OUR flood recovery work is progressing, and I am continuing to request more financial assistance from the State and Federal Governments for the community and for Council.
I was pleased to hear that our request for Category D funding was agreed.
This provides access to a significant financial package of measures for our primary producers and was very much needed.
As many of you will know the Wingham Brush Riverside Reserve was destroyed in the flood.
Our crews have been working there to make it safe so we can remove the fences and restore some access.
At this stage, we do not have any promised funding to repair any of our damaged parks and reserves, but in any event, the damage at Wingham Brush was so severe it probably can’t be rebuilt.
We expect Thunderbolts Way to be reopened to traffic around the end of July, but this is weather dependent with the hope we don’t get too much rain in the meantime.
Please use the Reconstruction Authority’s Recovery Centre in Taree if you have any flood related issues.
If your house has not been cleared out, or if you would benefit from the provision of a temporary accommodation pod on your block, please let the Recovery Centre know.
The best way to keep up to date with all the flood recovery work is to check out the Flood Recovery Hub on our website.
For all other Council news and updates subscribe to our weekly newsletter Newswrap which you can also do by going on Council’s website.
By Cr Claire PONTIN, Mayor, MidCoast Council
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