2023 Betterment Fund

About

The Queensland Government has established a $100 million Betterment Fund available to the 45 eligible local government areas in Queensland impacted by the Northern and Central Queensland Monsoon and Flooding of 2022-23. 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 assistance Reconstruction of Essential Public Assets (REPA) may be eligible under this fund.

The objectives of the 2022-23 Betterment Fund are to restore essential public assets damaged in 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. 

Upfront investment in stronger infrastructure and more resilient communities saves money for all levels of government in the long-term, and the undertaking of essential public asset restoration provides an opportune time for additional investment to achieve resilient outcomes.

Betterment applications will be prioritised based on a cost benefit analysis and the demonstration of resilience outcomes. This will include the additional cost of increasing resilience and the qualitive and quantitative benefits of the improvements. 

Status

Project approvals for this program are underway with 37 submissions containing multiple projects approved and in delivery.

Successful projects 2022-2023

Projects approved as part of the 2022-2023 Betterment Program including year, council, and project name are listed below.
 

Organisation NameAsset Name
Aurukun Shire CouncilAurukun Access Road
Barcaldine Regional CouncilAramac-Jericho (West)
Barcoo Shire CouncilYaraka Retreat Road
Boulia Shire CouncilUrandangi South Road
Burdekin Shire CouncilButler Road (Ayr)
Burke Shire CouncilFloraville Road
Burke Shire CouncilBurketown Aerodrome
Burke Shire CouncilDoomadgee Lawn Hill Road
Burke Shire CouncilGregory Lawn Hill Road
Cloncurry Shire CouncilGranada Road
Cloncurry Shire CouncilGranada Road
Cook Shire CouncilCameron Creek Road_R035-00
Carpentaria Shire CouncilNormanton - Burketown Road
Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire CouncilWooloogarang West Road
Diamantina Shire CouncilBetoota - Mooraberee Road
Diamantina Shire CouncilDiamantina Lakes - Winton Shire Boundary Road
Diamantina Shire CouncilSpringvale - Boulia Shire Boundary Road
Department of Transport and Main RoadsBurke Developmental Road
Department of Transport and Main RoadsBurke Developmental Road
Department of Transport and Main RoadsBurke Developmental Road
Department of Transport and Main RoadsGregory Downs - Camooweal Road
Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire CouncilKowanyama Street
Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire CouncilCarrington Street
Longreach Regional CouncilAdditional Area Road
Longreach Regional CouncilArrilalah Road
Longreach Regional CouncilBogewong Road
Longreach Regional CouncilBude Road
Longreach Regional CouncilCampsie Road
Longreach Regional CouncilCrossmoor Road
Longreach Regional CouncilDarr River Road
Longreach Regional CouncilEmmet Yaraka Road
Longreach Regional CouncilGlenloch Road
Longreach Regional CouncilIsisford Bimerah Road
Longreach Regional CouncilKensington Road
Longreach Regional CouncilMernoo Lane
Longreach Regional CouncilRuthven Road
Longreach Regional CouncilSilsoe Road
Longreach Regional CouncilStonehenge River Road
Longreach Regional CouncilTocal Road
Longreach Regional CouncilYanburra Road
Mapoon Aboriginal Shire CouncilThuungu Street
McKinlay Shire CouncilEtta Plains Road
Mount Isa City CouncilRiversleigh Road
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilAnu Crescent
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilArmy Back Road
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilAtambya Street
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilBond Street
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilBrown Street
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilDanalgub Street
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilJacob Street
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilKulla Kulla Close
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilLangie Draha Street
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilLittle Fletcher Street
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilLittle Lui Street
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilLui Street
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilMimi Close
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilMoses Close
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilMudu Street
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilNawia Street
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilPoi Poi Street
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilSebasio Street
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilSnake Gully Road
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilStephen Close
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilWare Street
Northern Peninsula Area Regional CouncilWasiu Street
Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire CouncilPormpuraaw Road
Palm Island Aboriginal Shire CouncilButler Bay Road
Tablelands Regional CouncilCoolgarra Rd, Mount Garnet
Tablelands Regional CouncilGrant St, Herberton
Tablelands Regional CouncilMt Cardwell Rd, Mount Garnet
Tablelands Regional CouncilMt Misery Rd, Silver Valley
Tablelands Regional CouncilSilver Valley Rd, Silver Valley
Tablelands Regional CouncilSilver Valley Rd, Silver Valley
Tablelands Regional CouncilWyndham Creek Rd, Mount Garnet
Townsville City CouncilWest Point Road
Torres Shire CouncilWaiben Esplanade 
Torres Shire CouncilAplin Park Close
Torres Shire CouncilNawie Street
Torres Shire CouncilKing Point Road
Torres Strait Island Regional CouncilErub (Darnley Island) - Kemus Road
Torres Strait Island Regional CouncilMabuyag (Jervis Island) - Dump Road
Whitsunday Regional CouncilGloucester Avenue
Winton Shire CouncilCork Mail Road
Winton Shire CouncilDiamantina River Road (Old Cork to Boundary)
Winton Shire CouncilLark Quarry Access
Winton Shire CouncilOpalton Road
Winton Shire CouncilWinton Jundah Road
Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire CouncilReservoir Road
Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire CouncilSawmill Road

(QRA Reference: CM DOC/24/85828. Last updated 4 August 2025).

Funding acknowledgement

This $100 million Betterment Fund is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments to support Queensland communities in their recovery from Northern and Central Queensland Monsoon and Flooding, 20 December 2022 - 30 April 2023.

Guidelines

The Betterment Funding Guidelines outline eligible councils for this program include the 45 Queensland local government areas activated under the DRFA for Category B REPA, and the Queensland Government Department of Transport and Main Roads.

Application  form

Administering agency

Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA)

Contact

For enquiries email submissions@qra.qld.gov.au

Media statements

(QRA References: CM QRATF/24/5758 & DOC/24/40726. Last updated 24 July 2024).