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:   

  1. Catchment and Coastline Rehabilitation
  2. National Park Recovery
  3. 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

 

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