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Community Wellbeing Activities 

Register to attend FREE community wellbeing activities in Ballina

Temporary Housing

Temporary housing sites are established by the NSW Government 

Resilient Homes Program

Buybacks, home raising and home retrofits are options through the Resilient Homes Program. 

Mental Health Support

Floods affect everyone in the community. There are services ready to help you.

GIVIT Donations

GIVIT manages donations of goods, services, volunteering and funds for flood recovery

Property Information Resources

• Building Back Northern Rivers - guide to development approvals to support flood recovery (pdf)
• Free Land Title searches and plans for property owners affected by flooding - NSW Land Registry
• House Raising and Flood Repairs Ballina Shire Council factsheet (pdf)
• Factsheet - NSW EPA - Options for Asbestos in flood-damaged properties (pdf)
• Factsheet - NSW Health - Staying healthy during and after floods and storms (pdf)
• Factsheet - NSW Health - Mould and Your Health (pdf)
• Booklet- Australian Red Cross - Cleaning up after an emergency (pdf)

Other Resources

• Flood Recovery Resources Ballina Shire Council factsheet (pdf)
• Recovery Support Services in the Northern Rivers (pdf)
• Free legal help with insurance and housing- call the Disaster Response Legal Service NSW helpline on 1800 801 529 (9am to 5pm weekdays) or visit Legal Aid NSW Disaster Response Legal Service
• Factsheet- ASIC - Finance Information - What to do after a natural disaster (pdf)

We are not alone in our Flood Recovery. See this personalised video from Jimmy Barnes and his family sending his support to us: 

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