Recovery Pods

Temporary, self-contained homes are available for families who lost their primary place of residence during the flood.

The converted shipping containers, or ‘Recovery Pods’, can be placed on residents’ properties, keeping them closer to home as their permanent homes are rebuilt or repaired.

The Pods are fully self-contained, equipped with a water tank, and operate on mains power with a back-up generator. They include a toilet and shower, a small kitchen with a fridge, as well as up to four internal beds.

Recovery Pods are available to recipients who are:

• owners of the land where their principal place of residence has been destroyed or is uninhabitable; and,
• able to demonstrate the capacity to rebuild or repair their home and commence the rebuild process within 12 months of receiving the Recovery Pod.

For further information on the Recovery Pod application process and to apply, please email emergencyrelief@sa.gov.au

This assistance is jointly-funded by the Federal and South Australian Governments through the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

Planning and Design Code

New planning rules to assist the rebuilding process and mitigate the impacts of future River Murray flood events have been finalised.

The River Murray Flood Resilience Code Amendment aims to provide clearer guidance for impacted communities to rebuild more flood-resilient development.

Due to the urgency of providing clear rules to support redevelopment, the draft Code Amendment came into effect on an interim basis at the same time as being released for community consultation.

The Code Amendment has now been finalised and adopted by the Minister for Planning.