Primary Producer Industry Support Package – 2025-26 Flooding and Severe Weather

About

$14.35 million Primary Producer Industry Support Package offering tailored holistic support for  primary producers impacted by theQueensland Monsoon Trough, Cyclone Koji, Cyclone Narelle and Severe Weather, 24 December 2025 to 24 April 2026 event..

Funding under this Package will support medium-term recovery and enhance the long-term resilience of the primary producer industry by:

  • Providing timely holistic and integrated support to impacted primary producers, their families and staff, ensuring access to financial, psycho-social and practical capacity building services to aid recovery and build personal and business resilience.
  • Facilitating the financial recovery of primary production enterprises.
  • Supporting the viability of agricultural businesses affected by the disaster
  • Contributing to long-term community resilience by enabling primary producers to recover efficiently and sustainably.
  • Supporting the community more broadly in overcoming the impacts of the event and ensure ongoing engagement and improved resilience against future events.

Eligibility

  1. Banana Shire Council
  2. Bundaberg Regional Council
  3. Carpentaria Shire Council
  4. Central Highlands Regional Council
  5. Cloncurry Shire Council
  6. Cook Shire Council
  7. Croydon Shire Council
  8. Etheridge Shire Council
  9. Flinders Shire Council
  10. Fraser Coast Regional Council
  11. Gladstone Regional Council
  12. Gympie Regional Council 
  13. McKinlay Shire Council
  14. North Burnett Regional Council
  15. Richmond Shire Council
  16. South Burnett Regional Council
  17. Western Downs Regional Council
  18. Winton Shire Council

Funding acknowledgement

This Package is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments under the joint Commonwealth-state Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) to support Queensland communities in their recovery from the Queensland Monsoon Trough, Cyclone Koji, Cyclone Narelle and Severe Weather, 24 December 2025 – 24 April 2026 event.

Administering agency

Department of Primary Industries

Media statement/s

 

QRA Reference: CM DOC/26/603. Last updated: 5 June 2026.