Disaster Resilience Capacity Building for the Hunter and Central Coast |
NSW - Cessnock, Dungog, Maitland, Mid-Coast, Muswellbrook, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Singleton, Upper Hunter |
This project will build disaster resilience capacity and capability within 11 Hunter and Central Coast councils and their communities. This will be achieved by supporting development and implementation of local and regional Disaster Adaptation Plans, embedding resilience into councils Integrated Planning and Reporting (IP&R) framework, facilitating a regional resilience network, and supporting community engagement. |
$851,271 |
$887,269 |
$1,738,540 |
All-hazards, risk-based approach to land use planning and critical infrastructure asset management for Riverina/Murray region. |
NSW - Albury, Berrigan, Edward River, Federation, Griffith, Hay, Murray River, Murrumbidge, Narrandera |
Action plans will be developed from critical infrastructure risk assessments and land use planning maturity assessments for 11 councils in the Riverina Murray region. This will support councils to embed best practice in their asset management, land use planning and strategic planning documents and forthcoming Disaster Adaptation Plans. |
$345,000 |
$349,000 |
$694,000 |
Creating Safe Shelter Spaces - Holding a Gendered Lens on Emergency Management Simulations. |
NSW - All |
GADAus will work with 6 LGA's in New South Wales (NSW) to ensure that the safety of emergency shelters are assessed through a gendered lens, ensuring the safety of women, children, LGBTQIA+ during disasters. The Local Government Areas (LGA) will be chosen from high disaster risk areas and form a pilot to extend to other areas of NSW. |
$60,289 |
$60,289 |
$120,578 |
Aboriginal Communities Emergency Mangement Program (ACEMP) |
NSW - Clarence Valley, Cobar, Kempsey, Kyogle, Mid-Coast, Mid-Western, Nambucca Valley, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Port Stephens, Walgett |
This project expands on a pilot ensuring Discrete Aboriginal Communities (DACs) are prepared to respond to and recover from disasters. Through identifying and strengthening sustainable local emergency management partnership with DACs, ACEMP can inform and influence emergency management through Aboriginal leadership, research and co-design – ensuring Aboriginal knowledge and emergency management frameworks are appropriately integrated in prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. |
$3,687,244 |
$4,344,358 |
$8,031,602 |
Climate hazard assessment, adaptation and resilience in Blacktown |
NSW - Blacktown |
This project will assess local climate risks and deliberatively engage with a large, diverse community and local businesses to develop an adaptation and resilience plan and leverage existing partnerships to form a working group, overseeing climate hubs that deliver engagement, workshops, communities of practice, crowd sourced mapping and community capacity building. |
$538,002 |
$581,614 |
$1,119,616 |
CoastGuard - NSW Coast and Estuary Hazard Risk Data Portal |
NSW - Ballina, Bayside (NSW), Bega Valley, Bellingen, Byron, Canada Bay, Canterbury-Bankstown, Central Coast (NSW), Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Eurobodalla, Georges River, Hawkesbury, Hornsby, Hunters Hill, Kempsey, Kiama, Ku-ring-gai, Lake Macquarie, Lane Cove, Lismore, Maitland, Mid-Coast, Mosman, Newcastle, North Sydney, Northern Beaches, Parramatta, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Port Stephens, Randwick, Richmond Valley, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven, Strathfield, Sutherland, Sydney, Tweed, Waverley, Wollongong, Woollahra |
The NSW Coast and Estuary Hazard Risk Data Portal aims to provide a central repository and improve the sharing and accessibility of key coastal and estuary hazard data and information across government (state, local and Commonwealth) and to other stakeholders. |
$250,000 |
$250,000 |
$500,000 |
Accessibility and compliance infrastructure enhancements to PCYC Gunnedah as a disaster and emergency evacuation centre |
NSW - Gunnedah |
Gunnedah Local Emergency Management Committee (LEMC), identified Gunnedah PCYC as the preferred venue for establishment as an Emergency Evacuation Centre (EEC). Proposed capital works will address accessibility, compliance and functionality gaps (accessible entry/exit, kitchen/bathrooms refurbishments with a designated ambulant bathroom) and enable the venue to be activated as an EEC. |
$742,204 |
$806,804 |
$1,549,008 |
Construction of South Albury Levee Upgrade |
NSW - Albury |
Albury City is situated on the northern bank of the Murray River, downstream of Hume Dam, and is prone to flooding based on historical records. This project will upgrade the South Albury Flood Levee to mitigate the risk associated with flood to protect the town from riverine flood events.. |
$1,694,866 |
$1,694,866 |
$3,389,732 |
Good Fire Gathering |
NSW - Byron, Clarence Valley, Kyogle, Lismore, Richmond Valley, Tweed |
Good Fire Gathering focuses on Cultural fire pathways to share knowledge and practices that enhance resilience, adaptive capacity and preparedness, through Caring for Country by communities at risk or impacted by natural hazards. It enables systemic risk reduction through cultural and social connections for cooperative community-led actions and planning. |
$2,987,690 |
$3,011,897 |
$5,999,587 |
Integrated preparedness: integrated approaches for disaster mitigation, energy and water security, and technology. |
NSW - Bathurst, Blayney, Cabonne, Forbes, Lachlan, Lithgow, Oberon, Orange, Parkes, Weddin |
Through tailoring Disaster Adaptation Planning (DAP); integrating insights funded under the NSW governments Disaster Risk Reduction Fund (DRRF), Simtables, and technology, this project will deliver enhanced DAP guidance, comprehensive plans and a strengthened and coordinated DRR approach - boosting resilience in Central NSW communities amid escalating natural disasters. |
$743,130 |
$743,171 |
$1,486,301 |
Reducing flooding in the Parramatta CBD and City of Parramatta Local Government Area |
NSW - Parramatta |
Parramatta CBD and surrounding areas are subject to significant flooding risks. The project will investigate proposed options to substantially reduce these flooding risks. |
$250,000 |
$250,000 |
$500,000 |
Heatwave Hub: A Comprehensive Risk Assessment, Resilience and Preparedness Initiative for Vulnerable Communities across NSW |
NSW - All |
The 'Heatwave Hub' initiative addresses heatwave risks in vulnerable NSW communities through comprehensive risk assessments, co-designing plans/toolkits, focus groups, and workshops. Outcomes include the 'Heatwave Hub' website, LGA heatwave action plans, and community capacity building. The project will promote informed planning for effective heatwave preparedness and improved wellbeing. |
$672,974 |
$694,210 |
$1,367,184 |
Aboriginal Peoples Engagement Program |
NSW - All |
NSW State Emergency Services (SES) will partner with Aboriginal peoples to co-design a program incorporating cultural safety, how to warn community and understanding how First Nations people prepare for and respond to the impact of floods. This includes understanding the cultural barriers to evacuation and how best to reduce risk for Aboriginal peoples. |
$1,843,000 |
$2,213,763 |
$4,056,763 |
DBU (Done By Us) |
NSW - Inner West, Randwick, Sydney |
DBU is a peer-led and delivered community preparedness program targeting people who live in social and community housing communities. Residents will be recruited, up-skilled and trained to support and implement peer led community preparedness activities and outcomes. The project will target communities across the Inner and Eastern Sydney Region. |
$268,000 |
$268,000 |
$536,000 |
Psycho-social supports for children, parents/carers and educators to reduce risk of long-term mental health impacts |
NSW - Berrigan, Cabonne, Cootamundra-Gundagai, Dubbo, Forbes, Glen Innes Severn, Gunnedah, Snowy Monaro, Snowy Valleys, Yass Valley |
Support for children (3-12) and their parents/carers/educators, living in disaster-impacted areas likely to be impacted by future disasters. Through one-to-one, small group and cohort-wide psycho-social interventions/supports for up to 22 schools/preschools, we will build the adaptive capacity, skills and resilience individuals and groups need to effectively cope with disaster events.. |
$4,264,307 |
$2,672,632 |
$6,936,939 |
Community Organisations Disaster Adaptation (CODA) project |
NSW - Bega Valley, Eurobodalla, Hawkesbury, Kyogle, Lismore, Richmond Valley, Snowy Monaro |
The Community Organisations Disaster Adaptation (CODA) project builds disaster preparedness and resilience among NGOs and people most vulnerable to disaster impacts and strengthens connections and cooperation between the community, local NGOs and Emergency Management to take action to reduce local disaster risks. |
$2,569,981 |
$2,577,982 |
$5,147,963 |
Improving Floodplain Connections - urban protection |
NSW - Bourke, Carrathool, Federation, Forbes, Hay, Lachlan, Moree Plains, Murray River, Murrumbidgee, Narrabri, Narrandera, Narromine, Walgett, Warren |
This program will address flood works in Western NSW targeting flood risk from crop protection works to mitigate flood risk to life and property. Benefiting 40 urban centres and 85,000 people, it focuses on remediating flood works, ensuring compliance, fostering collaboration among government agencies, landholders, stakeholders for effective floodplain management. |
$2,940,000 |
$3,872,013 |
$6,812,013 |
Canberra Region Joint Organisation (CRJO) Disaster Adaptation Preparedness (DAP) Support Program |
NSW - Bega Valley, Eurobodalla, Goulburn Mulwaree, Hilltops, Queanbeyan-Palerang, Snowy Monaro, Snowy Valleys, Wagga Wagga, Wingecarribee, Yass Valley |
Support member councils to increase disaster resilience, adaptation, and preparedness through regional DAP/local DAPs commenced implementation of DRRF outcomes including maturity modelling Disaster Risk Reduction Fund (DRRF) integration into Integrated Planning and Reporting (IP&R) frameworks; capacity building working group and alignment with state strategic frameworks Simtable workshops and training/loans 3-year Disaster Dashboard subscription Advocate investment in resilient infrastructure |
$899,267 |
$921,320 |
$1,820,587 |
Pilot Project - Strengthening community capacity and resilience through development of community-led flood intelligence networks |
NSW - Byron, Cabonne, Lismore, Tweed |
Northern Rivers communities (Wilsons River Catchment, Mullumbimby/Main Arm, Uki) and Cabonne Shire/ Eugowra will partner with Australian National University (ANU) to develop, test, and evaluate localised community-led flood intelligence networks. These strengthen community capacity/resilience through reduced vulnerability, enhanced communication and new state-wide resources for informed and timely preparation and response to flooding events. |
$1,961,483 |
$2,748,150 |
$4,709,633 |
Enhancing the capability of NSW to prepare for and respond to risks from coastal hazards |
NSW - Bellingen, Blacktown, Burwood, Byron, Canada Bay, Canterbury-Bankstown, Central Coast (NSW), Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Cumberland, Dungog, Eurobodalla, Fairfield, Hawkesbury, Hornsby, Hunters Hill, Inner West, Kempsey, Kiama, Ku-ring-gai, Lake Macquarie, Lane Cove, Lismore, Liverpool, Maitland, Mid-Coast, Mosman, Nambucca Valley, Newcastle, North Sydney, Northern Beaches, Parramatta, Penrith, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Port Stephens, Randwick, Richmond Valley, Ryde, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven, Strathfield, Sutherland, Sydney, The Hills, Tweed, Waverley, Willoughby, Wollongong, Woollahra |
This project seeks to enhance outcomes for coastal communities in NSW that strategically address risks from climate change and coastal hazards. Additional funding to implement the NSW coastal management framework in partnership with local government, will facilitate investment in action to manage threats and risks to the NSW coastal zone. |
$6,000,000 |
$6,000,000 |
$12,000,000 |
MacKillop Seasons' Community Resilience Project |
NSW - Armidale, Ballina, Bega Valley, Byron, Central Coast (NSW), Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Dungog, Eurobodalla, Kiama, Kyogle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Richmond Valley, Shoalhaven, Singleton, Tweed |
The project will benefit identified communities by building capacity in local education and community services sector professionals, to address the needs resulting from natural disaster with location-based support and direct delivery for children, young people and adults. This will be achieved through training, mentoring and co-delivery of evidence informed programs. |
$1,299,686 |
$1,299,686 |
$2,599,372 |
Building systemic adaptive capacity for Illawarra/Shoalhaven and coordinate alignment of resilience initiatives across regional NSW |
NSW - Albury, Ballina, Bathurst, Bega Valley, Bellingen, Berrigan, Bland, Blayney, Bourke, Byron, Cabonne, Carrathool, Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Cobar, Coolamon, Cootamundra-Gundagai, Cowra, Dungog, Edward River, Eurobodalla, Federation, Forbes, Goulburn Mulwaree, Greater Hume, Griffith, Hay, Hilltops, Junee, Kempsey, Kiama, Kyogle, Lachlan, Lake Macquarie, Leeton, Lismore, Lithgow, Lockhart, Maitland, Mid-Coast, Murray River, Murrumbidge, Muswellbrook, Newcastle, Oberon, Orange, Parkes, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Port Stephens, Queanbeyan-Palerang, Richmond Valley, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven, Singleton, Snowy Monaro, Snowy Valleys, Temora, Tweed, Upper Hunter, Upper Lachlan, Wagga Wagga, Walgett, Weddin, Wingecarribee, Wollongong, Yass Valley |
This project will build disaster adaptation capacity of councils, communities and key stakeholders through systemic embedding of hazard mitigation and resilience plans and resources which enhance current frameworks to reduce disaster exposure and vulnerability. A supporting state-wide coordination model will apply learnings and increase resilience maturity across multiple regions. |
$1,220,000 |
$1,312,800 |
$2,532,800 |
NSW Bush Fire Inquiry Recommendation 17 - Neighbourhood Safer Places |
NSW - Bega Valley, Bland, Blue Mountains, Bogan, Campbelltown (NSW), Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Cootamundra-Gundagai, Dungog, Eurobodalla, Federation, Glen Innes Severn, Greater Hume, Hawkesbury, Hilltops, Inverell, Kempsey, Kiama, Liverpool Plains, Narrabri, Northern Beaches, Port Stephens, Queanbeyan-Palerang, Shoalhaven, Singleton, Snowy Monaro, Snowy Valleys, Sutherland, Tenterfield, Upper Hunter, Wagga Wagga, Walgett, Wollongong |
The provision of existing NSW Rural Fire Service Brigade stations (or suitable alternatives) as Neighbourhood Safer Places in remote communities, for community use during bushfire events. This will require establishment of Asset Protection Zones and building works to increase building resilience from a bushfire and enhance community safety. |
$3,252,000 |
$3,252,000 |
$6,504,000 |
Pilot Project: Wet-Proofing Treatment of Aboriginal Housing Properties in flood prone areas in NSW |
NSW - Kempsey, Shoalhaven, Wollongong |
The aim of this project is to reduce flood risk to 6 Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) properties. A risk analysis was conducted to identify the flood prone areas. The risk will be mitigated by waterproofing properties, applying water resistant finishes and raising services above the flood level. This project is a pilot for future works. |
$346,363 |
$346,363 |
$692,726 |
March Street Bridge Upgrade to alleviate flooding |
NSW - Orange |
The March Street culvers are constraints on the East Orange Stormwater Channel. Floodwater frequently surcharges the banks of East Orange Creek at the March Street crossing, inundating neighbouring properties. Upgrading to a bridge at this location will alleviate flooding, reducing risk to property and mitigating harm to residents. |
$583,000 |
$713,245 |
$1,296,245 |
Digital Flood Warning Signs at Reddenville Break and Stoney Crossing |
NSW - Warren |
Installation of digital flood warning signs at the Reddenville Break on Wambianna Road, and at Stoney Crossing on Bundemar Road, Warren NSW. |
$38,511 |
$38,511 |
$77,022 |
North Deniliquin Levee Upgrade |
NSW - Edward River |
Augmentation and upgrading of the North Deniliquin levee to provide protection up to a 1% Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) flood event with 500mm of freeboard. |
$729,246 |
$729,246 |
$1,458,492 |