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$4 million package for residents and businesses affected by power outages in far west NSW
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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10/24/2024
In far west New South Wales the community of Broken Hill and its surrounds is currently relying on back-up generators after a storm destroyed power infrastructure that powered the entire region.
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Premier Chrismans was in Broken Hill today where he announced a financial package.
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That package is worth $4 million, $1.5 million of which TransGrid has given.
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What that breaks down to is $400 per small to medium business owner and $200 per electricity
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account holder.
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He said that this was the first round and there would be more to come, but here is a
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bit of what he had to say.
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Clearly there's some lessons to be learned when it comes to government communication.
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So as soon as we possibly can, we'll get a shop front probably at Service NSW and ensure
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that government departments are centrally located along with electricity utilities so
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that individuals, if they've got a concern, can go to that shop, get the latest information
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and any help that they need, whether it's accessing this payment, support payments for
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local businesses or just the best estimate about when power supply will be returned to
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the local community.
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The Premier, however, didn't have answers when it came to the mines of Broken Hill.
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He said that he would endeavour to have answers as soon as possible.
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The mines haven't been able to operate since the power first cut out and that's meant a
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lot of miners have had to use their annual leave, take leave without pay or even take
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their long service leave.
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So there are a lot of questions that have still been left unanswered.
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The Premier is due back in Broken Hill on the 7th and 8th of November with the entire
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cabinet and we're hoping we'll have answers before then.
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