Flood
Under the State Disaster Plan, Industry & Investment NSW (I&I NSW) is responsible for coordinating animal welfare relief services for livestock, wildlife and companion animals. Designated departmental staff are responsible for planning, implementing and coordinating relief programs at both the district and local levels.
Latest information and resources for areas affected by NSW flooding.
Case studies
Flood emergencies
I&I NSW is currently responding to the flooding across NSW, establishing Local Coordination Centres in Dubbo and Wagga to coordinate regional responses. Aircraft are currently assisting with surveillance of stranded stock, dropping of fodder to stranded stock and relocating personnel to muster stock to high ground. I&I NSW, with its supporting agencies, are assisting the SES in areas where evacuations are occurring by coordinating the evacuation and care of pets and livestock.
- List of shires declared a natural disaster (www.emergency.nsw.gov.au)
- Forms to apply for accessing Transport freight subsidies
- Relief arrangements available (www.emergency.nsw.gov.au)
- People enquiring about grants should check the Natural Disaster Relief Scheme (www.raa.nsw.gov.au) or call the NSW Rural Assistance Authority on 1800 678 593.
- The Australian Tax Office wants to support people who are going through tough times. They will work with you to help you sort out your tax affairs. See Help through difficult times - For people affected by natural disasters (www.ato.gov.au).
- People who are in contact with known mosquito habitats and who live in warm, humid climates near bodies of water will be most at risk of a mosquito bite and, as a consequence, the Ross River virus. See Ross River fever factsheet (www.health.nsw.gov.au).
Help for flood affected communities
Factsheet: Help for flood affected communities 
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Podcasts
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| Feeding cows after a flood |
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| Pasture recovery after the floods |
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| Mastitis after floods and muddy conditions |
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Procedures
Infrastructure
Livestock
- Buying hay or silage after a flood, fire or drought – visual assessment
- Moving sheep away from flood risk
- Stock problems after a flood: a checklist for when it dries out
- Animal health problems following floods and drought-breaking rains
- Livestock flood refuge mounds
- Flood emergencies: helping your animals
- Risk management for stock owners in times of fire and flood
- Lumpy wool - a skin disease of sheep
- Foot abscess in sheep
- Cleaning up fodder drop zones after a flood
- Agistment guidelines
Crops & pastures
- Impacts and management of flooding and waterlogging in citrus orchards
- Wetlands on farms
- Pasture options after a coastal flood
- Weed strategies following drought, fire and flood
- Cleaning up fodder drop zones after a flood
Forms
- Claim for Rebate on Road Transport of Stock from Bushfire/Flood Area to Agistment
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- Claim for Rebate on Road Transport of Stock from Agistment to Bushfire/Flood Area 144.8 KB
- Claim for Rebate on Road Transport of Fodder to Bushfire/Flood Area 158.5 KB
- Electronic funds transfer authorisation form 42.2 KB
Our role during flood emergencies
- Flood operating plan
This plan sets out how NSW DPI coordinates a response to flood emergencies involving agriculture and animals under DISPLAN.
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Related links
NSW Rural Assistance Authority
Enquiries relating to disaster relief should be referred to the Rural Assistance Authority.
Emergency NSW
Information on what to do in a flood emergency situation.
NSW Food Authority
Advice on food safety during power outages and emergency flood situations.