2023 Tropical Cyclone Jasper - recovery operation
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Event summary
Tropical Cyclone Jasper, 13 - 28 December 2023
Tropical Cyclone Jasper crossed the Queensland coast as a category 2 system in the vicinity of Wujal Wujal at around 8 pm AEST on the evening of 13 December 2023. TC Jasper was associated with an extraordinary flooding event causing large-scale isolation, widespread power outages across north Queensland, and significant impacts to agriculture, animal welfare, small business and tourism.
13 of Queensland’s 77 local government areas (LGAs) have been activated for this event for a range of disaster assistance through the joint State and Commonwealth Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) to address the immediate and long-term impacts from these events. Refer to the activations page for this event for details of the specific DRFA funding measures that have been activated for each local government area.
Financial assistance and exceptional circumstances
Recovery operation
The recovery operation for this event will include:
- preparation of a business case for extraordinary assistance under the DRFA
- offers of support from QRA Recovery and Resilience Officers (RROs) to eligible councils to help develop event specific local recovery plans
- QRA as lead recovery agency liaising with Functional Recovery Groups to ensure appropriate state recovery planning.
Local Recovery Plans
QRA is working closely with councils to offer support to develop event specific local recovery plans that will be available following endorsement by councils.
Community Recovery Hotline
For assistance with disaster recovery funding eligibility and support please contact the Queensland Government Community Recovery Hotline on 1800 173 349 or visit the Queensland Government website for financial help for current and recent disasters at:
