Life for Keith Roxburgh and his partner Darcy looks very different today to what it did two years ago when their Morayfield was inundated by flooding that reached a height of 1.6 metres.

Specialised resilience officers are helping Queensland primary producers not only recover from recent natural disasters but build resilience for future events.

Heavy rainfall in early 2022 saw Gold Coast-Springbrook Road quite literally slip off the ‘must do drive’ list of locals, day trippers and tourists, and in the process created a major headache for local businesses, until now.

As engineering efforts go, reopening a road inside five weeks after a 16-kilometre section of said road was buried under 4,200 tonnes of earth is, to say the least, quite impressive.

The clean break of a vital transport link in the Far North interior illustrated the reach and fury of ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper. Just as intense though was the work that went into repairing the damaged bridge and reconnecting communities.

Hot, dry and windy conditions from September 2023 led to extreme fire danger across northern and southern Queensland. In the Western Downs township of Tara, bushfires forced the evacuation of 350 people, with housing support desperately needed.

“The buy-back program not only helps us personally, but it also contributes to the overall resilience of the community by breaking the cycle of damage and rebuilding, which has affected so many families.”

Unprecedented flooding in Gympie was the catalyst for a stunning transformation that saw a disused caravan park become crisis accommodation and a blueprint for the future.

The Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) has been working closely with councils and across agencies to coordinate recovery in the local government areas affected by the latest devastating bushfires in southern and northern Queensland.