Key projects

Douglas Shire Council completed its road rehabilitation program north of the Daintree River, repairing damage sustained in early 2014.

The successful delivery of the program benefited communities in the north of the Shire.

The Daintree Ferry carried approximately 4500 truckloads of gravel for road works between 1 July 2015 and the end of October 2015.”

Balgal Beach's popular boating pontoon was rebuilt after the boating facility was destroyed by Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi in February 2011.

Located between Townsville and Cardwell, the boat-ramp and pontoon are an important facility for the local community and well used by fishermen and tourists since first opening in 2009.

The busy thoroughfare of Barang Street at Kuranda was reopened to traffic swiftly to help make sure the local tourism industry was well positioned to shake off the effects of the 2010/11 floods.

Floodwaters from Cyclone Tasha in December 2010 caused significant damage to the Barang Street culvert, with scouring causing movement and misalignment of the culvert joints. 

Queensland's ability to recover from natural disasters has been significantly enhanced with the development of an Australian first system to gather early impact information through initial Damage Assessments (DAs) as well as follow-up assessments throughout the recovery processes. Damage Assessment and Reconstruction Monitoring system (DARMsys™) is used to monitor Queensland's rebuilding progress. Real time data is collected by assessors using a hand held monitoring device and sent via wi-fi to provide map based damage data. Introduced as a pilot program in April 2011, the Authority is using the system to travel street-by-street and house-by-house through flood and cyclone-affected communities to identify where the greatest needs exist. This, in turn, is helping the Government provide assistance to the most vulnerable in our communities.

On January 2011, Grantham was severely damaged in a devastating flash flood that was described as an “inland tsunami”.