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Extraordinary disaster assistance recovery grants up to $50,000, low-interest loans up to $250,000, and freight subsidies up to $5,000 are now available for eligible primary producers in the Somerset region after the floods that hit central, southern and western Queensland in November and December 2021.

Disaster assistance has now been extended to Bundaberg, North Burnett and South Burnett Regional Councils following the recent floods associated with ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth.

Former Governor of Queensland Paul de Jersey has been appointed State Recovery Coordinator in response to Ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth flooding event that has caused devastation through the Wide Bay and Burnett region.

A range of disaster assistance measures are now available in the local government areas of Bundaberg, Cherbourg, Fraser Coast, Gympie, North Burnett and South Burnett following the devastating heavy rainfall and flooding associated with ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth from 7 – 10 January 2022.

Extraordinary assistance grants up to $50,000 for primary producers and up to $25,000 for small businesses hit by recent floods in central, southern and western Queensland are now available.

Queensland’s tourism industry received a major boost today with the official opening of Whitsunday Regional Council’s new world-class Shute Harbour Marine Terminal.

Critical disaster assistance will now flow to flood-affected primary producers in central, southern and western Queensland through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

Disaster assistance has been extended to further support flood impacted residents and communities in central, southern and western Queensland as the state’s flooding emergency continues to unfold.

Get Ready Queensland has partnered up with the Bureau of Meteorology to officially launch a series of 3D disaster animations that graphically show how weather events can fast become dangerous.