January 2024 flooding
The Northern Territory (NT) experienced severe flooding due to a tropical low over the Victoria River and Daly districts in mid-January 2024.
Affected communities and surrounding homelands included:
- Daguragu
- Kalkarindji
- Pigeon Hole
- Timber Creek
- Yarralin.
Residents in Kalkarindji, Timber Creek and Yarralin did not need to evacuate as floodwater did not enter their towns, however they were isolated due to roads being flooded.
Daguragu, Pigeon Hole, Gilwi, Gulardi, One Mile and Myatt were all required to relocate from their communities due to ongoing threat of inundation. These communities had their power turned off as the community was evacuated.
Medically vulnerable people from the affected communities were relocated to Darwin and Katherine to ensure their ongoing medical care and support.
All residents have now been safely repatriated to their communities.
Financial help
Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements
Disaster assistance for the communities in the Victoria Daly Local Government Area is now open in response to the severe flooding in the communities and surrounding homelands in this area.
Financial support is available for eligible individuals and families, businesses, primary producers, non-profit organisations, and local and state governments affected by the severe weather event.
This support is provided through the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements and covers the following.
Category A
Personal hardship and distress payments for eligible affected residents; emergency home repairs; and removal of debris and personal and financial counselling.
Immediate Hardship Payment
The Immediate Hardship Payment is a one-off payment for meeting personal immediate needs such as food, transport, medical supplies and clothing for people who were evacuated from their homes or had their home impacted by floodwaters during the January 2024 Tropical Low 03U flood event.
Eligibility criteria
- Residents of Pigeon Hole.
- Daguragu residents who sheltered in Kalkarindji.
- Residents of homelands of Myatt, Gilwi, One Mile and Gulardi who sheltered in Timber Creek.
- Medically vulnerable residents of Bulla, Daguragu, Kalkarindji, Pigeon Hole and Timber Creek (and their carers and children) evacuated to Darwin or Katherine by NT Health.
If you have questions or need more information about the Immediate Hardship Payment go to a Territory Families, Housing and Communities office.
Category B
Repairs to services and infrastructure; freight subsidies to primary producers and assistance to non-profit organisations; and support for local councils and residents to help with clean-up costs and the restoration of essential public assets.
Assistance for primary producers and non-profit organisations, includes:
- Up to $5,000 to support freight costs associated with transporting livestock and fodder, replacing or repairing buildings, equipment, machinery or fences. This is initial disaster assistance for those in immediate need and further support may be considered.
- Non-profit organisations access to one-off grant funding of up to $10,000 to repair or replace an asset.
Eligibility criteria
Communities eligible for assistance include the following local government authorities:
- Barkly
- Litchfield
- Roper Gulf
- Victoria Daly
- West Arnhem.
For information on how to apply for the freight subsidy, go to the Northern Territory Government website.
For information on how to apply for the non-profit grant funding, go to Grants NT.
Contact businessprograms.DITT@nt.gov.au or phone 1800 193 111.
Information on all disaster assistance can be found on the Australian Government’s Disaster Assist website.
Impact assessment survey for pastoralists
Pastoral properties and property owners in the flood affected areas are able to do a self-assessment of their property and assets to provide details to the recovery team.
Properties not impacted by the floods are also asked to register through the survey to enable an understanding of the wider event impacts.
Complete the Northern Territory Disaster Impact Survey.