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Another 27 southern Queensland sporting clubs impacted by last year’s Tropical Cyclone Alfred have scored Sport and Recreation Recovery Grant funding totalling more than $4 million to support their operations and growth.

A major upgrade to the Golden Beach seawall at Caloundra is now complete, designed to protect the foreshore while also providing more ways for locals and visitors to enjoy the area.

Communities in tropical north Queensland can look forward to better resupply access during disaster events with funding secured for a new barge landing point in Cape Tribulation.

Queensland communities affected by this year's prolonged disaster event will benefit from a new round of assistance packages and program uplifts to help guide long-term recovery.

More Queenslanders affected by severe flooding over the past two disaster seasons can now access resilience funding to better protect their homes against future flood events.

The Kuranda Water Treatment Plant will be operating at capacity once more following a multimillion-dollar joint funding commitment from the Australian and Queensland Governments.

Essential infrastructure will be strengthened across the Cape York Peninsula, with new Betterment projects slated for three Indigenous communities.

Applications are now open for Small Business Recovery Assistance Grants in response to recent disaster events, with up to $15,000 available to operators in five Queensland local government areas affected by indirect impacts like isolation.

More affordable premium pricing for regional communities was the focus of the Queensland’s Government’s second insurance roundtable held this week in the outback town of St George.

Around $2 million will be invested in targeted environmental recovery across northern Queensland to help repair long-term damage from the 2025 floods.