Environmental Recovery - 2025 North and Far North Queensland Tropical Low

About

The $73 million 2024-25 Environmental Recovery Package is being delivered in two stages. Stage one will be delivered through the Environmental Cleanup and Local Conservation Grants initiative, a separate initiative of this package. Stage two will be delivered through the following initiatives:

Catchment and Coastline Rehabilitation
National Park Recovery
Environmental and Cultural Asset Support

This funding is additional to the $2.1 million direct funding to the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation support recovery to improve the condition of the catchments and associated ecological processes and cultural values in the impacted regions, and the protection and use of the State’s national parks immediately following the North and Far North Tropical Low, commencing 29 January 2025.

Objective

The objective of the package is to support recovery, improve condition and build resilience in the impacted environments, including catchments and coastlines and the associated ecological processes, and protect environmental and cultural assets.

Eligibility

Aurukun Shire Council
Barcaldine Shire Council
Blackall- Tambo Regional Council
Boulia Shire Council
Burdekin Shire Council
Burke Shire Council
Cairns Regional Council
Carpentaria Shire Council
Cassowary Coast Regional Council
Charters Towers Regional Council
Cloncurry Shire Council
Cook Shire Council
Croydon Shire Council
Diamantina Shire Council
Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council
Douglas Shire Council
Etheridge Shire Council
Flinders Shire Council
Hinchinbrook Shire Council
Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council

Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council
Longreach Regional Council
Mackay Regional Council
Mareeba Shire Council
McKinlay Shire Council
Mornington Shire Council
Mt Isa City Council
Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council
Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council
Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council
Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council
Richmond Shire Council
Tablelands Regional Council
Torres Shire Council
Torres Strait Island Regional Council
Townsville City Council
Whitsunday Regional Council
Winton Shire Council
Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council
Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council

Administering agency

Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA).

Delivery agency

Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Status

Currently in development

Media statements

22 July 2025: Additional $77 million flows for recovery in flood hit north Quee…

(External link: https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/103136)

1 April 2025: Another $269 million to build a stronger North Queensland

(External link: https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/JennyMcAllister/Pages/another-269-million-to-build-a-stronger-nth-qld.aspx?utm_source=miragenews&utm_medium=miragenews&utm_campaign=news)

QRA Webpage last updated 22 July 2025. QRA Reference DOC/25/30025