COMMONWEALTH PROVIDES OVER $18 MILLION IN DISASTER MITIGATION FUNDING TO STATES & TERRITORIES
Source: Australia. Attorney-General. Media Release
"Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, today announced that more than $18 million will be provided to the States and Territories this financial year under the Natural Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP).
The NDMP is a national program, administered by Emergency Management Australia (EMA), which aims to assist communities better withstand the effects of natural disasters and reduce the risk, damage and losses caused by events such as floods, bushfires and tropical cyclones."