2023 Tropical Cyclone Jasper - exceptional circumstances package
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About the DRFA exceptional circumstances package
The Tropical Cyclone Jasper recovery operation includes a suite of exceptional circumstances funding packages has been developed to support communities, families, small businesses, primary producers and not-for-profit organisations severely impacted by the Tropical Cyclone Jasper, 13 - 28 December 2023 event.
Refer to the DRFA activations summary for this event for the details of the DRFA measures activated for each council.
To date the following DRFA exceptional circumstances package components have been announced:
Economic
Includes one-on-one case management focused on mental health and financial security, partnerships with councils and chambers of commerce to address local support needs, and grants for small businesses.
$3 million Rural Landholder Recovery Grants Program to support the extraordinary clean-up and reinstatement of rural residential properties that do not meet the criteria for primary producer assistance.
Total $9 million for Local Recovery and Resilience Grants for 9 councils following Tropical Cyclone Jasper, 13 - 28 December 2023.
Exceptional Circumstances Recovery Grants for Primary Producers following Tropical Cyclone Jasper, 13 - 28 December 2023.
Exceptional Circumstances Recovery Grants for Small Business and Not-for-Profits following Tropical Cyclone Jasper, 13 - 28 December 2023.
$29.25 million Tourism Recovery and Resilience Program following the Tropical Cyclone Jasper, 13 - 28 December 2023 event.
$2.25 million for the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries to support primary producers to recover following the Tropical Cyclone Jasper.
Funding for Douglas Shire Council and Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council to engage Recovery Project Managers following TC Jasper.
Human and Social
$22.94 million Community Health and Wellbeing, Community Recovery and Resilience Officers, Flexible Funding Grants package following TC Jasper and SEQ Severe Storms.
$9.56 million Mental Health Program to provide individual and family therapeutic interventions for impacted people following TC Jasper and the SEQ Severe Storms.
Environment
$51.3 million to aid riparian recovery, weed and pest management, biodiversity conservation, and restoration of environmental assets in national parks following TC Jasper and the SEQ Severe Storms.
Funding to 9 local governments and state agencies for extraordinary clean-up activities following Tropical Cyclone Jasper.
Building
$8.5 million Sport and Recreation Community Facilities Program will help rebuild and repair sport and recreation facilities impacted by TC Jasper.