Recovery Support Services
If you have been impacted by disaster, Recovery Support Services will help you in your recovery journey by providing free, personalised, inclusive, short, medium and long-term support.
If you are finding the available disaster support overwhelming and don’t know where to start – the recovery support service is here to help you step-by-step navigate the range of available local, state and national services and assistance, for the range of needs that arise after a disaster.
Recovery Support Services (RSS) will link you to a recovery support worker, who can help you navigate and access services and available disaster assistance.
Recovery support workers will walk alongside you in your recovery journey, providing support or a plan to address the complex challenges and issues that emerge after a disaster. Recovery Support Services will also build your connections and link you with local community resources, services and and programs.
These services provide:
- a dedicated support worker
- culturally safe and trauma-informed care
- information, advocacy and referral
- practical, personal and emotional support
- specialist disaster recovery assistance (planning, insurance, legal etc)
- support to access financial assistance including grants, counselling and loans
- support to access material needs (food, housing, contents etc)
Accessing the Recovery Support Services and Resilience Support Providers
Anyone impacted by these recent disasters can access support:
- NSW East Coast Severe Weather Event May 2025 (AGRN 1212)
No formal referral is required to access the Recovery Support Services.
There is no cost, participation is voluntary and you have a choice of providers.
You can phone or email your local Recovery Support Service directly. Other services and agencies can help to link you to the Recovery Support Service in your area.
If you need further supports or if there isn’t an RSS in your area you can search for available services using these resources:
- to navigate disaster assistance available in NSW: https://disasterassistance.service.nsw.gov.au/
- for local services and supports: https://askizzy.org.au/
Manning Valley Neighbourhood Services
Servicing: Towns, villages and rural localities across the local government area of Mid-Coast.
Phone: (02) 6553 5121
Email: mvns@mvns.org.au
Office: 4 Farquhar St, Wingham NSW 2429
Kempsey Neighbourhood Centre
Servicing: Towns, villages and rural localities within the local government areas of; Kempsey (outreach to; Bellingen, Nambucca Valley and Port Macquarie).
Phone: (02) 6562 8300
Office: 2 Geoffrey Debenham Street Kempsey, NSW
https://kempseyneighbourhoodcentre.org/
Biripi Aboriginal Corporation Medical Centre
Servicing; Biripi and Woromi Country (Mid Coast LGA)
Phone: (02) 6591 2400 ext 5
Email: info@biripi.au
Locations: Purfleet clinic – 2a Edward Dr Purfleet 2430
Bushland clinic – 39-41 Mudford St Taree 2430
Website: https://biripi.org.au/