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Second chance fund for Black Summer recovery Rural communities still struggling to get back on their feet after the Black Summer fires will be able ask Canberra for money directly.
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Subscriber only Rural communities still struggling to get back on their feet after the Black Summer fires will be able ask Canberra for money directly - and will get an extra six months to apply - in a bid to make sure every dollar allocated for recovery is spent. With seven months to go until the bushfire recovery funding is set to end, $180 million remains unspent from the $2 billion allocated to state government-run grant programs to help communities get back on their feet.