Resilience fund delivers nearly $15 million for new Queensland projects

Queensland communities will benefit off $14.7 million in new investment from the Australian and Queensland Governments to build greater disaster resilience and reduce hazard risks.

Investment through the 2023-24 Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund (QRRRF) will see 25 projects supported across the state.

This includes waterway stabilisation and protection works, disaster intelligence systems, advancements in rural and remote communications networks, and initiatives within healthcare, tourism, home design and green energy.

A review and update of the Brisbane River Strategic Floodplain Management Plan will also be undertaken, led by the Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA).

The QRRRF was introduced in 2019-20 as part of a five-year National Partnership Agreement on Disaster Risk Reduction between the Australian Government, states and territories.

QRRRF investment has strengthened all parts of Queensland, from urban areas to some of the state’s most remote corners, with more than $76 million helping deliver 252 Queensland resilience projects over the past half-decade.

All projects are informed by local priorities, presenting solutions to identified risks and helping communities better prepare for disaster events.

In this final round of QRRRF, funding will support initiatives including:

• Riparian, vegetation and wetland fencing in the Whitsunday region to protect the Great Barrier Reef from erosion
• Embankment improvements at Sunshine Beach, Noosa to address ground instability and stabilise the slope
• The mapping and mitigation of overland flow risk at Moore in the Somerset district
• Emergency power and communications assets for the Indigenous communities of Northern Peninsula and Pormpuraaw

For the full list of successful QRRRF projects for 2023-24 visit www.qra.qld.gov.au/QRRRF2023-24.