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EOI's now open for $100 million Queensland Betterment Fund

June 20, 2019

$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, and for the first time has been made available for state owned infrastructure.
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Traditional burning techniques used to build bushfire resilience on Minjerribah

June 10, 2019

With the support of Queensland Reconstruction Authority, the Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation (QYAC) partnered with stakeholders on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) to develop comprehensive bushfire management plans for the three townships of Mooloomba, Goompi, and Pulan Pulan (Point Lookout, Dunwich and Amity Point).
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Queensland sets national benchmark for floodplain management

April 09, 2019
The Plan was developed for the Brisbane River catchment and will help communities across Queensland develop strategies to increase resilience to flooding.
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Central Queensland Bushfires Recovery Plan 2018 – 2021 launched to help impacted communities

April 03, 2019

Between 22 November and 6 December 2018, Queenslanders faced a catastrophic bushfire event unlike anything this state had seen before.

1.4 million hectares of land burned statewide during the bushfire crisis, with 4200 firefighters and 59 aircraft using 12 million litres of suppressants to battle the disaster.
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$242 million recovery package to help flood-affected Queenslanders

April 01, 2019

The Commonwealth has accepted Queensland’s proposal for a joint recovery package totalling $242 million.

This package includes funding for Betterment, business and industry support, riparian and coastal recovery and a resilience grants program.
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Now open: 2019 Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia Awards

April 01, 2019
Nominations are now open for the 2019 Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia Awards. Now in their 20th year, the awards celebrate innovation and best practice in disaster preparation and resilience and are open to all Queenslanders. The awards highlight the work of individuals, volunteers, government agencies, schools, businesses and organisations that work to make Queensland’s communities safer while inspiring Queenslanders to build greater disaster resilience in their homes, workplaces and communities.
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ROAD TO RECOVERY: Two years on from Tropical Cyclone Debbie

March 28, 2019
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.
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DRFA activation for Severe Tropical Cyclone Trevor, 19 - 21 March 2019

March 21, 2019
Disaster assistance is now available for local government areas in Far North Queensland that have been 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).
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Applications open Queensland Disaster Resilience Fund

February 26, 2019

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.

The QDRF will be delivered over four years with $9.5 million available in this first round of funding.
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State Recovery Coordinator appointed for flood recovery

February 08, 2019

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk today announced State Recovery Coordinator Major General (retired) Stuart Smith has had his role extended to head up the flood recovery effort in Queensland.

The Queensland Reconstruction Authority will provide support to the State Recovery Coordinator as he works closely with local councils to identify the critical works needed to help Queensland communities recover.