Classrooms across the state can go into the running for a visit from rugby league legend Johnathan Thurston with Get Ready Queensland’s 2021 schools competition launching this week.

All primary schools are encouraged to enter the competition, which helps students learn about natural disasters and how to prepare for them in a creative way.

Flooding is a perennial issue in Queensland, with the state experiencing more than 70 flooding events since 2011.

That’s why we’re thrilled to release two important documents today that will help to reduce the risk of future flooding impacts on Queensland communities.

Queensland’s recovery from the devastating 2018-19 disaster season, which saw 12 natural disasters leave a more than a billion dollar damage bill, is almost complete with the overwhelming majority of reconstruction projects completed or in their final stages.

A total of 62 Queensland councils were activated for disaster assistance in 2018-19 from a range of events including the catastrophic 2018 Central Queensland Bushfires and the one-in-500-year monsoon trough flooding of early 2019.