Case studies

Over the past eight years, the North Burnett region has been hit by seven major natural disaster events, including cyclone Oswald, Marcia and Debbie with an estimated total clean-up bill of more than $150 million.

Townsville's iconic Strand has had a $3 million restoration after being severely damaged during Tropical Cyclone Yasi.

The Strand, in Townsville, is a popular waterfront parkland that features:

The January 2011 flood left South East Queenslanders with many challenges as they rebuilt lives, farms and infrastructure. 

One challenge that is less well known, but has major impacts on water supply along with the health of our rivers and Bay was the erosion damage to river banks.

Willis Island is one of Queensland’s major frontline defences when it comes to keeping the State’s residents informed about cyclones.

Since 2008, Cloncurry Shire Council has been hit by natural disasters nearly every year. However the region has become increasingly proficient at meeting the challenges of delivering its ongoing restoration programs. 

Mornington Shire Council’s $13 million reconstruction program from 2013 and 2014 provided multiple longer term benefits for the Indigenous community.

Like many Councils across the State, Mornington Island has been affected by natural disasters multiple times in since 2011. It has faced some significant challenges to rebuild after those events.

Dorothea Mackellar’s iconic poem ‘My Country’ describes a land “of drought and flooding rains”, which is a description that mirrors the condtions Carpentaria Shire Council has to deal with on an all too regular basis.

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.