Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund 2020-21

About the Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund 2020-21 (QRRRF)

Through the QRRRF 2020-21, 82 projects across Queensland have been approved for a total of almost $19.1 million.

Overall, 50 of Queensland’s 77 councils, as well as one town authority, three state agencies, one university and 12 not-for-profit organisations, have been approved for QRRRF funding this round.

Funding acknowledgement

There is $13.1 million in joint funding under the QRRRF 2020-21 ($8.3 million from the Queensland Government and $4.8 million from the Commonwealth) and a further $6 million under the Commonwealth Government’s Managing Disaster Risk program to support 14 communities identified by the Commonwealth as hardest hit by the 2019 North and Far North Queensland Monsoon Trough.

Administrative agency

Queensland Reconstruction Authority

Status

Approved QRRRF projects for 2020-21 have been advised and this program is in delivery.

Guidelines

    Progress reporting and acquittal

    • Monthly progress reporting by applicants is mandatory throughout project delivery. Progress reports are created and lodged through the MARS Portal. Refer to the MARS Portal user guide and forms for more information.
    • To acquit your project (once completed) a close out submission needs to be lodged through the MARS Portal. When preparing your close out submission a final project report using the Word template provided below is required to completed and submitted.
    • For assistance, please contact your Regional Liaison Officer.

    Successful projects

    QRRRF Queensland Government funded projects: Total amount $3,479,660

    Applicant

    Project Name

    Funding

    Balonne Shire Council

    Back-up Power Supply

    $251,150

    Cook Shire Council

    Cooktown Events Centre/Place of Refuge Resiliency Upgrade

    $385,192

    Community Services Industry Alliance

    Disaster Resilience Maturity Assessment Tool and Playbook

    $452,339

    Diamantina Shire Council

    Mobile Lighting Towers

    $89,720

    Eungella Community Development Association

    Eungella Disaster Recovery Centre Generator

    $57,486

    Outback Futures

    HEAD YAKKA initiative

    $514,250

    Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council

    Pormpuraaw Access Road Upgrade

    $493,948

    Paroo Shire Council

    Supplementary Works

    $65,000

    Queensland Families and Communities Association Inc. (QFCA)

    Queensland Neighbourhood Centres Disaster Resilience Strategy

    $132,187

    Tablelands Regional Council

    Hitchconole Road Remediation Works Project

    $294,756

    Torres Shire Council

    Outie St Horn Island Resilience Works 

    $630,269

    Weipa Town Authority

    Weipa SES and Local Disaster Coordination Centre Emergency Power

    $38,362

    Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council

    Supermarket Building Emergency Power Supply

    $75,000

    QRRRF jointly funded projects:Total amount $9,616,391

     Applicant

    Project Name

    Funding

    Barcaldine Regional Council

    Flood Monitoring Cameras

    $100,000

    Barcoo Shire Council

    Jundah-Winton Road Floodway Extension

    $225,000

    Brisbane City Council

    Hydrometric Smart Sensors

    $100,000

    Boulia Shire Council

    Bengeacca Creek Floodway Replacement

    $1,398,402

    Bulloo Shire Council

    Frew Street Storm Water Drainage Extension 

    $569,164

    Cassowary Coast River Improvement Trust

    Murray River Realignment at Warrami Road Bridge

    $119,976

    Central Highlands Regional Council

    Evacuation Route Planning

    $80,000

    Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy

    A Person-Centred Capability Approach to Disaster Management for Homeless People. 

    $293,000

    Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water

    Mitigating Risks to Data Reliability

    $261,360

    Fitzroy Basin Association

    Fitzroy River Regional Flood Warning Resilience

    $260,000

    Fraser Coast Regional Council

    Coastal Township Flood Studies

    $70,000

    Fraser Coast Regional Council

    Bakers Road Floodway Replacement

    $320,000

    City of Gold Coast

    Tsunami Hazard Modelling

    $140,000

    Goondiwindi Regional Council

    Goondiwindi Town Levee Bank Reinforcement Project (44 Oakhole Road)

    $27,965

    Goondiwindi Regional Council

    Goondiwindi Town Levee Bank Reinforcement Project (15 Cairns Street)

    $132,772

    Gladstone Regional Council

    Property Fire Management Planning Workshops

    $30,000

    Glamorgan Vale Water Board

    Pine Mountain Road Fire Hydrant

    $2,712

    Gympie Regional Council

    Gympie Disaster Coordination Centre

    $500,000

    Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council

    Airport Road Heavy Vehicle Connection

    $382,742

    Ipswich City Council

    Flood Intelligence System

    $305,000

    Isaac Regional Council

    Isaac Regional Flood Warning Resilience

    $246,000

    James Cook University

    Strong Room Structural Designs for Queensland Housing

    $155,533

    Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council

    Magnificent Creek Bank Stabilisation

    $60,630

    Logan City Council

    City of Logan Flood Hazard Infill Study

    $100,000

    Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council

    Maathuy and Appun Streets Drainage Upgrade

    $589,194

    Mackay Regional Council

    Disaster Risk Reduction

    $467,840

    Moreton Bay Regional Council

    Flood Warning System Upgrade Program

    $135,000

    Mount Isa City Council

    Flood Crossing Resilience Project

    $360,758

    Murweh Shire Council

    Floodway Upgrade

    $240,000

    Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council

    Stormwater Runoff Remediation

    $53,707

    Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council

    Telecommunications Infrastructure Resilience 

    $200,000

    Queensland Police Service

    Mount Isa Disaster District Operations Centre

    $199,973

    Quilpie Shire Council

    Flood Camera Warning System

    $60,000

    Remote Area Planning and Development Board (RAPAD)

    Flood Infrastructure Monitoring, Maintenance and Management

    $49,250

    Redland City Council

    Karragarra Island Esplanade Road and Power Protection

    $46,000

    Richmond Shire Council

    Richmond Croydon Road Floodway

    $159,943

    Southern Downs Regional Council

    Cambanoora Gorge Flood Warning System

    $135,000

    Southern Downs Regional Council

    Connolly and Storm King Dams Remote Cameras 

    $135,000

    Somerset Regional Council

    Gregors Creek Road Culvert Upgrade

    $292,361

    Scenic Rim Regional Council

    Flood Gauges Calibration

    $84,550

    Stanthorpe Shire River Improvement Trust

    Quart Pot Creek Flood Impact Mitigation 

    $190,000

    Torres Cape Indigenous Council Alliance

    Regional Disaster Dashboard

    $105,000

    Western Downs Regional Council

    Kleinschmidts Road Creek Crossing Upgrade

    $165,000

    Torres Strait Island Regional Council

    Dauan Island Western Reservoir Road Upgrade Design

    $67,554

    Managing Disaster Risk Commonwealth funded projects: Total amount $5,980,460

    Applicant

    Project Name

    Funding

    Burdekin Shire Council

    Chippendale Street Stormwater Drainage Upgrade

    $57,000

    Burdekin Shire Council

    Sand bag fillers

    $33,000

    Burke Shire Council

    Floraville Road Culvert Replacement (Site 2A)

    $464,495

    Burke Shire Council

    Floraville Road Culvert Replacement (Site 2B)

    $325,384

    Cloncurry Shire Council

    Road Condition Information Signage

    $150,000

    Cloncurry Shire Council

    Dajarra Airport All Weather Access Road Upgrade

    $250,000

    Carpentaria Shire Council

    Normanton Stormwater Upgrades

    $218,882

    Carpentaria Shire Council

    Karumba Point Shoreline Protection and Revitalisation Project 

    $500,000

    Douglas Shire Council

    Diwan Remote Power Monitoring

    $14,000

    Douglas Shire Council

    Flagstaff Hill Remote Power Monitoring

    $14,000

    Flinders Shire Council

    Dutton Downs Road Upgrade

    $585,000

    Hinchinbrook Shire Council

    Hinchinbrook Foreshore Erosion Management Plan

    $117,180

    Hinchinbrook Shire Council

    Cavallaros Road Causeway

    $167,256

    McKinlay Shire Council

    Dalgonally Road Floodway and Pavement Upgrades

    $692,000

    North Townsville Community Hub Inc.

    North Townsville Resilience Project - Disability Preparedness

    $10,000

    North Townsville Community Hub Inc.

    North Townsville Resilience Project - Mental Health Network

    $20,000

    Richmond Shire Council

    Gemoka Drive and Pattel Drive Upgrade Works

    $854,019

    Selectability Ltd

    Real Mates Talk Program (Charters Towers)

    $85,000

    Townsville City Council

    Ross River Environmental Flow Path Resilience and Risk Study

    $143,250

    Townsville City Council

    Sleeper Log Creek Flood Impact, Resilience and Risk Analysis 

    $112,000

    Whitsunday Regional Council

    Generators And Fuel Trailer Project 

    $73,800

    Winton Shire Council

    Concrete Floodway Cork Mail Road (section 1)

    $112,477

    Winton Shire Council

    Concrete Floodway Cork Mail Road (section 2)

    $84,358

    Winton Shire Council

    Concrete Floodway Cork Mail Road (section 3)

    $84,358

    Winton Shire Council

    Youth Centre Upgrade

    $300,000

    Interactive map: QRRRF projects

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    Contact

    For enquiries email:
    info@qra.qld.gov.au

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