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Beach and environmental recovery have been prioritised in the latest round of extraordinary recovery packages for south-east Queensland communities devastated by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

Western Queensland communities impacted by record-breaking floods in March are set to benefit from a number of new disaster support packages to drive the region's long-term recovery.

The Queensland Government is committing almost half-a-billion-dollars over five years to disaster resilience and risk reduction efforts as part of its 2025-26 Budget.

The new $4 million Building Resilient Tourism Infrastructure Fund is set to strengthen Queensland's northern tourism industry in the wake of this summer's tropical low flood event.

Applications are open for a new disaster recovery funding program targeting community recreational assets in 30 flood impacted north and Far North Queensland council areas.

QRA officers have hit the road for a three-week Reconstruction Monitoring operation to check on the recovery progress of disaster affected communities in the Far North, north, and south-east.

The newly announced Small Business Recovery Assistance Grants will provide up to $15,000 to eligible small businesses that experienced significant trading disruptions due to this year's summer flooding in the north.

The Australian and Queensland Governments will invest $7.4 million to restore Sooning Street Bridge, Magnetic Island, after the critical piece of infrastructure was destroyed by floodwaters during the summer.

Exclusion fencing and fodder drops are being targeted in a $160 million disaster assistance package to assist those hardest hit by western Queensland’s record flooding

New life has been breathed into the Beree-Badalla Reserve Boardwalk on the banks of Currumbin Creek, with a $4 million investment from the Australian and Queensland Governments restoring the popular recreational asset after it was damaged by floods in 2022.