Environmental Recovery Program - 2025-26 Flooding and severe weather

About

The $37.621 million Environmental Recovery Program will support medium to long-term environmental and cultural recovery through catchment and coastline rehabilitation and national park restoration following Queensland Monsoon Trough, Cyclone Koji, Cyclone Narelle and Severe Weather, commencing 24 December 2025 event.

Eligibility

The following eligible local government areas include only local government areas activated for the Environmental Recovery Program.

• 1. Aurukun Shire Council
• 2. Banana Shire Council
• 3. Barcaldine Regional Council
• 4. Barcoo Shire Council
• 5. Blackall-Tambo Regional Council
• 6. Boulia Shire Council
• 7. Bulloo Shire Council
• 8. Bundaberg Regional Council
• 9. Burdekin Shire Council
• 10. Burke Shire Council
• 11. Cairns Regional Council
• 12. Carpentaria Shire Council
• 13. Cassowary Coast Regional Council
• 14. Central Highlands Regional Council
• 15. Charters Towers Regional Council
• 16. Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council
• 17. Cloncurry Shire Council
• 18. Cook Shire Council
• 19. Croydon Shire Council
• 20. Diamantina Shire Council
• 21. Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council
• 22. Douglas Shire Council
• 23. Etheridge Shire Council
• 24. Flinders Shire Council
• 25. Fraser Coast Regional Council
• 26. Gladstone Regional Council
• 27. Gympie Regional Council
• 28. Hinchinbrook Shire Council
• 29. Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council
• 30. Isaac Regional Council
• 31. Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council
• 32. Livingstone Shire Council
• 33. Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council
• 34. Longreach Regional Council
• 35. Mackay Regional Council
• 36. Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council
• 37. Maranoa Regional Council
• 38. Mareeba Shire Council
• 39. McKinlay Shire Council
• 40. Mornington Shire Council
• 41. Mount Isa City Council
• 42. Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council
• 43. North Burnett Regional Council
• 44. Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council
• 45. Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council
• 46. Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council
• 47. Quilpie Shire Council
• 48. Richmond Shire Council
• 49. Rockhampton Regional Council
• 50. Somerset Regional Council
• 51. South Burnett Regional Council
• 52. Tablelands Regional Council
• 53. Torres Shire Council
• 54. Torres Strait Island Regional Council
• 55. Townsville City Council
• 56. Weipa Town Authority
• 57. Western Downs Regional Council
• 58. Whitsunday Regional Council
• 59. Winton Shire Council
• 60. Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council
• 61. Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council
• 62. Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council

Funding acknowledgment

The package is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments to support Queensland communities in their recovery from the Queensland Monsoon Trough, Cyclone Koji, Cyclone Narelle and Severe Weather, commencing 24 December 2025 event.

Delivery agency

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

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