The Shire of Yalgoo says it has lost its operating budget after an 11th-hour rejection of its application for disaster relief funding.
The Shire of Yalgoo says water-damaged roads required years of repairs and left behind a hefty bill.The Shire of Yalgoo says the Department of Fire and Emergency Services provided inconsistent advice before rejecting a $6 million claim for disaster recovery funding.The shire says it has been left financially vulnerable and the state opposition leader says it is time to "cut the crap" and do more to help communities.
But with the majority of repair work already completed, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services , which administers the state's disaster relief funding, rejected the Shire of Yalgoo's request for assistance on January 3. Mr Holland said road assessments and repairs were conducted by the Yalgoo Shire on the understanding that access to disaster relief funding would be available.
" is devastating for the community, devastating for the companies that use our roads and our ratepayers." "There are strict processes in place that must be followed in order to demonstrate that taxpayer funds are being spent appropriately," the spokesperson said.
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