Flood risk and resilience
Flood is one of the biggest threats across the state. As part of the Queensland Strategy for Disaster Resilience, the Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) is delivering greater coordination for how communities manage flood hazards.
In partnership with agencies and local governments, QRA has implemented the following flood management plans, resilience strategies, flood risk, flood warning and flood communication initiatives to explore new ways to work together to improve safety, build resilience, and minimise the impacts of floodwaters.
Flood risk management
The Queensland Flood Risk Management Framework sets the direction for flood risk management statewide, outlines roles and responsibilities, and guides and support decision-making by councils.
The Statewide Assessment of Flood Risk Factors provides an overview of Queensland's current strengths, needs, gaps and challenges in delivering contemporary flood risk management.
Learn about the five metrics supporting improvements to flood risk management for Queensland communities, and the 2020-21 metrics baseline report.
Supports investment in flood risk mitigation by providing a framework to quantify all types of damages resulting from floods.
Flood Warning Infrastructure Network
Learn about the strategic approach for Queensland's Flood Warning Infrastructure Network (FWIN). Find out about FWIN funding and investment, asset types, standards and guidelines, and flood classifications.
Flood communication
The Queensland Government flood website at www.qld.gov.au/flood acts as a gateway for Queenslanders to easily find reliable information about flood.
Supports Queensland's councils to provide consistent flood messaging to help communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from flood events.
A comprehensive list of flood flood terms, definitions and references to support consistent communication about flooding.
Helping Queenslanders to understand flood risk, flood warnings, flash flooding, riverine flooding, and how catchments work
Flood evacuation route improvements
Guidance on a process to support the identification of 'fair and reasonable' flood evacuation route improvements.
Flood resilience strategies and plans
Partnership between the Queensland Government, Seqwater and the local governments of Brisbane, Ipswich, Somerset and Lockyer Valley.
A locally-led and regionally-coordinated strategy for flood resilience in the communities of the Burdekin and Haughton regions.
Provides a coordinated approach to managing flood risk across the four local councils of the Burnett River catchment: Bundaberg, Cherbourg, North Burnett and South Burnett.
Flood resilience case studies
In January 2011, Grantham experienced a devastating flash flood described as an “inland tsunami”. QRA worked with Lockyer Valley Regional Council to develop a plan for Rebuilding Grantham together.