Hunter Councils are calling on the Baird Government to repay a multi-million-dollar gap in the budget caused by last year's April superstorm.
Mayor of Port Stephens, Bruce MacKenzie, says Council is owed up to $6 million for repairs carried out during the flood events.
He says his team has put in a $3.6 million claim to NSW Public Works, but their calls are not being returned.
"As far as I'm concerned, we were promised that a long time ago and there's nothing coming," he states.
Meanwhile, Lake Macquarie Council's claim for $3.5 million has reportedly gone unanswered since it was put forward in January.
"There's been a large damage bill," Lake Macquarie Mayor Jodie Harrison says. "Some of it has been covered by insurance and some of it, the state government said that they would pay."
