2025 North and Far North Tropical Low - exceptional circumstances package

About the DRFA exceptional circumstances package/s

The 2025 North and Far North Tropical Low recovery operation includes a suite of exceptional circumstances funding developed to support eligible communities, families, small businesses, primary producers and not-for-profit organisations severely impacted by the North and Far North Tropical Low, commencing 29 January 2025 event.

Refer to the DRFA activations summary for the North and Far North Tropical Low, commencing 29 January 2025 event for the details of the DRFA measures activated for each council.

To date, the following DRFA exceptional circumstances package components have been announced:

Environment

Image of Rotary Park Clock Ingham by Kieran Volpe
The Community Relief Fund, jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments, is available to impacted councils to undertake essential immediate recovery activities.
Wallaby Point Road Palm Island North Qld Tropical Low2025
To support the restoration of north Queensland’s unique coastline and land ecosystems

Economic

Flooded cane rows - lower Herbert - Credit DPI and QBFP
Fund to assist the Department of Primary Industries tailor holistic support to primary producers in activated LGAs.
Tourism
Small Business and Tourism Industries may be eligible for recovery support including financial assistance for operators who lost income after being cut off.
Ingham flood
Extraordinary Disaster Assistance may be available for Not-for-Profit Organisations and Small Businesses affected by the North and Far North Tropical Low, commencing 29 January 2025 event.

Burdekin flooding
Extraordinary Disaster Assistance for Primary Producers following the North and Far North Tropical Low, commencing 29 January 2025 event.
Flooded farm
The Coordinated Emergency Fodder Support Package supports activities to ensure primary producers have access to emergency fodder crucial for sustaining cattle and mitigating the impacts of flooding and loss of pasture in areas impacted by the North and Far North Tropical Low, commencing 29 January 2025.
Townsville flooding 2024
The Rural Landholder Recovery Grant Scheme offers grants of up to $10,000 to help rural landholders pay for the costs of clean-up and reinstatement of a damaged primary production enterprise a result of the North and Far North Tropical Low, commencing 29 January 2025.

Built

sport and recreational assets
$30 million Sport and Recreation Disaster Recovery Program hat will help rebuild and repair sport and recreation facilities impacted by the 2025 North and Far North Tropical Low.
 Community and Recreational Assets Recovery Program - 2025 North and Far North
The $20 million Community and Recreational Assets Recovery Program aims to repair and rebuild affected community and recreational facilities damaged by the North and Far North Tropical Low 2025.

Human and Social

North Queensland Flooding 2025 SRC Andrew Cripps and Tablelands community
Funding to provide individual support, community development and emotional wellbeing support, targeting vulnerable populations.
Community recovery workers walking down street with flood debris
Provides individual and family therapeutic interventions across the continuum of care for people that have been directly impacted by the event, mitigating mental health impacts.

Funding acknowledgement

The package is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments to support Queensland communities in their recovery from the North and Far North Tropical Low Commencing 29 January 2025

 

Last updated: 3 April 2025. QRA Reference:  GF/25/505.