The Townsville community is celebrating a major milestone as the northern pipeline, which supplies 15 per cent of the city’s daily water needs, is officially back online.

A $30 million investment from the state and federal governments will support flood affected sporting and recreational clubs in north and Far North Queensland following this year’s devastating floods.

The Queensland Government is committing almost half-a-billion-dollars over five years to disaster resilience and risk reduction efforts as part of its 2025-26 Budget.

The new $4 million Building Resilient Tourism Infrastructure Fund is set to strengthen Queensland's northern tourism industry in the wake of this summer's tropical low flood event.

Applications are open for a new disaster recovery funding program targeting community recreational assets in 30 flood impacted north and Far North Queensland council areas.

QRA officers have hit the road for a three-week Reconstruction Monitoring operation to check on the recovery progress of disaster affected communities in the Far North, north, and south-east.

The newly announced Small Business Recovery Assistance Grants will provide up to $15,000 to eligible small businesses that experienced significant trading disruptions due to this year's summer flooding in the north.

Not-for-profit sport and recreation clubs impacted by recent major disasters across Queensland can apply for recovery grants to help them get back on the park.

The Queensland Government has appointed highly experienced local grazier Stuart Mackenzie OAM to lead recovery efforts in flood stricken western Queensland.