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Community still trying to rebuild one year on from Cyclone Jasper
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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12/14/2024
People in Far North Queensland are still trying to rebuild their homes and lives one year on from the devastating Cyclone Jasper.
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The floodwaters may have dried up, but damaged homes and scars on the landscape aren't the
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only reminder of Tropical Cyclone Jasper's wrath.
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Every time when I see, especially the rain on top, I get very scary and I still have
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that trauma and I don't go to sleep.
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I still hear the water, the rocks are rolling and I don't know how to get over it.
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Thomas Herridge and his young family are back in their Maitland's Beach home in time for
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Christmas.
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The fanciness doesn't really matter, just the fact that it's our place, our family home.
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We're in a suburb I've lived in my whole life and hopefully I can raise my kids in.
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Mr Herridge spent the year fearing financial ruin, until the Financial Complaints Authority
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directed his insurer to cover the cost of renting temporary accommodation.
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If there was no AFCA it would be more than $100,000.
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CentiCare has helped 800 far north Queenslanders since the disaster and about 50 cases are
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still open, mostly people needing mental health support.
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Generally two to three years or more is how long long term recovery takes.
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The federal and state governments today announced a $206 million funding package to help the
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far north continue its recovery, acknowledging there is still much to do.
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$14 million will be dedicated specifically for Wujal Wujal, where Aunty Kathleen is worried
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about what will happen if disaster strikes again.
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Where can we go?
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We got no safe place.
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We can't go back to Aunty Lily because she's got overcrowding house too.
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It's just a safe house for our people.
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