Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience, Minister for Regionalisation, Regional Communications and Regional Education
Joint Media Release
Senator the Hon Bridget McKenzie
Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience
The Hon Steph Cooke MP
New South Wales Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience
Communities across New South Wales will benefit from a $52 million investment in resilience and risk reduction funding to help reduce, mitigate and manage the risks of future natural disasters.
The New South Wales Disaster Risk Reduction Fund is part of the Commonwealth-NSW funded $261 million National Risk Reduction Fund, and will offer three grant programs with the first State Risk Reduction stream of $18 million open for expressions of interest today.
Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience, Senator the Hon. Bridget McKenzie said the joint Commonwealth and NSW Government grant program will fund significant state-level initiatives.
"Over the past few years, Australians have become all too familiar with the devastation, disruption and cost that natural disasters can cause.
"Investment in reducing disaster risk across the built, social, economic and natural environments can deliver benefits far beyond avoiding loss and suffering. By taking collective action now to reduce disaster risk, we can enrich Australia's resilience, prosperity, wellbeing and economic growth," Minister McKenzie said.
New South Wales Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience Steph Cooke said it was important to work collaboratively to minimise the loss and suffering caused by natural disasters.
"We are committed to helping communities recover from compounding disasters, with this $52 million investment ensuring we are better prepared for the disasters and disruptions of the future," Minister Cooke said.
"Disaster resilience and risk reduction is a shared responsibility. We will continue to bring together government, industry, business, the not-for-profit sector, communities and individuals to create a safer and more resilient future for NSW."
