Our role in recovery

The Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) is the lead agency responsible for disaster recovery in Queensland.

Our recovery role is to:

• assist local communities to recover sooner from disasters and maximise recovery and resilience outcomes for the state
• coordinate programs that support and build disaster relief and recovery readiness, capability and resilience at the local level
• provide responsive and integrated services to communities before, during and after natural disasters.

Our key recovery activities include:

• Damage Assessment and Reconstruction Monitoring (DARM)
• State Recovery Policy and Planning Coordinator (SRPPC)
• support the State Recovery Coordinator (SRC)
• Queensland Recovery Plan
• event-specific state recovery and resilience plans 
• support for Local Recovery Plans
• disaster recovery policy and planning
• recovery capability development
• recovery support and collaboration.

Strategic priorities and actions

QRA is committed to strengthening recovery for Queensland's communities. Learn how we are doing this through the strategic priorities and actions outlined in the QRA Strategic Plan: