Flood Risk Management Program (FRMP) - Funding for councils (2021-22)
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Objectives
Through the Flood Risk Management Program (FRMP), the Queensland and Australian Governments are supporting Councils to:
- deliver flood studies for river, creek and/or overland flooding, risk assessments and management strategies, scoped to meet specific local needs
- improve council flood intelligence to be better prepared and able to respond to flooding events, for example, intelligence to support councils in translating peak height forecasts from the Bureau into on-the-ground consequences during the response phase.
Funding of approximately $18.25 million was available to the 36 local governments who applied and were activated in the following 2021-2022 events:
- Central, Southern and Western Queensland Rainfall and Flooding, 10 November - 3 December 2021
- Ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth, 29 December 2021 -10 January 2022
- South East Queensland Rainfall and Flooding, 22 February - 5 April 2022
- Southern Queensland Flooding, 6 May – 20 May 2022
Eligible activities
Eligible activities are outlined in the funding guidelines and include:
- data collection to support the development of flood studies
- flood studies for river, creek and/or overland flow
- flood risk management assessments and plans
- flood preparation and response action plans,
- mitigation and management options analysis and feasibility studies
- development of flood intelligence tools, systems and dashboards.
Council funded projects
Council | Project name | Funding |
Balonne Shire Council | St George Integrated Stormwater and Flood Risk Management Plan & Study | $149,000 |
Balonne Shire Council | Flood Intelligence Dashboard (Basic) | $34,500 |
Banana Shire Council | Banana Shire Council Total Flood Warning Review | $187,000 |
Banana Shire Council | Wowan Township Flood Study | $62,000 |
Banana Shire Council | Banana Township Flood Study | $62,000 |
Barcaldine Regional | Aramac Flood Study | $92,000 |
Barcaldine Regional | Aramac Community based Flood Action Plan | $46,000 |
Barcaldine Regional | Jerhico Flood Study | $92,000 |
Barcaldine Regional | Jerhico Community based Flood Action Plan | $46,000 |
Barcaldine Regional | Alpha Flood Study | $92,000 |
Barcaldine Regional | Alpha Community based Flood Action Plan | $46,000 |
Barcoo Shire Council | Barcoo Shire Disaster Management Dashboard | $14,950 |
Blackall-Tambo Regional Council | Blackall and Tambo Flood Study | $80,500 |
Blackall-Tambo Regional Council | Blackall Community Based Flood Action Plan | $57,500 |
Brisbane City Council | Overland Flow and Creek flooding (Citywide) | $494,500 |
Brisbane City Council | Jindalee Creek | $230,000 |
Brisbane City Council | Kedron Brook Flood Study | $175,000 |
Bundaberg Regional Council | Bundaberg Region Flood Risk Assessment and Planning Evaluation | $563,500 |
Bundaberg Regional Council | Burnett River and Tributaries Catchment Flood Study | $1,840,000 |
Bundaberg Regional Council | Burnett River targeted bathymetric and survey data collection | $150,000 |
Bundaberg Regional Council | Generation of Local IFD Data | $172,500 |
Bundaberg Regional Council | Bundaberg Flood Intelligence System | $101,850 |
Carpentaria Shire Council | Norman River Flood Study for Karumba and Normanton | $136,000 |
Carpentaria Shire Council | Norman River Bathymetric Data in vicinity of Karumba and Normanton | $32,500 |
Carpentaria Shire Council | Diastaster Dashboard enhancements | $3,285 |
Central Highlands Regional Council | Carnarvon Gorge Flood Study | $36,750 |
Central Highlands Regional Council | Carnarvon Gorge Flood Emergency Action Plan | $36,750 |
Central Highlands Regional Council | Rubyvale Flood Mitigation Study | $45,500 |
Central Highlands Regional Council | Emerald Flood Evacuation Community Engagement | $70,000 |
Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council | Cherbourg Total Flood Warning Review | $57,500 |
Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council | Cherbourg Council Depot Flood Mitigation Feasbility Asessment | $80,500 |
Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council | Cherbourg Stormwater Data Survey | $40,000 |
Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council | Cherbourg Overland Flow Study and Mitigation Feasibility Assessment | $69,000 |
Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council | Burnett River Catchment Flood Study | $0 |
City of Gold Coast | Gold Coast Community Flood Alerting System | $299,000 |
Flinders Shire Council | Hughenden Flood Study | $138,000 |
Flinders Shire Council | Hughenden Flood Risk management Study and Plan | $69,000 |
Flinders Shire Council | Prarie Flood Study for Creek and Overland | $92,000 |
Flinders Shire Council | Prarie Flood Risk management Study and Plan | $69,000 |
Fraser Coast Regional Council | Mary River Flood Study | $404,800 |
Fraser Coast Regional Council | Mary River Bathymetric Data + survey of up to 10 bridges | $202,400 |
Fraser Coast Regional Council | Local IFD Data Generation for the Region | $69,000 |
Fraser Coast Regional Council | Burrum Cherwell Flood Study | $316,250 |
Fraser Coast Regional Council | Burrum Cherwell Bathymetric Data + survey of up to 10 bridges | $126,500 |
Fraser Coast Regional Council | Fraser Coast Region Overland Flow Flood Risk Definition | $17,250 |
Gladstone Regional Council | Agnes Water Drainage Study | $100,000 |
Goondiwindi Regional Council | Goondiwindi Flood Study | $93,150 |
Goondiwindi Regional Council | Inglewood Flood Study | $72,450 |
Goondiwindi Regional Council | Goondiwindi Community Based Emergency Flood Action Plan | $65,550 |
Goondiwindi Regional Council | Inglewood Community Based Emergency Flood Action Plan | $54,625 |
Goondiwindi Regional Council | Yelarbon Evacuation Planning | $46,000 |
Goondiwindi Regional Council | Bathymetry for Canning Creek and Macintyre Brook | $23,000 |
Gympie Regional Council | Floodplain Risk Management Plan for Gympie LGA | $460,000 |
Gympie Regional Council | Gympie Flood Warning Intel System Guardian QIT+ | $102,350 |
Gympie Regional Council | Six Mile Creek Catchment Flood Study | $0 |
Gympie Regional Council | Deep Creek Catchment Flood Study | $224,250 |
Gympie Regional Council | Burnett River and Tributaries Catchment Flood Study | $0 |
Gympie Regional Council | Burnett River targeted bathymetric and survey data collection | $0 |
Gympie Regional Council | Stream Gauge Update in Waterride (Existing gauges only. No new infrastruture) | $28,750 |
Gympie Regional Council | Generation of Local IFD Data for Noosa and Gympie LGAs | $0 |
Ipswich City Council | Flood Warning System | $287,500 |
Ipswich City Council | Bundamba and Wrril Creek NbS Mitigation Feasability | $160,500 |
Ipswich City Council | Community based Flood Emergency Action Plans | $230,000 |
Ipswich City Council | Preparation of Multiple Agency Flood Operation Response Plan |
$345,000 |
Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council | Kowanyama Township Flood Emergency Action Plan | $86,250 |
Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council | Kowanyama Township Magnificent River Flood Study Update | $80,500 |
Livingstone Shire Council | Belmont, Sutherland and Ramsay Creek and Tributaries Flood Study 2023 | $103,500 |
Lockyer Valley Regional Council | Update and Extend the Lockyer Catchment-Wide Regional Creek Flood Study | $102,500 |
Logan City Council | Logan Flood Studies Review Program - Schmidt's Creek Flood Study | $138,000 |
Logan City Council | Logan Flood Studies Review Program - Flagstone Creek Flood Study | $138,000 |
Logan City Council | Logan Flood Studies Review Program - Sandy Creek Flood Study | $138,000 |
Longreach Regional Council | Longreach Flood study defining Riverine and Creek Design flood event' | $69,000 |
Longreach Regional Council | Community Flood Action Plan Longreach | $34,500 |
Maranoa Regional Council | Maranoa Region-wide Flood Risk Management Program | $816,500 |
Maranoa Regional Council | Maranoa Region-wide flood Study (costs included in MarRC-1) | $0 |
Moreton Bay Regional Council | Flood Risk Assessment and Regional Floodplain Management Plan | $546,250 |
Moreton Bay Regional Council | Overland Flow Modelling Project | $138,000 |
Moreton Bay Regional Council | Redcliffe 6 Hotspot Flood Mitigation Assessment | $207,000 |
Moreton Bay Regional Council | Bribie Island 4 Hotspot Flood Mitigation Assessment | $143,750 |
Murweh Shire Council | Flood Risk Study for Warrego River and Bradley's Gully at Charleville | $92,000 |
Murweh Shire Council | Total Flood Warning Review for Charleville and Augathella | $92,000 |
Murweh Shire Council | Flood Intelligence Systems for Murweh Shire Council | $46,000 |
Murweh Shire Council | Flood Risk Definition Study for Augathella | $69,000 |
Noosa Shire Council | Lake Entrance Boulevard Flood Mitigation Feasibility Assessment | $27,734 |
Noosa Shire Council | Update to Noosa River Flood Study | $225,570 |
Noosa Shire Council | Six Mile Creek Catchment Flood Study | $221,200 |
Noosa Shire Council | Generation of Local IFD Data for Noosa and Gympie LGAs | $161,900 |
Noosa Shire Council | Total Flood Warning Review | $123,438 |
Noosa Shire Council | Scoping Study for Flood Warning Intelligence System | $13,162 |
Noosa Shire Council | New Flood Warning Intelligence System with integration into Disaster Dashboard | $53,739 |
Noosa Shire Council | Scoping Study on updating Noosa River & Six Mile Creek flood study hydrology | $16,772 |
North Burnett Regional Council | Flood Action Plans Gayndah, Eidsvold, Monto, Mount Perry, Munduberra + comments |
$57,500 |
North Burnett Regional Council | North Burnett Total Flood Warning Review | $115,000 |
North Burnett Regional Council | Burnett River Flood Warning Intelligence System | $80,500 |
North Burnett Regional Council | Burnett River and Tributaries Catchment Flood Study | $0 |
North Burnett Regional Council | Burnett River targeted Bathymetric and survey data | $0 |
North Burnett Regional Council | Survey of 4 weirs within the Burnett River | $11,500 |
North Burnett Regional Council | Generation of Local IFD Data | $0 |
Redland City Council | RCC City Wide Overland Flow Mapping | $201,250 |
Redland City Council | Guardian IMS Flood Intel Dashboard and Bridge Project | $258,750 |
Rockhampton Regional Council | West Rockhampton and Wandal Flood Risk Management Study and Plan | $160,100 |
Rockhampton Regional Council | Splitters Creek Model update and Flood Risk Management Study | $203,000 |
Rockhampton Regional Council | Gracemere Catchments Flood Study | $216,250 |
Rockhampton Regional Council | Flood forecasting software module (Regional Scale application) | $47,800 |
Scenic Rim Regional Council | Total Flood Warning Review - Develop Scenic Rim Regional Council Flood Intelligence Strategy | $201,250 |
Scenic Rim Regional Council | Logan River Emergency Management Flood Modelling | $38,373 |
Scenic Rim Regional Council | Purga Creek Emergency Management Flood Modelling | $29,756 |
Scenic Rim Regional Council | Albert River Emergency Management Flood Modelling | $33,276 |
Scenic Rim Regional Council | Warrill Creek Emergency Management Flood Modelling | $28,856 |
Scenic Rim Regional Council | Teviot Brook Emergency Management Flood Modelling | $30,048 |
Scenic Rim Regional Council | Critical Council Infrastructure Identification and Mapping | $126,500 |
Scenic Rim Regional Council | Guardian IMS Flood Intelligence Module | $149,500 |
Somerset Regional Council | Flood Warning Intelligence System Enhancement | $69,000 |
Somerset Regional Council | LGA-wide Overland Flow Flood Risk Mapping Study and Historical Inundation Calibration | $61,870 |
South Burnett Regional Council | Burnett River and Tributaries Catchment Flood Study | $0 |
South Burnett Regional Council | Generation of Local IFD Data | $0 |
Southern Downs Regional Council | Southern Downs Condamine and Tributaries Flood Study | $218,500 |
Southern Downs Regional Council | Stanthorpe Flood Study Quart Pot Creek | $92,000 |
Southern Downs Regional Council | Killarney Flood Warning Review | $57,500 |
Southern Downs Regional Council | LeyBurn Flood Warning Review | $57,500 |
Southern Downs Regional Council | Warwick, Stanthorpe, Killarney, Leyburn, Allora and Applethorpe | $109,250 |
Southern Downs Regional Council | Warwick Flood Risk Management Study | $103,500 |
Sunshine Coast Regional Council | Sunshine Coast Communities Flood Emergency Management Plans | $118,040 |
Sunshine Coast Regional Council | Maroochy River Flood Mitigation Investigation | $92,000 |
Sunshine Coast Regional Council | Revised IFD Data for Sunshine Coast Flood Studies | $69,000 |
Toowoomba Regional Council | Toowoomba Region Flooded Roads Prioritisation Project | $172,500 |
Toowoomba Regional Council | Toowoomba Overland Flow Path Mitigation Strategy | $172,500 |
Toowoomba Regional Council | Condamine Automated Flood Forecasting System | $63,250 |
Toowoomba Regional Council | Update to IFD data sets for Toowoomba Region | $115,000 |
Western Downs Regional Council | Flood Warning Intelligence System for Six Urban Centres | $37,950 |
Western Downs Regional Council | Preparation of Flood Operation Response Plan for Six Urban Centres | $184,000 |
Western Downs Regional Council | Dalby Flood Study | $51,750 |
Western Downs Regional Council | Chinchilla Flood Study | $69,000 |
Western Downs Regional Council | Janowae Flood Study | $69,000 |
Western Downs Regional Council | Miles Flood Study | $69,000 |
Western Downs Regional Council | Tara Flood Study | $69,000 |
Western Downs Regional Council | Wandoan Flood Sutdy | $69,000 |
(QRA Reference: CM DOC/23/3403, Last updated 10/08/2023)
Funding guidelines
Key dates and delivery milestones
- Applications have now closed
- Applicants notified of funding approval 31January 2023
- Management and Reporting System (MARS) submission form to be completed by 24 February 2023
- Project acquittal reports are due within three months of the end of the financial year in which the project is completed
- The current DRFA funding requires projects to be completed by 30 June 2024
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Flood Risk Management Program WP3
A. Council will need to complete a Management and Reporting System (MARS) submission form for their approved projects and return to submissions@qra.qld.gov.au by 24 February 2023.
QRA will then process each submission and issue formal funding approval, first funding payment (30 per cent of program cost) and the related project funding schedule.
A. Procurement processes can start immediately. QRA have prepared technical project brief templates including a generic flood study and generic flood risk management strategy/study/plan, and high level guidance on the scoping of community-based action plans, total flood warning review/system development and disaster dashboards.
These documents have been made available to Councils to support preparation of project briefs for procurement purposes, and can be accessed on the QRA FRMP 2021-22 Funding for Councils webpage. https://www.qra.qld.gov.au/frmp-2021-22-funding-councils#Council- funded-projects.
A. Councils are welcome to email the QRA Flood Team at any time with program and project support queries via email to floodteam@qra.qld.gov.au.
QRA have engaged a Peer Review and Technical Advisory panel to further support Councils and ensure projects are delivered consistent with industry standard and best practice. The panel comprises two components namely, the Peer Review component and The Technical Advisory component.
The Technical Advisory panel will provide more high-level technical advice to QRA and Councils. This process will be ad-hoc and on an as-needs basis and will focus on strategic and technical advice.
Support is available to Councils throughout the entire process. Both QRA flood team and panel members are available to help Council prepare their technical briefs, project scoping and review of draft deliverables if required, along with making funding submissions, preparing monthly reports and claims.
A. The Peer Review process will be more formal and provide input at project scope stage and designated review points through project delivery.
Peer review will be a mandatory requirement of flood studies, floodplain risk management studies and plans (including mitigation only studies) and generation of localised rainfall intensity-duration-frequency (IFD) data.
Peer review points will be agreed with the appointed peer reviewer. It is expected there will be at least two to three review points at key points throughout the project and prior to project finalisation.
Projects such as flood warning intelligence, dashboard development or updates and community-based action plans will not require peer review, however Councils are welcome to opt into a peer review process if desired.
The peer review requirements are summarised in the table below.
Study type | Formal Peer Review | Comments |
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Flood Study |
Yes |
Robust, fit for purpose analysis to inform Flood Risk Management and a range of other purposes such as planning and disaster management |
IFD Generation Projects |
Yes |
Underpinning flood risk definition for region (NB: currently investigating QRA delivery of IFD) |
Flood Warning Review |
No |
Technical advisory panel available to support on request |
Disaster Dashboards |
No |
Technical advisory panel available to support on request |
Flood Risk Management Studies/Strategies/Plans |
Yes |
Robust, fit for purpose analysis to inform range of planning and disaster management purposes |
Community flood action plans |
No |
Technical advisory panel available to support on request |
Update to flood risk definition |
No |
Technical advisory panel available to support on request |
Data collection |
No |
Registered Surveyor works subject to quality assurance |
A. The current timeframe for project completion is 30 June 2024, as set by the DRFA funding program.
QRA recognises the quantum of work that will be required to deliver the approved projects and may apply for an Extension of Time. However, this has not yet occurred and there is currently no approval to extend the funding timeframes.
However, Councils should advise QRA via email to floodteam@qra.qld.gov.au as early as possible if there is any indication that this timeframe cannot be met (for example, advice from suppliers that they cannot meet the timeframes), detailing the unforeseen circumstances impacting project completion, the actions taken to minimize the impact, and the adjusted project plan and milestones.
A. All variations to a Project Funding Agreement, scope or change in control of a project are to be agreed formally in writing. Where there are material changes following a project approval, grant recipients must provide QRA with updated project information.
A. As per the flood risk management program funding guidelines, eligible costs must be directly associated with delivery of approved eligible projects.
The below list provides examples of eligible costs:
a) allowances, and costs associated with travel expenses, allowances, and accommodation to undertake eligible activities
b) contractor costs to undertake specialist services
c) purchase of consumables and products used in undertaking the eligible activities
d) local government internal vehicle and equipment hire rates and associated operating consumables (e.g., fuel) consumed while undertaking eligible activities
e) hire of additional vehicles and equipment, and operating associated operating consumables (e.g., fuel) consumed while undertaking eligible activities
f) project management costs proportionate with the funding amount sought including remuneration of temporary technical, professional and/or administrative staff for time directly related to scoping and managing delivery of the activities (excludes executive and overhead charges).
Please contain the QRA Flood Team if you require any assistance in determining eligible costs.
A. Monthly as required, following exhaustion of initial 30% funding payment, and quarterly progress reports are mandatory for each approved submission.
These reports are required to include:
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a) actual expenditure reported against the approved scope/activities and capped amounts
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b) quarterly progress reports outlining achievements and deliverables completed within the reporting period (i.e. against what was identified in the application).
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c) scope / activity percentage completed
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d) project milestones, estimated and actual start and finish dates e. reasons for variances in scope /activities, cost or milestones.
For more information refer to the Flood Risk Management Program Guidelines.
A. Council are required to share project outputs with the State in line with the Queensland Flood Risk Management Framework. Upon completion of projects, all reporting and generated digital datasets are to be made available to the QRA and will be licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 4.0 International licence. To view a copy of this licence, visit: http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Supporting documents: Technical project brief templates and guidance documents
Funding acknowledgement
The Flood studies, risk assessment and management strategies and intelligence systems (WP3) work package is part of the Flood Risk Management (FRM) program - a component of the jointly funded Australian and Queensland Government (50:50) 2021-22 Rainfall and Flooding - Exceptional circumstances Category C and D funding package approved under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
Contact
For queries please email:
floodteam@qra.qld.gov.au
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