Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund 2023-24
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About the Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund 2023-24
The $14.7 million final round Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund (QRRRF) 2023-24 will strengthen community resilience by supporting 25 projects that will help communities mitigate and manage the risks associated with natural disasters across 14 local councils, 6 not-for-profit organisations, and 4 state agencies.
Funding acknowledgement
The $14.7 million QRRRF 2023-24 is jointly funded by the Queensland Government ($8.45 million) and the Australian Government ($6.25 million).
The QRRRF is part of the five-year National Partnership Agreement on Disaster Risk Reduction, which started in 2019-20.
Administrative agency
Queensland Reconstruction Authority
Successful projects
Details of the approved QRRRF projects for 2023-24 are listed below including council, project, and funding amount.
QRRRF Queensland Government funded projects
Total amount $2,198,244
| Applicant | Project name | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Barcoo Shire Council | Floodway Upgrade - Jundah Winton Rd Ch20.5km | $279,167 |
| Burdekin Shire Council | Mt Kelly Break Tank | $112,365 |
| Canungra Sport and Recreation Reserve Grounds Inc | Solidify the Canungra Creek Bank | $200,000 |
| Fraser Coast Regional Council | Granville Water Supply Security | $1,077,181 |
| Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council | Power Resiliency for the NPA | $529,531 |
QRRRF jointly funded projects
Total amount $12,475,052
| Applicant | Project name | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Boulia Shire Council | Remote Flood Warning Infrastructure | $381,979 |
| Burdekin Shire Council | Flooded Road Warning Systems | $323,202 |
| Burke Shire Council | Truganini Road - Stormwater Infrastructure Replacement | $1,083,639 |
| Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council | Digital innovation to improve regional resilience | $167,995 |
| Cloncurry Shire Council | Cloncurry Flood Study | $182,915 |
| Central Queensland University | Driving Resilience: Harnessing Green Mobile Energy Hubs for Electrical Distribution Network and Disp | $1,097,445 |
| Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport | First Nations Tourism Disaster Resilience Resources & Training Forums | $650,100 |
| Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service | Implementation and refinement of a Heat Risk Reduction Tool to Support Health Staff Awareness | $276,239 |
| Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts | Supporting Local Council Partnerships for P-CEP Implementation with First Nations, Elderly and Senio | $306,360 |
Gladstone Regional Council
| Enhanced Resilience Project Officer | $364,500 |
| Mareeba Shire Council | Flood Intelligence System Dashboard | $113,287 |
| Noosa Shire Council | Sunshine Beach - Ross Crescent - Slope Stabilisation Construction | $2,000,000 |
| Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council | Resilient Network Infrastructure | $206,427 |
| Queensland Reconstruction Authority | Five year review and update - Brisbane River Strategic Floodplain Management Plan (SFMP) | $500,000 |
| Queensland University of Technology | Bushfire Disaster Risk Assessment and Reduction for Buildings in the Ember Exposed Bushland-Urban In | $859,142 |
| Resilient Building Council | Making Sense of Retrofitting for Resilience | $997,700 |
| Reef Catchments (Mackay Whitsunday) Ltd | Continuing the Path to Regional Resilience: Advancing Nature-Based Solutions | $1,984,142 |
| Rockhampton Regional Council | Activating Climate Risk Management in the Rockhampton Region | $280,000 |
| Somerset Regional Council | Moore 1A flood/overland flow risk mitigation project | $151,640 |
| The University of Queensland | HailNet: An automated network of hail monitoring stations | $548,341 |
Interactive map: QRRRF projects
Guidelines
Progress reporting and acquittal
- Monthly progress reporting by applicants is mandatory throughout project delivery. Progress reports are created and lodged through the MARS Portal. Refer to the MARS Portal user guide and forms for more information.
- To acquit your project (once completed) a close out submission needs to be lodged through the MARS Portal. When preparing your close out submission a final project report using the Word template provided below is required to completed and submitted.
- For assistance, please contact your Regional Liaison Officer.
Contact
For all enquiries please email info@qra.qld.gov.au or contact your Regional Liaison Officer.
Last updated: 27 June 2024. QRA Reference: DOC/24/35426