Case studies

Heavy rainfall in early 2022 saw Gold Coast-Springbrook Road quite literally slip off the ‘must do drive’ list of locals, day trippers and tourists, and in the process created a major headache for local businesses, until now.

Hot, dry and windy conditions from September 2023 led to extreme fire danger across northern and southern Queensland. In the Western Downs township of Tara, bushfires forced the evacuation of 350 people, with housing support desperately needed.

With Queensland still reeling from the one-two punch of Tropical Cyclone Jasper and the south Queensland severe storms over the Christmas-new year period, another tropical cyclone struck, causing havoc across the state.

As engineering efforts go, reopening a road inside five weeks after a 16-kilometre section of said road was buried under 4,200 tonnes of earth is, to say the least, quite impressive.

Following heavy rainfall throughout the Sunshine Coast in early-2022, significant and smart repairs were undertaken to reconnect communities and improve motorist safety.

In early November 2023 a convoy of 23 caravans rolled into Tara in Queensland's Western Downs to provide temporary accommodation for vulnerable locals following devastating bushfires throughout the region.

With almost 3,000km of local roads and bridges to maintain throughout its region, Sunshine Coast Council places a premium on keeping roads and those who use them safe.

Unprecedented flooding in Gympie was the catalyst for a stunning transformation that saw a disused caravan park become crisis accommodation and a blueprint for the future.

The Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) has been working closely with councils and across agencies to coordinate recovery in the local government areas affected by the latest devastating bushfires in southern and northern Queensland.

It’s the photo that contradicts the old proverb, 'Red sky at night, sailors’ delight. Red sky at morning, sailors’ warning', and it's been recognised at a recent state resilience awards.