North Queensland Natural Disasters Mitigation Program
The North Queensland Natural Disasters Mitigation Program (NQNDMP) aims to help councils in North and Far North Queensland reduce their disaster risk and assist in reducing the growth of insurance costs for residents, businesses and the community.
The Queensland Government has fully funded the $10 million NQNDMP as part of its commitment to making our communities safer, stronger and more resilient.
Funding through the program is available to the following 33 councils and one town authority in high risk, cyclone-prone coastal areas with population centres within 50 kilometres of the coastline, from Bundaberg north to the Northern Territory border.
- Aurukun Shire Council
- Bundaberg Regional Council
- Burdekin Shire Council
- Burke Shire Council
- Cairns Regional Council
- Carpentaria Shire Council
- Cassowary Coast Regional Council
- Cook Shire Council
- Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council
- Douglas Shire Council
- Gladstone Regional Council
- Hinchinbrook Shire Council
- Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council
- Isaac Regional Council
- Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council
- Livingstone Shire Council
- Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council
- Mackay Regional Council
- Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council
- Mareeba Shire Council
- Mornington Shire Council
- Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council
- Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council
- Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council
- Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council
- Rockhampton Regional Council
- Tablelands Regional Council
- Torres Shire Council
- Torres Strait Island Regional Council
- Townsville City Council
- Weipa Town Authority
- Whitsunday Regional Council
- Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council
- Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council.
Communities in North and Far North Queensland are affected by natural disasters every year and the program provides an opportunity to reduce those impacts and create more disaster resilient communities.
Objectives
The NQNDMP’s objective is to deliver projects that aim to reduce disaster risk and therefore may assist in reducing the cost or growth of insurance costs for residents, businesses or the community, for example by:
- reducing or mitigating natural hazard risk
- deriving intelligence to enable an accurate assessment of risk
- informing delivery of future risk reduction or mitigation activities.
To achieve more disaster resilient communities, applicants should consider two priority outcomes:
- use consistent methodologies and frameworks in relevant impact assessments
- identify costs and benefits associated with hazard management to inform risk reduction activities.
| Applicant | Project Name | Project Description | Funding |
|
Bundaberg |
Woodgate Beach Sand Nourishment and Rock Revetment |
|
$1,988,333.38 |
| Burdekin Shire Council |
Ayr Town Drain Studies | Engaging a consultant to prepare inter-related Ayr Town Drain Studies which will provide costings to upgrade infrastructure and reduce possibility of flooding and therefore insurance costs. |
$70,125.00 |
| Cairns Regional Council |
Cairns CBD - South, Flood Mitigation (Planning & Design) | Design and planning of a proposed pump station at Marlin Parade and other upstream/downstream infrastructure at Cairns CBD to reduce the impact of localised flooding. |
$100,000.00 |
| Cairns Regional Council |
CRC Drainage Management Plans (Infrastructure Plans) | The project will undertake flood modelling studies to assist with future planning and decision making for the council's drainage systems. |
$75,000.00 |
| Cook Shire Council |
Coen Drainage Project - Stage 1 | Installation of new drainage and upgrading existing drainage systems in various streets in Coen. |
$154,525.00 |
| Gladstone Regional Council |
Boyne River Flood Study | The project will engage a consultant to undertake a flood study for the Boyne River catchment area. |
$120,000.00 |
| Hinchinbrook Shire Council |
Lucinda Drainage Review and Design | Review of the stormwater drainage network at Lucinda to investigate options to improve the stormwater drainage outlets as well as the performance of the stormwater drainage system. |
$160,000.00 |
| Isaac Regional Council |
Clermont, Moranbah and Nebo Flood Model and Hazard Mapping 2022 | The project aims to update the Tu Flow (software) flood model for three towns and prepare a flood study to support Council's infrastructure growth and response to flood events. |
$30,000.00 |
| Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council |
Kowanyama Flood Mitigation - Catchment A Swale Drain | Stormwater infrastructure upgrade including culverts and open swale drainage. |
$521,778.13 |
| Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council |
Magnificent Creek Bank Fortification - Section 1 | Installation of rock protection along the riverbank to prevent erosion and scouring. |
$1,243,443.75 |
| Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council |
Magnificent Creek Bank Fortification - Section 2 | Installation of rock protection along the riverbank to prevent erosion and scouring. |
$779,662.50 |
| Mackay Regional Council |
Petrie Street Floodgate Upgrade | Upgrading the existing floodgates to provide adequate flooding and storm surge protection at Petrie street. |
$831,546.00 |
| Mackay Regional Council |
South Mackay Levee | Design and installation of a levee system in South Mackay to address the inundation from storm surges. |
$378,502.00 |
| Rockhampton Regional Council |
Rockhampton Floodplain Risk Management Studies | Development of two Floodplain Risk Management Studies in the catchments of Moores Creek and South Rockhampton. |
$350,000.00 |
| Torres Shire Council |
Stormwater draining system project - Jardine/Blackall/Millman/John Str/Tagai HS | Reshaping and relining of the stormwater draining systems at four locations. |
$857,263.00 |
| Torres Strait Island Regional Council |
Coastal Hazard Resilience Officer Project | Appointing a Coastal Hazard Resilience Officer to implement the Torres Strait Island Regional Council (TSIRC) Coastal Hazards Adaptation Strategy (CHAS). |
$290,000.00 |
| Townsville City Council |
Townsville Flood Intelligence augmentation network | Installation of 50 low cost water level sensors at various locations to measure water levels in creeks, rivers and drainage channels. |
$125,000.00 |
| Townsville City Council |
Campbell Street Pump Station Improvements | The project will undertake a detailed design and cost estimate of the works required to increase the inlet flows to ensure the optimal use of the larger pump at the Campbell Street Pump Station. |
$150,000.00 |
| Whitsunday Regional Council |
Stormwater Management Strategy | The project will engage professional expertise to develop a sustainable long-term stormwater management strategy for the Council. |
$292,500.00 |
| Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council |
WWASC Stormwater Drain Upgrade | Stormwater drainage upgrade at Kotsur to Douglas streets. |
$695,000.00 |
| Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council |
Yarrabah Flood Study | The project will undertake a drainage/flood study to identify and analyse vulnerabilities within the Shire and address the rectification of current flooding and drainage issues. |
$220,000.00 |
| Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council |
Buddabadoo Road Drainage Upgrades | Upgrading of the overland stormwater infrastructure and road crossings along Buddabadoo Road including the upgrade of existing table drains to concrete to minimise scouring along the road. |
$566,475.00 |
Guidelines
The following guidelines provide detailed information about the NQNDMP.
Contact
For enquiries, please contact your Recovery or Regional Liaison Officer. Alternatively, email grants@qra.qld.gov.au.