Natural Disaster Resilience Program
From 2009-2010, Commonwealth funding for disaster mitigation works and support for emergency management volunteers will be approximately $110 million over four years. The new Natural Disaster Resilience Program (NDRP) consolidates the former Bushfire Mitigation Program (BMP), the Natural Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP) and, from 2010-2011, the National Emergency Volunteer Support Fund (NEVSF).
By integrating a number of existing emergency management grant programs, States and Territories have increased flexibility to effectively meet the requirements of local communities threatened by disaster, in the strategic context of their risk priorities.
The NDRP streamlines the administration of various programs to enable more strategic and targeted use of the funds available for activities that enhance disaster resilience. A key aim of the NDRP is to enhance Australia’s resilience to natural disasters through mitigation works, measures and related activities that contribute to safer, sustainable communities better able to withstand the effects of disasters, particularly those arising from the impact of climate change.
The Program is administered as a partnership with States and Territories. Jurisdictions will provide the direct administration of the NDRP through the National Partnership Agreement (NPA) on Natural Disaster Resilience and their individual implementation plans.
Funding for projects is prioritised within States and Territories in the context of their natural disaster risk priorities. This recognises that different jurisdictions have different priorities, and that these may change over time. Each State and Territory directly administers projects funded under the Program and, when applications are called for, will ascertain eligibility for funding.
Contact details for agencies in each jurisdiction will be updated as information becomes available.
Australian Capital Territory
Coordination Manager
Emergency Coordination
ACT Emergency Services Agency
PO Box 104
CURTIN ACT 2605
Phone: (02) 6205 4367
Email: emergencymanagement@act.gov.au
Website: http://www.esa.act.gov.au/
New South Wales
Mitigation and Risk Management Unit
Emergency Management NSW
PO Box 6976
SILVERWATER NSW 2128
Phone: (02) 8247 5920
Email: ndrgs@em.nsw.gov.au
Website: www.emergency.nsw.gov.au
Northern Territory
Program Manager
Northern Territory Emergency Service
PO Box 39764
Winnellie NT 0821
Phone: (08) 8922 3631
Email: emma.cawood@nt.gov.au
Website: www.emergency.nt.gov.au
Queensland
Senior Program Administrator
Emergency Management Queensland
Department of Community Safety
GPO Box 1425
BRISBANE QLD 4001
Phone: (07) 3109 5099 (9:00 am-5:00 pm Mon-Fri excl public holidays)
Email: emqgrants.subsidies@dsc.qld.gov.au
Website: www.communitysafety.qld.gov.au/ndrp/
South Australia
Senior Program Officer
Emergency Management Officer
SA Fire & Emergency Services Commission
ADELAIDE SA 5001
Phone: (08) 8463 4119 (9:00 am-5:00 pm Mon-Fri excl public holidays)
Email: palmer.adaire@safecom.sa.gov.au
Website: www.safecom.sa.gov.au/site/emergency_management/natural_disaster_resilience_program.jsp
Tasmania
Assistant Director (Policy and Programs)
State Emergency Services
GPO Box 1290
HOBART TAS 7001
Phone: (03) 6230 2700
Fax: (03) 6234 9769
Email: ndrp@ses.tas.gov.au
Website: http://www.ses.tas.gov.au/
Victoria
NDRGS Liaison Officer
Office of the Emergency Services Commissioner
GPO Box 4356
MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Phone: (03) 8684 7903
Fax: (03) 8684 7956
Email: oesc@justice.vic.gov.au
Website: www.oesc.vic.gov.au
Western Australia
Senior Coordinator Mitigation
Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (FESA)
PERTH WA
Phone: (08) 9323 9580
Fax: (08) 9323 9714
Email: mitigation@fesa.wa.gov.au
Website: www.fesa.wa.gov.au
Please refer to the following partnership joint media releases for more information:
23 December 2009 - Attorney-General, the Hon Robert McClelland MP, and New South Wales Minister for Emergency Services, Steve Whan.