As emergency personnel continued to mop up after last week's bushfire emergency ravaged thousands of hectares across the Mid Coast LGA, the recovery work begins in earnest.
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The Australian Government Mobile Service Centre will drop into the area later this week as it travels through the State to assist with bushfire recovery.
The mobile service will visit:
- Stroud, Tuesday, November 26 from 9:30am- 4pm, located near the swimming pool on Cowper Street;
- Tea Gardens, Wednesday, November 27 from 9am-4pm, located in the library car park on Marine Drive, and
- Bulahdelah, Thursday, November 28 from 9am-4pm, located near Wade Park on Crawford Street.
The quickest way for people to claim disaster assistance is over the phone by calling the Australian Government Emergency Information Line on 180 22 66, while staff on board vehicle can help with:
- Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payments and Disaster Recovery Allowance claiming
- Connecting people to relevant local support services
- Centrelink claims
- Medicare registrations, and
- accessing online services.
A social worker will accompany service staff on this trip to offer short-term counselling and referrals.
Locals are encouraged to attend the Mobile Service Centre with urgent business only, so that staff can assist those who need it most.
Visit the where and when to find us page on the Department of Human Resources website for the exact location.
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