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NSW denied Newcastle's request for aid after landslide, leaving council to pay $45,600 for evacuees' land rates.
The NSW government denied the City of Newcastle’s request for an "act of grace" payment to cover land rates for 16 households evacuated after the May 2025 New Lambton landslide, citing inequity and lack of funding to extend aid to all affected areas from the same weather event.
The council will cover the $45,600 cost itself.
Residents remain unable to return home and face ongoing financial strain.
A peer-reviewed geotechnical assessment of the site is expected by late February, which will guide future safety and redevelopment decisions.
Charlestown MP Jodie Harrison has urged the Reconstruction Authority to coordinate recovery efforts.
Nueva Gales del Sur negó la solicitud de ayuda de Newcastle después del deslizamiento de tierra, dejando al consejo pagar $45,600 por las tarifas de tierras de los evacuados.