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All the latest news and initiatives from the Queensland Reconstruction Authority.

Winners of the 2022 Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia Awards

Queensland’s resilience to disasters shines through awards

September 09, 2022
Projects helping build Queensland’s resilience to natural disasters were on show at the 2022 Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia Awards, held in Brisbane on Thursday 8 September.
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Grants extended for ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth and the Central, Western and Southern Queensland Floods

September 06, 2022

Primary producers and businesses impacted by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth and the Central, Southern and Western Queensland floods will have more time to apply for the Extraordinary Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants program, with the deadline now extended.
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Flood report builds back better

August 01, 2022
The 2021-22 Southern Queensland Floods State Recovery and Resilience Plan 2022-24 shows both the scale of the disaster and the work underway to recover.
DARM follow-up July 2022, South Brisbane

Follow-up assessments provide snapshot of South East Queensland flood recovery

July 27, 2022
Almost 40 per cent of the homes and commercial buildings impacted by the South East Queensland floods, are no longer showing signs of damage and repairs have started on almost one-third of the properties still damaged.
Maryborough during 2022 floods

Disaster assistance extended further following Southern Queensland flooding

July 25, 2022
Extraordinary disaster assistance grants have been extended to flood-affected primary producers, small businesses and communities affected by the Southern Queensland flooding event in May.
Maryborough during 2022 floods

$170 million for Betterment in Queensland

July 04, 2022
The Australian and Queensland Governments are providing $170 million in Betterment funding to build essential public infrastructure damaged in the 2021-22 disaster season to a more resilient standard.
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$105 million to repair flood damaged recreational assets

June 24, 2022
Extraordinary disaster assistance of $105 million is now available to local councils and state agencies to clean up and repair community and recreational assets damaged in the major floods of the 2021-22 disaster season.
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Disaster assistance extended following Northern and Central-Western Queensland Floods

June 15, 2022
Disaster assistance has been extended to more flood-affected communities after the Northern and Central-Western Queensland event during April and May.
Maryborough during 2022 floods

Disaster assistance extended for flooded Queensland small business and not-for-profit organisations

June 06, 2022

Low interest disaster assistance and essential working capital loans of up to $100,000 are now available to more small businesses and not-for-profit organisations following the latest round of devastating floods to inundate southern Queensland.

The assistance is being provided through the jointly-funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

In addition, Balonne Shire Council and City of Gold Coast Council can now be reimbursed through the DRFA for their clean-up and reconstruction costs.
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Disaster assistance is available to primary producers in Barcaldine, Longreach and Winton

June 01, 2022

Disaster assistance is available to primary producers in Barcaldine, Longreach and Winton after intense rainfall and flooding swept through Northern and Central-Western Queensland during April and May.

The assistance is made available through the joint Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) and will give primary producers in those areas access to freight subsidies of up to $5,000 and low-interest loans of up to $250,000.