Exclusive: Locals call for government to fund what they say is a $700m shortfall in the resilient homes program
The government has also drastically revised the number of people it says have applied for financial assistance to 1,426 compared with the more than 5,000 applications it said it had received in October last year.
Locals have repeatedly expressed concerns about the seemingly arbitrary nature with which support has been offered. The assessments are based on historical flood mapping rather than the 2022 floods. “Every time it rains, which is a lot here in Mullumbimby, the anxiety is through the roof,” she said. “You think you’re going to wake up in the middle of the night and have to escape.”
McGregor said his family had to clean out mud, mould and debris, tear out the walls, and rewire the house without any government support for a retrofit. As of 8 March, 336 applications had been received for a house raising or retrofit, Dib said. Only one homeowner had received any money to lift their house.
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