2021-22 Southern Queensland Floods
Four significant events occurred across the 2021-22 Rainfall and Flooding season:
- Central, Southern and Western Queensland Rainfall and Flooding, 10 November – 3 December 2021
- Ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth, 29 December 2021 – 10 January 2022
- South East Queensland Rainfall and Flooding, 22 February – 5 April 2022
- Southern Queensland Flooding, 6 - 20 May 2022
A range of assistance has been activated through the joint State and Commonwealth Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) to address the immediate and long-term impacts from the events.
State Recovery and Resilience Plan
The 2021-22 Southern Queensland Floods State Recovery and Resilience Plan 2022-24 (the Plan) documents local activities, regional recovery and resilience priorities, and state and Commonwealth government initiatives and funding to provide a single coherent pathway to recovery.
The Plan will, in execution, ensure a strong recovery from the 2021-22 Southern Queensland Floods, and enhance community resilience to the effects of natural disasters in the future.
Companion Document
The Companion Document to the 2021-22 Southern Queensland Floods State Recovery Plan 2022-24 contains Local Recovery Plans, developed by local governments and the Functional Recovery Group Action Plans, developed by the Queensland Government agencies with lead responsibility for the Functional Recovery Groups.
This document will be updated as local governments’ local recovery plans are finalised.
Exceptional circumstances package
Grant funding
Personal hardship grants have been activated for individuals in impacted regions.
Extraordinary disaster assistance grants have been made available to flood-affected primary producers, small businesses, not-for-profit organisations following the three events. Grants have also been made available to sporting and community clubs impacted by the South East Queensland Rainfall and Flooding.