Case studies

135 Key projects found
Aerial view of not-for-profit Goodna Street Life following the 2022 SEQ floods.

Support for those who support those in need

19 October 2023

Often they are unsung heroes. Small community-based organisations that run on shoe-string budgets but provide much needed support for vulnerable members of the community.
Brisbane flood damage

Real-time test validates decade of flood resilience design work

12 October 2023
Building a better future for all. It’s at the heart of the ethos of Woolloongabba-based architecture and design practice JDA Co and their pioneering work to build local flood resilience.
Woodridge State High School following a damaging storm in 2022.

Seeing the forest for the trees – Woodridge SHS’s lesson in fostering resilience

28 September 2023
Being resilient is a cornerstone of the Woodridge State High School ethos, and the value of this became apparent in early-2022 when a series of challenges rocked the tightknit school community.
POR wins RAA

Award-winning role for Moreton Bay libraries during disasters

11 September 2023
A collaboration between Moreton Bay Regional Council library and emergency management services has transformed community support in times of disaster.
Ribbon cutting to open Mungindi River Park on the Queensland-New South Wales border.

How COVID broke down borders in Queensland’s south-west

28 August 2023
How does a tiny, remote community that exists in truly unique circumstances complete with a range of unusual challenges, come together to develop a comprehensive and coordinated approach to disaster resilience?
The repaired Northern Access Track

Strengthening Bribie’s sand surfaces in the wake of storms and floods

3 August 2023
Bribie Island National Park and Recreation Area is seeing visitors return in droves with the completion of 4WD track repair works. But the journey to this point since the 2021-22 disaster season hasn't all been smooth going.
Binna Burra Lodge, January 2022 following reconstruction works.

Rebuilding a community icon – Binna Burra rises from the ashes

31 July 2023
It's been a long road to recovery for Binna Burra Lodge since the bushfires of 2019, but the iconic eco-retreat is now bigger and better than before.
Woodstock Farm flood recovery, Skilling Queenslanders for Work participants

Woodstock Farm recovery project grows flood resilience and job skills

25 July 2023
After the SEQ floods of 2022, the recovery of a much-loved community facility gave disadvantaged jobseekers the opportunity to develop new skills.
Betterment works at Stephens Crossing.

Betterment – a better way to keeping a freight route open

17 July 2023
Improving Moonie Highway’s flood resilience has been the focus of recently completed repair works following significant damage from the 2021-22 disaster season.
Wujal Wujal

QRA partners with First Nations councils

3 July 2023

QRA regularly works with all 17 First Nations local councils and many First Nations organisations around the state to assist them recover from recent natural disasters and plan to make them more resilient to future ones.