Disaster assistance has been activated for Pilbara communities to help them access financial support as they begin to recover from Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia and the subsequent flooding.

The Premier's Relief Payment provides financial assistance to eligible residents whose home was:

• located within the path of Severe Tropical Cyclone Zelia and/or was impacted by floodwaters associated with the cyclone from 12 to 16 February 2025 (the event);
• significantly damaged or destroyed by the event and/or the associated flooding.

The payment is to help cover costs for essential items, personal effects, transport and emergency accommodation.

The Premier's Relief Payment is comprised of the following:

• Full Payment: A one-off payment of $4,000 per household for eligible applicants whose home was destroyed or suffered severe damage and is uninhabitable because of the event.
• Partial Payment: A one-off payment of $2,000 per household for eligible applicants whose home suffered partial damage, because of the event.

NOTE: For the purposes of this relief payment:

• Minor damage, such as minor roof leaks, overflowing gutters, minor displacement of roof tiles/sheeting, damage to fences and garden items including vegetation is not eligible.
• Damage to the building or home contents caused by power supply interruptions are not eligible.
• A home means your usual place of residence, being the area and/or residential dwelling where a person normally lives, sleeps and eats. Residential dwellings are structures capable of long-term human habitation and include houses, apartments (or units), semi-detached or duplex homes, villas, terrace houses, townhouses, granny flats and transportable buildings.

Eligibility

All the following eligibility criteria must be met to apply:

• The applicant’s home was destroyed or damaged by the severe storm event associated with the Bunbury Storm on 10 May 2024 (the event).
• The home was located in the path of the severe storm.
• The home was used as a usual place of residence up to 10 May 2024.
• The applicant is the main occupant of the home.
• An application has not already been submitted on behalf of the household for the affected home for this event.

• Email: recoverygrants@dfes.wa.gov.au