Case studies

The Townsville Golf Club received $1.2 million in funding to make vital repairs to its flood-damaged infrastructure at Rosslea following the destructive 2019 Monsoon Floods.

The Aurukun Access Road has been made even more resilient to severe weather thanks to $1.2 million in betterment funding.

Three levels of government came together to deliver $1.7 million in vital funding to reopen the Townsville Hockey Complex following the floods in 2019.

The Cloncurry Bowls club is back better than ever thanks to a $150,000 DRFA Community and Recreational Assets Program grant.

Boundary fences on state roads in North Queensland have been repaired following the 2019 Monsoon Floods thanks to more than $560,000 in assistance for farmers from the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

$25 million worth of flood mitigation projects ensures Toowoomba is more resilient to future flooding events and avoids a repeat of 2011.

Brisbane’s iconic Riverwalk and seven of Brisbane City Council’s ferry terminals are back following the destruction of the 2011 floods.

The tiny town of Cardwell on the Cassowary Coast bounces back having borne the brunt of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi in February 2011.

Put to the test by Tropical Cyclone Marcia just three months after completion, betterment reconstruction works on the Weipa-Mapoon road came through with flying colours and continue to provide value for money and uninterrupted access for Mapoon residents.

The Queensland Reconstruction Authority has been working with Local Government agencies to develop Flood Warning Gauge Network Investment Plans that identity possible improvements to flood warning systems and networks.