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4183 - Recovery - THE NORTHERN RIVERS RESILIENT HOMES PROGRAM

Higginson, Sue to the Minister for Finance, Minister for Domestic Manufacturing and Government Procurement, and Minister for Natural Resources representing the Minister for Small Business, Minister for Recovery, and Minister for the North Coast
THE NORTHERN RIVERS RESILIENT HOMES PROGRAM

(1) What has been the total allocated funding for the Northern Rivers Resilient Homes Program to date from:

(a) the Government?

(b) the Commonwealth Government?

(2) What has been the total expenditure for the Northern Rivers Resilient Homes Program to date from:

(a) the Government?

(b) the Commonwealth Government?

(3) When will the Minns Government's commitment to $1.5 billion for the Resilient Homes Program be honoured?

(a) Will the Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation's October 2022 commitment of 6,000 buybacks, raises and retrofits be honoured?

(b) Does the Resilient Homes Program have sufficient funding to deliver buybacks, house-raises and retrofits to all houses mapped as within priority areas 1, 2, 3 and 4?

(4) How many applicants to the Resilient Homes Program have there been in:

(a) Tweed Local Government Area (LGA)?

(b) Ballina LGA?

(c) Byron LGA?

(d) Lismore LGA?

(e) Kyogle LGA?

(f) Clarence Valley LGA?

(g) Richmond Valley LGA?

(5) How many homes have been mapped as priority 1, 2, 3 and 4 under the Resilient Homes Program respectively within:

(a) Tweed LGA?

(b) Ballina LGA?

(c) Byron LGA?

(d) Lismore LGA?

(e) Kyogle LGA?

(f) Clarence Valley LGA?

(g) Richmond Valley LGA?

(6) How many homes have been assessed as eligible for buybacks in:

(a) Tweed LGA?

(b) Ballina LGA?

(c) Byron LGA?

(d) Lismore LGA?

(e) Kyogle LGA?

(f) Clarence Valley LGA?

(g) Richmond Valley LGA?

(7) How many homes have been approved for buybacks in:

(a) Tweed LGA?

(b) Ballina LGA?

(c) Byron LGA?

(d) Lismore LGA?

(e) Kyogle LGA?

(f) Clarence Valley LGA?

(g) Richmond Valley LGA?

(8) How many homes have completed buybacks in:

(a) Tweed LGA?

(b) Ballina LGA?

(c) Byron LGA?

(d) Lismore LGA?

(e) Kyogle LGA?

(f) Clarence Valley LGA?

(g) Richmond Valley LGA?

(9) How many homes have been assessed as eligible for house-raises, retrofits and relocations respectively in:

(a) Tweed LGA?

(b) Ballina LGA?

(c) Byron LGA?

(d) Lismore LGA?

(e) Kyogle LGA?

(f) Clarence Valley LGA?

(g) Richmond Valley LGA?

(10) How many homes have been approved for house-raises, retrofits and relocations respectively in:

(a) Tweed LGA?

(b) Ballina LGA?

(c) Byron LGA?

(d) Lismore LGA?

(e) Kyogle LGA?

(f) Clarence Valley LGA?

(g) Richmond Valley LGA?

(11) How many homes have completed house-raises, retrofits and relocations respectively in:

(a) Tweed LGA?

(b) Ballina LGA?

(c) Byron LGA?

(d) Lismore LGA?

(e) Kyogle LGA?

(f) Clarence Valley LGA?

(g) Richmond Valley LGA?

(12) The NSW Reconstruction Authority's annual report anticipates that the full Resilient Homes Program will be delivered by 2027. Is the Reconstruction Authority confident it can complete raises, retrofits, relocations and buybacks within that timeframe?

(13) What has been the total amount of money to date allocated by the Reconstruction Authority toward:

(a) house-raises, retrofits or relocations?

(b) demolitions?

Answer -
THE NORTHERN RIVERS RESILIENT HOMES PROGRAM

Please refer to Attachment A for the answer.

Attachments -

Question asked on 22 July 2025 (session 58-1) and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 544
Answer received on 12 August 2025 and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 559