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, 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, 24 December to 24 April 2026 event.

Delivery agency

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

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