The program will offer buybacks, resilience measures and free expert advice to people in the areas around Eugowra affected by the disaster, but some residents say it comes too late.
Laurie Jones's home on the banks of Eugowra 's Mandagery Creek has been mapped as eligible for a buyback.
The state and federal government-funded Resilient Homes Program is available to home owners in the Cabonne, Forbes, Parkes and Lachlan local government areas hit by the disastrous November 2022 floods.Resilience measures:The NSW Reconstruction Authority has conducted flood mapping to determine eligibility for each type of assistance.
"Where the flood mapping, where the experts, where local knowledge and where previous flood studies have indicated people are at the highest risk, we want to offer the best opportunity for those people," he said. "It depends how much money they're offering on a buyback — will they give me enough so I can buy another house?" he said.Pat and Leanne Jones' Eugowra house has been slated for the resilience measures stream — however, their rebuilt home is almost ready for them to move back in.
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