Flood assistance extended to 24 areas surrounding Kempsey and Port Macquarie

The government support provides $180 to eligible individuals.

Author

Ellie Chamberlain
July 11, 2025

An additional 24 towns and villages on the Mid North Coast impacted by the May flood event are now eligible for state government assistance.

So far, more than 45,000 people have already applied for East Coast Severe Weather Personal Hardship Assistance through Service NSW, which provides $180 to eligible individuals and an additional $180 per dependent.

The payment is to help pay for food, medication, clothing, temporary accommodation and other essential needs.

Following further assessments by the NSW Reconstruction Authority (RA) of data provided by local councils, the government extended the payment to include 20 new areas of Kempsey Local Government Area (LGA) and four in Port Macquarie LGA.

Port Macquarie postcode 2446:

  • Forbes River

  • Long Flat

  • Yarras

  • Yippin Creek

Kempsey postcode 2440:

  • Collombatti  

  • Comara  

  • Corangula  

  • Deep Creek  

  • Dondingalong  

  • Greenhill  

  • Hickeys Creek  

  • Millbank  

  • Mooneba  

  • Moparrabah  

  • Mungay Creek  

  • Sherwood  

  • Skillion Flat  

  • Toorooka  

  • Turners Flat  

  • Willawarrin  

  • Willi Willi  

  • Wittitrin  

  • Yarravel  

  • Yessabah  

Disaster strikes: Flood insurance out of reach for many on the Mid North Coast

Flood insurance is simply not offered or unaffordable for business owners across the region, with a concern of closing doors following the recent disaster.

Recovery Centres and Recovery Assistance Points continue to operate on the ground to support people affected.

Applications close at 11.59pm on July 21, 2025: www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/individual-flood-grant-agrn-1212.

For more information on financial support available and the locations of Recovery Centres and Assistance Points visit: nsw.gov.au/emergency/floods/recover/flood-recovery-updates.