Low-income locals and pensioners struggling to get around their River Murray communities because of dozens of road and ferry closures could be eligible for financial support to ease the cost of paying for extra fuel.
abc.net.au/news/flood-support-for-drivers-after-river-murray-roads-ferries-close/101837108Residents of River Murray communities where ferries are out of action and roads are closed could be eligible for financial assistance to ease the cost of paying for extra fuel.More than 120 roads and 10 out of 13 ferries, so far, have been closed due to flooding in South Australia
The South Australian government has announced one-off, $300 payments will be available to assist pensioners and low-income earners with travel costs. "For us to go around, it's an 80-kilometre round trip, to go to Murray Bridge — that's the only way we can get around, so [the support] will make it a little bit easier."
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