Nominations are now open for the 2019 Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia Awards, celebrating innovation and best practice in disaster preparation and resilience.
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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.
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.
Newly appointed Get Ready Queensland ambassador Johnathan Thurston led proceedings at the launch of Get Ready Queensland Week 2019, helping to spread the message of disaster preparedness.
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.
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.
$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.
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.
QRA's Management and Reporting System (MARS) has now been live for a year, and we want to hear from the councils and state agencies using it about ways we can improve it.
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