Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced areas devastated by the floods earlier this year will receive $75 million in post-disaster resilience delivered by the Emergency Response Fund.
“This money will go towards a flood impacts and risk management measures report … flood mitigation infrastructure and voluntary house raising,” he said during an address at the summit.
“It will cover all 62 LGAs affected by the February-March floods and comes on top of the assistance we have previously committed to.”
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