Small Business Recovery Support - 2025 Tropical Cyclone Alfred and Associated Rainfall and Flooding

About

The $2.4 million Small Business Recovery Support  Package will offer support case workers and financial counselling to help small business operators recover and build more resilient businesses following  the Tropical Cyclone Alfred and Associated Severe Weather, 1 - 16 March 2025 event.

The objective of the package are to:

• Provide small businesses immediate financial counselling support to prevent insolvency and closure.  
• Facilitate business recovery and resilience through targeted assistance and professional services. 
• Support business owners in re-establishing operations, securing employment, and stabilising cash flow. 
• Enhance local economic recovery efforts by ensuring small businesses can continue to serve their communities. 
   

Funding acknowledgement

The package is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments to support Queensland communities in their recovery from the Tropical Cyclone Alfred and Associated Severe Weather, 1 - 16 March 2025 event.

Eligible council areas

Assistance is available to small business located in the following local government areas:

1. Brisbane City Council
2. Bundaberg Regional Council
3. City of Moreton Bay
4. Fraser Coast Regional Council
5. Gold Coast City Council
6. Gympie Regional Council
7. Ipswich City Council
8. Lockyer Valley Regional Council
9. Logan City Council
10. Noosa Shire Council
11. Redland City Council
12. Scenic Rim Regional Council
13. Somerset Regional Council
14. Southern Downs Regional Council
15. Sunshine Coast Regional Council
16. Toowoomba Regional Council.

Administrating agency

Queensland Reconstruction Authority

Delivery agency

Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business (DCSODSFB)

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