Environmental Recovery Package - 2025-26 Flooding and severe weather

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The $37.621 million Environmental Recovery Package 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, 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
  1. Livingstone Shire Council
  2. Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council
  3. Longreach Regional Council
  4. Mackay Regional Council
  5. Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council
  6. Maranoa Regional Council
  7. Mareeba Shire Council
  8. McKinlay Shire Council
  9. Mornington Shire Council
  10. Mount Isa City Council
  11. Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council
  12. North Burnett Regional Council
  13. Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council
  14. Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council
  15. Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council
  16. Quilpie Shire Council
  17. Richmond Shire Council
  18. Rockhampton Regional Council
  19. Somerset Regional Council
  20. South Burnett Regional Council
  21. Tablelands Regional Council
  22. Torres Shire Council
  23. Torres Strait Island Regional Council
  24. Townsville City Council
  25. Weipa Town Authority
  26. Western Downs Regional Council
  27. Whitsunday Regional Council
  28. Winton Shire Council
  29. Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council
  30. Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council
  31. 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, 24 December to 24 April 2026 event.

Delivery agency

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Media statement/s

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15 May 2026: $48 million boost for long-term disaster recovery in Queensland
(External Link: https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/105071#:~:text=The%20Albanese%20and%20Crisafulli%20Governments%20will%20provide%20an%20additional%20%2448,events%20over%20the%20past%20months.)
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18 March 2026: Major investment in Betterment, resilience and clean-up to power…
(External Link https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/104725)

More information

More details about this funding will be made available shortly.

QRA Web page last updated 22 September 2026. QRA Reference GF/26/11