Case studies

135 Key projects found
Flood view looking out

Blue & Grae leather helped by DRFA small business grant

22 April 2022

After the extreme rain event in late February 2022 Josef Selway, co-owner of Blue & Grae – a business in Albion that creates hand-made leather goods – was expecting his workshop to flood and prepared for what was thought to be the worst case scenario by moving things upstairs or putting them on top of high workbenches.
Austral Croissants

Extraordinary Disaster Assistance Grant helps Austral Croissants on a delicious road to recovery

7 April 2022

For Austral Croissants owner Sylvain Desvignes things weren’t as bad the second time around but the 2022 South East Queensland floods still left his Rocklea factory with 20 centimetres of water through the bread manufacturing premises.
Gayndah Water Intake

North Burnett Betterment project holds water and saves

3 February 2022
A new submersible-style pumping station and new raw water rising main to the Gayndah Water Supply Intake Station has secured the town's water supply and saved more than $10 million in the past decade thanks to Betterment.
Oak park road

Etheridge Shire Council sees the benefits of building back better

28 January 2022
Restored transport links in rural Queensland are saving big dollars thanks to the Queensland Reconstruction Authority's Betterment program.
Richmond Road_complete

$10 million in savings achieved by building back better in Croydon

20 January 2022
A $1.8 million investment in resilient floodways in Croydon shire has seen almost $10 million in avoided costs in the past eight years.
Inverdon Bridge_repaired

Betterment avoids big bucks in the Whitsundays

4 January 2022
​​​​​​​The replacement of the damaged bridge across the Don River at Bowen with a new resilient concrete bridge has saved the community more than $10 million since 2020.
Gordonbrook Dam completion

Gordonbrook Dam saves big $$ thanks to Betterment

15 December 2021
Resilience works to strengthen a dam in the South Burnett have paid off with avoided costs of almost $7.5 million achieved following the floods of 2017 and 2018.
Weipa-Mapoon Road

Mapoon builds back better and saves

2 December 2021
Betterment works to a vital regional connector road in Cape York save more than $5.6 million in reconstruction costs.
Upper Mount Bentley Road

Upper Mount Bentley Road made better on Palm Island

30 November 2021
Betterment funding for Upper Mount Bentley Road on Palm Island has not only improved the safety of the community during times of natural disasters by providing uninterrupted access to the island's communication tower, it has seen more than $1.7 million in reconstruction savings.
Villis Bridge

Betterment builds back vital Villis Bridge

18 November 2021
A flood resilient bridge in the Scenic Rim is not only increasing the safety of the local community but also saving more than $6.3 million in reconstruction costs.