Plans, strategies, guides and reports

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The Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) has a number of plans, strategies and guides to support strengthening Queensland's disaster resilience.

About QRA 

ABOUT QRA type/topicABOUT QRA title/webpage linkPublish year
Our work (vision, purpose, what we do)Our work2025
A printable brochure describing an overview of the Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA), its programs, tools and resources.Brochure - About QRA 2025
ReformReform2025

Strategic plan

PLAN type/topicPLAN title/webpage linkPublish year
Strategic PlanStrategic Plan2025

Strategies for resilience

STRATEGY type/topicSTRATEGY title/webpage linkPublish year
Statewide disaster resilienceQueensland Strategy for Disaster Resilience (2022-2027)2022
Regional resilience strategies

Regional Resilience Strategies

  • Central West Queensland Regional Resilience Strategy
  • Greater Whitsundays Regional Resilience Strategy
  • Mary Regional Resilience Strategy
  • North West Regional Resilience Strategy
  • Wet Tropics Regional Resilience Strategy
  • Fitzroy and Capricornia Regional Resilience Strategy
  • Burnett Regional Resilience Strategy
  • Darling Downs Regional Resilience Strategy
  • Cape York and Torres Strait Regional Resilience Strategy
  • South West Regional Resilience Strategy
  • Hinterland to Gulf Regional Resilience Strategy
  • Townsville and Palm Island Regional Resilience Strategy
  • Burdekin and Charters Towers Regional Resilience Strategy
  • South East Queensland Regional Resilience
2022
Flood resilience2021
2018

Annual and Board reports

REPORT ype/topicREPORT title/webpage linkPublish year
Annual reportsAnnual reportsongoing
Board reportsBoard reportsongoing

Recovery and Resilience Plans

PLAN type/topicPLAN title/webpage linkPublish year
Statewide recovery (recovery governance) Queensland Recovery Plan2023
State Recovery and Resilience Plans (event specific)

State Recovery Plans - event specific

as listed
Flood warning infrastructureQueensland Strategic Flood Warning Infrastructure Plan2021
Floodplain managementBrisbane River Catchment - Strategic Floodplain Management Plan and Flood Studies2019

Funding guides

GUIDE type/topicGUIDE title/webpage linkPublish year
Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA)Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) – Guidelines for Queensland2024
DRFA and SDRA Information Sheet (PDF printable)DRFA and SDRA Information Sheet (PDF printable)2025
DRFA ToolboxDRFA Toolbox2025
State Disaster Relief Arrangements (SDRA)State Disaster Relief Arrangements (SDRA)2024
Resilience funding 
Queensland Betterment FundsQueensland Betterment Funds2025
Event specific exceptional circumstances assistanceEvent specific exceptional circumstances assistanceas listed
MARS portal for funding program applicationsMARS portal for funding program applications2025

Activation guide

ACTIVATION GUIDE type/topicACTIVATION GUIDE title webpage linkPublish year
Request a disaster funding activationRequest a disaster funding activation2025

Resilient homes building guides

BUILDING GUIDE type/topicBUILDING GUIDE title webpage linkPublish year
Building guidance for resilient homes
2019
2019

2020

Flood classification guide

FLOOD CLASSIFICATION  type/topicFLOOD CLASSIFICATION  title webpage linkPublish year
Flood classifications in QueenslandFlood classifications in Queensland – A best practice guide for local governments2024

Flood evacuation routes guide

FLOOD EVACUATION ROUTES GUIDE  type/topicFLOOD EVACUATION ROUTES GUIDE  title webpage linkPublish year
Flood evacuation route improvements - State guidelineFlood evacuation route improvements - State guideline2024

Framework for flood risk management

FRAMEWORK type/topicFRAMEWORK title webpage linkPublish year
Flood risk managementQueensland Flood Risk Management Framework2021

Frameworks to support investment in resilience

FRAMEWORK type/topicFRAMEWORK title webpage linkPublish year
Disaster Resilience and Mitigation InvestmentQueensland Disaster Resilience and Mitigation Investment Framework2019
Economic Assessment of Flood Risk Management ProjectsEconomic Assessment Framework of Flood Risk Management Projects2021

Application/s to understand risk

APPLICATION type/topicAPPLICATION title webpage linkPublish year
Helping Queensland councils better understand risk, costs and repeat damage from disaster eventsRepeat Events and Dollars Index applicationongoing