Four months on from the extreme weather event which tore through the region, Macedon Ranges residents are now eligible to apply for the federal government’s disaster recovery payment scheme.
A recent analysis of the storm’s toll found that almost 1000 homes suffered damage from the storms.
Efforts to clean-up tree debris around the shire are ongoing, with parts of the Macedon Regional Park still closed to the public for safety reasons.
Any resident of the shire that suffered injury or major damage during the June 9 storm can now apply for the one-off payment, which is $1000 per eligible adult and $400 per eligible child.
As reported by Star Weekly in September that previously the payment had been made available to residents of nice local government areas across the state, including the neighbouring Hepburn shire, while the Macedon Ranges was not listed.
McEwen MP Rob Mitchell said he was disappointed that it had taken this long for federal support to be made available.
“I’m pleased to say that we’ve now been able to rectify the bureaucratic error that saw Macedon Ranges left of the list of affected areas that were deemed eligible for these payments,” Mr Mitchell said.
Details: www.disasterassist.gov.au
Oliver Lees
