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Government funds $200m in weather resilience projects

The federal government has announced $200m in new funding for projects to help communities in every state and territory become more resilient to severe weather events.

NT: $594,000 for an Emergency Coordination Facility will be developed for the Alice Springs Town Council, enhancing local disaster response capabilities.

NSW: $14,174,095 for the Narrandera Urban Stormwater Upgrade to mitigate the impacts of 1 in 100-year flood events.

WA: $895,114 for increasing Karajarri Ranger Capacity to mitigate extreme wildfire risks.

VIC: $6,454,104 for the Numurkah Flood Mitigation – construction of two ring levees.

QLD: $14,620,000 for the Palm Island Cyclone Shelter – an 800-person cyclone shelter and evacuation centre.

SA: $1,600,634 for the Building Wakefield’s Flood Resilience – an infrastructure project to protect Townsvale Estate, Balaklava.

TAS: $540,000 for the Launceston Flood Mitigation Plan.

ACT: $421,240 for the Flash Flood Warning System – using flood data and modelling to provide timely, location specific, relevant warnings to the community.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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