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The recently appointed State Recovery Coordinator Major-General (retired) Stuart Smith spent the first three days of his new role in the most heavily impacted areas following the recent Central Queensland bushfires. After Following his appointment on 9 December 2018, Major-General Smith spent time in Gladstone, Rockhampton and Mackay to identify where support is needed most.

Disaster assistance has been provided to Redland City Council to help cover the cost of fighting bushfires on North Stradbroke (Minjerribah) Island and its impact on the community. Fighting bushfires on islands such as North Stradbroke present unique challenges and cost for councils, and this funding will support Counter Disaster Operations to ensure the community is not unduly burdened.

Visit the Queensland Government's 'After a Bushfire - Resources' page for fact sheets to help keep you healthy when returning home in the aftermath of bushfires.

Disaster assistance has been extended to help cover the costs of fighting bushfires in the communities of Bundaberg, Central Highlands and Isaac as well as extending recovery assistance to selected areas in Bundaberg, Gladstone and Rockhampton.

In a huge recognition of Queensland’s ongoing commitment to disaster resilient communities Moreton Bay Regional Council; Queensland Fire and Emergency Services; and Queensland Police Service have jointly taken out top honours at the 2018 Resilient Australia National Awards. The ‘My Resilient Community’ project is a collaboration between government and non-government agencies, business, volunteers and community organisations delivering customised local community resilience strategies throughout the Moreton Bay region.

QRA hosted the 2018 Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia Awards, which recognise projects, programs and initiatives that help build resilience and protect Queenslanders from disaster as part of the state’s Get Ready Week activities.

And the winners are…

Wide Bay Regional Organisation of Councils was a joint winner in the Government Award category for the Burnett River Catchment Flood Resilience Strategy. 

Get Ready Queensland Week 2018 launched on Monday 8 October in line with the Bureau of Meteorology’s Cyclone and Severe Storm Outlook for 2018-19. The multi-agency, statewide event helped Queenslanders prepare for whatever Mother Nature has in store this disaster season.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning Cameron Dick kicked off Get Ready Queensland week and also took the opportunity to launch the Queensland State Disaster Management Plan at Queen Street Mall in Brisbane.

The QRA, local governments and state agencies are working together on a long-term plan to manage the impact of future floods and enhance community safety and resilience in the Burnett River Catchment.

The Burnett Catchment Flood Resilience Strategy was successfully completed in May 2018 to provide a consistent and coordinated approach to managing flood risk across the four local councils located within the catchment.