Severe Weather September 2024

Temporary Living Support Grants

Temporary Living Support Grants are available for individuals or households whose principal place of residence has been impacted by the August/September 2024 floods and storms.

This grant is to meet temporary living expenses beyond normal day to day expenses where the principal residence has been without power for 7 days or more, and/or is uninhabitable due to damage, and costs cannot be met from the applicant's own resources.

Grant funds of up to $2000 per household are available for each 7-day period, up to a maximum of $10,000 per household.

To apply online, visit: Department of Premier and Cabinet - Community Grants (dpac.tas.gov.au)

For further information, call the Tasmanian Emergency Information Service on 1800 567 567 9am - 5pm.

Emergency Food Grants

Emergency Food Grants are now available for Tasmanian households that have not had power for 72 consecutive hours (3 consecutive days) or more.

The purpose of the Emergency Food Grants is to assist impacted households get:

Food/groceries
Meals
Food delivery services.

A one-off payment of $350 is available to impacted households (regardless of how many occupants).

Apply for the grant online at: Department of Premier and Cabinet - Community Grants (dpac.tas.gov.au)

For further information, call the Tasmania Emergency Information Service on 1800 567 567 from 9am - 5pm.

Emergency Assistance Grants

Emergency Assistance Grants are available to people in the Derwent Valley.

The purpose of the Emergency Assistance Grants is to assist people who have been directed or advised to evacuate from their residence, have been displaced or isolated by flooding, to obtain essential and appropriate shelter, clothing, food, transport and/or personal items.

Grant funds available are:

$250 per adult (over 18 years);
$125 per dependent child (under 18 years); and
a maximum of $1,000 for any one family.

To apply online, visit:

Department of Premier and Cabinet - Community Grants (dpac.tas.gov.au)

For further information, call the Tasmanian Emergency Information Service on 1800 567 567 9am - 5pm.

9 September 2024: Landfill levy wavier

Premier Jeremy Rockliff and Nick Duigan, Minister for Parks and Environment, have announced the Tasmanian Government is waiving the landfill levy for the disposal of flood and storm waste.

This is a statewide wavier for residents across Tasmania.

Waste includes materials damaged or left on your property by the flood waters, or green waste material such as spoiled food and other organics.

Importantly residents do not need to take additional actions but should inform their landfill operator on arrival at a facility that they are disposing of waste generated by the severe weather event.

People are encouraged to check with their local councils more information.

The landfill wavier will be in place until 30 November 2024.

TasNetworks Compensation Packages

Compensation packages are available for customers who have experienced a lengthy power outage or multiple outages in a 12-month period. If you are eligible for a payment it will be sent to you automatically. You don't have to do anything. You will receive a cheque payment by mail made out to the name/s appearing on your power bill from your energy retailer.