Community Recovery and Resilience Officers

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About

The $2.22 million Community Recovery and Resilience Officers program aims to address the immediate and long-term needs of communities impacted by the 2022-23 Northern and Central Queensland Monsoon and Flooding event, three community recovery and resilience officers (CRROs) will be embedded in eligible local government areas.  

These two-year CRRO placements will ensure a locally led response is sustainably delivered over the long-term through widespread community engagement activities that:

  • support the development of capacity and skills for individuals, businesses and service providers within affected areas
  • help shape recovery and resilience plans for affected areas
  • assist community groups with their Flexible Funding Grant applications
  • promote disaster recovery and resilience information
  • improve connections with other community recovery workers and local government.

Eligible councils

•    Burke Shire Council
•    Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council
•    Carpentaria Shire Council

Funding acknowledgement

This $2.22 million program 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.

Status

A 12-month extension of time, to 30 June 2026, has been approved.

Administering agency

Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA)

Delivery agency

Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts (DTATSIPCA)