2022 Betterment Fund

Purpose

The Queensland Government has established a $170 million Betterment Fund ($150 million under DRFA Category D and $20 million DRFA Category E) available across eligible local government areas in Queensland impacted in the 2021-22 disaster season. It is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments.

Event damaged assets in local government areas activated under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) for Category B Reconstruction of Essential Public Assets (REPA) assistance may be eligible under this fund.

The objectives of the 2021-22 Betterment Fund are to restore essential public assets damaged in 2021-22 events to a more resilient standard so that:

•  infrastructure and communities are more resilient to future disasters
•  future costs associated with disasters are reduced
• Queensland’s assessed natural hazard risks can be addressed
• disaster risk management and investment in disaster risk reduction are strengthened in alignment with the objectives of  the National Strategy for Disaster Resilience and the Queensland Strategy for Disaster Resilience. 

Funding acknowledgement

The 2022 Betterment Fund is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments.

Status

The 2022 Betterment Fund is currently in delivery, and 123 submissions (many with multiple projects) have been lodged by 39 councils and the Department of Transport and Main Roads.

Successful projects

The following lists can be expanded to show the approved projects of the $170 million 2021-2022  Betterment program of worksunder Category D and E, including year, funding recipient and project/asset.