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Communities impacted by the Central Queensland Bushfires have received more than $1 million to fund recovery and resilience projects that will help strengthen the region against future disasters.

$100 million is now available for communities impacted by the North and Far North Queensland Monsoon Trough to repair damaged infrastructure to a stronger standard, thanks to the Queensland Betterment Fund. This is the largest pool of funding ever approved for Betterment in Australia.

Supported by QRA, the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation have partnered with stakeholders on Minjerribah to develop comprehensive bushfire management plans for the island townships of Mooloomba, Goompi and Pulan Pulan.

The Brisbane River Strategic Floodplain Management Plan has been developed for the Brisbane River catchment and will help communities across Queensland develop flood resilience strategies.

The Central Queensland Bushfires Recovery Plan 2018-2021 sets a clear framework for locally led bushfire recovery and reconstruction efforts following blazes that devastated around 1.4 million hectares of land in late 2018.

A new major disaster recovery package for Queensland, agreed to by the state and Commonwealth, will propel efforts to rebound following another significant period of extreme weather.

Nominations are now open for the 2019 Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia Awards, celebrating innovation and best practice in disaster preparation and resilience.

Two years on from Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie crossing the coast at Airlie Beach and inundating communities from Bowen to the New South Wales border, recovery efforts are continuing and reconstruction works are almost complete.

Disaster assistance is now available for local government areas in Far North Queensland impacted by the severe weather and flooding brought on by Severe Tropical Cyclone Trevor. Assistance is being provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-Queensland Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

Local governments, state agencies and non-government organisations can now apply for a share of the $38 million Queensland Disaster Resilience Fund (QDRF) for initiatives that will better protect Queensland communities from natural disasters.