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QRA has developed a new mapping application that will help Queensland councils better understand their risks, costs and repeat damage from natural disaster events.

The Repeat Events and Dollars Index (REDI) application is a user-friendly, web-based interactive mapping tool that uses data to provide a calculation that considers repeat damage from natural disasters.

The data is represented in a ‘heat map’ that identifies and highlights the most frequent and most costly damage sites

Regional and remote parts of Queensland have been approved for almost $16 million to rebuild infrastructure damaged by the 2019 monsoon trough event to a more resilient standard.

As part of the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments’ $134.5 million infrastructure package, the latest round of funding has been allocated to 46 resilience projects that will ensure communities can better withstand extreme weather events.

Queensland communities can now apply for a share of more than $13 million in funding to help them better prepare for future disasters through the Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund (QRRRF).

The funding has been made available as part of the Commonwealth and Queensland Government’s five-year commitment to build safer and more resilient communities.

$12 million has just been announced for a further 26 resilient infrastructure projects in regional and remote communities impacted by the 2019 monsoon trough event. This funding is in addition to the more than $81 million already approved for stronger, more resilient infrastructure.

Queensland’s iconic Binna Burra Lodge is one step closer to reopening its doors to visitors thanks to almost $1.8 million in joint funding to support its recovery.

Surrounded by World Heritage-listed Lamington National Park, the Binna Burra has been a tourism drawcard since 1933 before being devastated by the bushfires late last year.    

The Australian and Queensland Governments today announced a $14 million Category C community recovery package to support the mental health and resilience of communities impacted by the Southern and Eastern Queensland Bushfires in 2019.

The package includes $4.7 million to address the risk to the mental health and wellbeing of communities doing it tough and $3 million to employ Community Development Officers.

A $6 million tourism recovery package has been announced to bring tourists back to Scenic Rim, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast and Noosa following the devastating September bushfires.

The funding will support impacted operators and stimulate local economies.

The package includes $1.5 million for tourism marketing, $500,000 for industry recovery officers and $1 million to restore trails in the renowned Lamington National Park.

New cyclone and storm tide resilient building guides released today will support communities in Queensland increase their resilience to future natural disasters.

The release of the guides by Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA), in conjunction with the Cyclone Testing Station at James Cook University, follows the launch of the Flood Resilient Building Guidance for Queensland Homes earlier this year.