January 2006 NSW and VIC Bushfires

Centrelink provided assistance to people who lost their homes in the 2006 New Year weekend bushfires in New South Wales and Victoria.

Ex-gratia payments of $1,000 per adult and $400 per child were made available to eligible people who as a direct result of the fires were unable to live at their principal residence because it had been destroyed, rendered uninhabitable due to significant structural damage, or rendered uninhabitable due to lack of power and/or water.

Note: This package has now closed.

More information

• New South Wales Government portal - view information about flood and storm emergency announcements.
• Victoria Online website - provides information about local, state and federal government information and services.
• Government Websites - provides a list of government websites with more information about the January bushfires.