Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund 2019-20
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About the Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund 2019-20 (QRRRF)
The QRRRF builds on the former Queensland Disaster Resilience Fund.
In 2019-20, 68 projects have been approved to improve the resilience of Queensland communities across 53 councils, four regional organisations of councils, two Queensland Government frontline agencies, a non-profit community organisation, and via Energy Queensland.
Examples of successful projects included electronic gauges and cameras for flood monitoring floodways, flood warning systems, replacing timber bridges, and widening of emergency access trails for bushfire protection
Funding acknowledgement
A total of $13.1 million was made available in this round, comprising $4.8 million from the Australian Government and $8.3 million from the Queensland Government.
Administrative agency
Queensland Reconstruction Authority
Status
Approved QRRRF projects for 2019-20 have been advised and this program is in delivery.
Guidelines
Progress reporting and acquittal
Progress reporting and acquittal – state agencies and councils
- Progress reporting and close out of a submission can be done in the MARS Portal following completion of works and full expenditure. Refer to the MARS Portal user guide - Progress reporting and close outs
- For assistance in completing the close out submission, please contact your Regional Liaison Officer (RLO).
Progress reporting and acquittal – non-government organisations
- Contact your Regional Liaison Officer (RLO) for a copy of your final progress report to complete.
- Your RLO will then provide you with a close out template to complete and return.
- Send the Close out submission and Final Project Evaluation Report, along with supporting documentation to submissions@qra.qld.gov.au
- For assistance in completing the close out submission, please contact your Regional Liaison Officer (RLO).
Other documentation for close out
- When preparing your close out, the following documents should also be provided to QRA:
- Completed Final Project Evaluation Report using the Word template provided below.
- Photos of completed works (infrastructure projects only).
Successful projects
QRRRF Queensland Government funded projects: Total amount $3,518,875
| Applicant | Project Name | Funding |
|---|---|---|
| Banana Shire Council | Mobile Emergency Generator Purchase | $36,500 |
| Barcoo Shire Council | Jundah-Winton Road - Floodway Upgrade at Ch. 84.1km | $360,000 |
| Bulloo Shire Council | Standby Generator with Auto Change Over | $42,375 |
| Bundaberg Regional Council | Large Air Tanker Refilling Facility | $40,000 |
| Burdekin Shire Council | Stormwater Drainage Upgrade - Conley Street | $316,399 |
| Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council | Cherbourg Administration and Disaster Control Centre Emergency Power Supply | $31,352 |
| Croydon Shire Council | Section 1 and 2 Guildford Road Upgrade Works | $307,167 |
| Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council | Construction of Three Concrete Floodway's on Old Doomadgee Road | $534,996 |
| Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council | Hope Vale Council Auxiliary Power Supply | $294,768 |
| Isaac Regional Council | Moranbah SPS2 Flood Mitigation Project | $136,043 |
| Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council | Connection to Ergon Power Supply and Water Main Upgrade | $230,000 |
| Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council | Disaster Management Equipment & Fuel Reduction Activities | $162,400 |
| Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council | Jardine Water Pump Station Emergency Backup Generator Power Supply | $303,149 |
| Paroo Shire Council | Eulo Flood Boat Channel | $150,762 |
| Quilpie Shire Council | Concrete floodways on Canaway Downs Road | $60,000 |
| Quilpie Shire Council | Concrete floodways on Canaway Downs Road | $60,000 |
| Southern Downs Regional Council | Stanthorpe Civic Centre – Emergency Generator System | $103,000 |
| Torres Strait Island Regional Council | Badu Island Wells Road Culvert Crossing Repair | $177,211 |
| Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council | Buddabadoo Bridge Construction | $172,750 |
QRRRF jointly funded projects: Total amount $9,579,849.86
|
Applicant |
Project Name |
Funding |
|---|---|---|
|
Balonne Shire Council |
Balonne River Height Monitoring Project |
$528,000 |
|
Blackall-Tambo Regional Council |
Disaster Management Coordinator |
$140,881 |
|
Brisbane City Council |
Archerfield Wetlands Fire Trail Maintenance Access Tracks Project |
$148,320 |
|
Cairns Regional Council |
Mt Whitfield Catchment Drainage Improvements |
$100,000 |
|
Carpentaria Shire Council |
SES Shed |
$376,259 |
|
Cassowary Coast Regional Council |
Fire risk reduction preparedness along the Cassowary Coast |
$80,350 |
|
Central Highlands Regional Council |
Central Highlands Regional Council Early Warning Network Improvements |
$133,000 |
|
City of Gold Coast |
Gold Coast Disaster and Emergency Management Centre |
$435,500 |
|
Cook Shire Council |
Cook Shire Disaster Management and Resiliency Officer |
$410,000 |
|
Croydon Shire Council |
Guildford Road and Coralie Road Upgrade Works |
$320,075 |
|
Department of Environment and Science - Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service & Partnerships |
Girraween National Park strategic firebreaks |
$30,000 |
|
Douglas Shire Council |
Wharf Street Port Douglas Floodgates |
$208,244 |
|
Energy Queensland Limited |
Mobile Power Generation for regional Queensland's Disaster Resilience |
$473,000 |
|
Fitzroy Basin Association |
Appointment of a Regional Resilience Officer |
$229,500 |
|
Fraser Coast Regional Council |
Fraser Coast Regional Council Flood Warning and Response Systems Review |
$52,500 |
|
Gladstone Regional Council |
Completion of the Hazard and Risk Assessment Workbook |
$72,000 |
|
Goondiwindi Regional Council |
Goondiwindi Evacuation Centre (New Ablutions Block and Pump Station) |
$120,000 |
|
Gympie Regional Council |
Bushfire Hazard Mitigation Strategy |
$33,000 |
|
Isaac Regional Council |
Culvert Replacement of Collaroy Timber Bridges |
$398,700 |
|
Livingstone Shire Council |
Coastal Hazards Resilience and Risk Reduction Officer |
$262,000 |
|
Lockyer Valley Regional Council |
Flood Classification Review |
$30,000 |
|
Mackay Regional Council |
McCreadys Creek Flood and Stormwater Management Study |
$195,000 |
|
Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council |
Barge landing Phase 2 upgrade armour rock |
$353,922 |
|
Maranoa Regional Council |
Supply & Installation - Entry Level Flood Camera |
$25,000 |
|
Maranoa Regional Council |
Supply & Installation - Rain/River Station Bungil Creek, Roma |
$60,000 |
|
Mareeba Shire Council |
Mareeba Shire Wildfire Mitigation Programme |
$140,000 |
|
Moreton Bay Regional Council |
Upgrade to Fire Weather and Flood Warning Systems |
$160,000 |
|
Mornington Shire Council |
Mornington Island Radio Communications Network |
$117,095 |
|
North West Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils |
NWQROC Flood Warning Gauges Training Program |
$36,140 |
|
Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council |
Palm Island- Bushfire Mitigation Works |
$322,923 |
|
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services |
Severe Wind Hazard Assessment for South East Queensland |
$200,000 |
|
Redland City Council |
Protecting Critical Power Connection to Redland City's Island Communities |
$500,000 |
|
Scenic Rim Regional Council |
Mahoney Crossing Number 2 Floodway Upgrade |
$420,000 |
|
Scenic Rim Regional Council |
Implement the Queensland Emergency Risk Management Framework |
$45,000 |
|
Somerset Regional Council |
Somerset Overland Flow Path Mapping |
$108,350 |
|
Sunshine Coast Regional Council |
Warana Bridge, Nambour DNRME hut replacement |
$13,769 |
|
Sunshine Coast Regional Council |
Kiels Mountain, Eudlo Creek- Hut replacement project plan |
$14,539 |
|
Tablelands Regional Council |
Tablelands Storm Water Drainage Strategy Project |
$79,000 |
|
Tablelands Regional Council |
Tablelands Resilient Communications Project |
$102,955 |
|
Toowoomba Regional Council |
Flood Early Warning Systems and Flood Resilience Programs |
$150,000 |
|
Toowoomba Regional Council |
Resilience and Recovery Officer |
$125,000 |
|
Torres Cape Indigenous Council Alliance Inc. |
Working Towards Building a Resilient TCICA Region |
$165,000 |
|
Torres Strait Island Regional Council (TSIRC) |
SCADA System Upgrade with added Historian Function |
$268,207 |
|
Townsville City Council |
Flood Information Portal |
$67,500 |
|
Western Downs Regional Council |
Installation of two automated river/rain gauges. |
$50,000 |
|
Whitsunday Regional Council |
Whitsunday Floodplain Management Plan |
$300,000 |
|
Whitsunday Regional Council |
Regional Floodway Resilience Program |
$271,521 |
|
Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation of Councils |
WBBROC Regional Resilience Coordinator |
$234,622 |
|
Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation of Councils |
Wide Bay Burnett Flood Warning Infrastructure Upgrade Program |
$472,976 |
(QRA Reference: CM DOC/23/46329. Last updated 26/07/2023)
Interactive map: QRRRF projects
Contact
Email info@qra.qld.gov.au or phone (07) 3008 7200.
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