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New resources are now available to help Australia’s multicultural communities prepare for, respond to and recover from severe weather events.

Queensland’s Fire Department (QFD) has worked with the Queensland Reconstruction Authority’s Get Ready Queensland program to encourage early preparedness and practical action to help residents survive the bushfire period.

A new CSIRO study has confirmed that raised earthen flood refuge mounds can mean the difference between a herd surviving a flood and a producer losing their livelihood.

Quilpie Shire Council has been activated for vital disaster recovery funding assistance after heavy rains fell across the region throughout June and July.

Major works have commenced along Upper Warrill Creek in the Scenic Rim to strengthen the tributary against future flooding and improve water health and habitat.

Around 76 per cent of properties impacted during the 2025 north and Far North Queensland flood disaster are no longer damaged according to data from the latest QRA Reconstruction Monitoring operation.

Informed by work delivered under the Queensland and Australian Governments’ successful Resilient Homes Fund (RHF), an updated flood resilience design guidance document has been released for homeowners.

A significant engineering effort has restored safe public access to First Bay, Coolum following major damage caused by extreme weather between February and May 2022.

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.