QRA has developed a new mapping application that will help Queensland councils better understand their risks, costs and repeat damage from natural disaster events.

The Repeat Events and Dollars Index (REDI) application is a user-friendly, web-based interactive mapping tool that uses data to provide a calculation that considers repeat damage from natural disasters.

The data is represented in a ‘heat map’ that identifies and highlights the most frequent and most costly damage sites

Regional and remote parts of Queensland have been approved for almost $16 million to rebuild infrastructure damaged by the 2019 monsoon trough event to a more resilient standard.

As part of the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments’ $134.5 million infrastructure package, the latest round of funding has been allocated to 46 resilience projects that will ensure communities can better withstand extreme weather events.

Queensland communities can now apply for a share of more than $13 million in funding to help them better prepare for future disasters through the Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund (QRRRF).

The funding has been made available as part of the Commonwealth and Queensland Government’s five-year commitment to build safer and more resilient communities.