feet, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced.
Speaking at the Daily Telegraph’s Bush Summit on Friday, Albanese revealed the plan will benefit 62 local government areas (LGA) that were declared as disaster areas during the February-March flood event.
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