Seven Queensland councils will share in $8.9 million of additional funding for a range of projects to help drive the economic recovery of Queensland communities impacted by last year’s bushfires.

Nine projects had been approved in the third round of the $36.8 million Local Economic Recovery Program (LER), jointly funded by the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

More than $11 million has been approved for a range of projects that will help with the economic and social recovery in Queensland communities that were heavily impacted by last year’s bushfires.

Twelve projects have been approved in the second round of the $36.8 million Local Economic Recovery Program.

Get Ready Queensland Ambassador and rugby league legend Johnathan Thurston visited Peregian Springs State School today to discuss how students and their families are preparing for severe weather this disaster season.

Peregian Springs State School, which was impacted by the bushfires in September last year, was the random draw winner of the inaugural Get Ready Queensland schools competition.