Shute Harbour complete

Shute Harbour Marine Terminal grand reopening

15 December 2021
Queensland’s tourism industry received a major boost today with the official opening of Whitsunday Regional Council’s new world-class Shute Harbour Marine Terminal.
2021-22 QRRRF now open

2021-22 Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund now open

24 November 2021

Queensland communities can now apply for a share of $19.1 million in resilience and risk reduction funding to help them better prepare for future disasters through the Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund (QRRRF).
JT talks to Cunnamulla students

Johnathan Thurston helps south-west Queensland students get flood ready

11 October 2021

Students from Cunnamulla State School and Sacred Heart Primary School (Cunnamulla) in South West Queensland received a virtual visit from rugby league legend Johnathan Thurston today to talk about disaster preparedness.
JT addresses the media

Queenslanders encouraged to Get Ready

11 October 2021
Get Ready Queensland Week was launched at Milton State School today, with GRQ Ambassador Johnathan Thurston on hand to remind Queenslanders how they can get ready for disaster season.
Ben Brackin - volunteer firefighter

Awards celebrate Queenslanders’ resilience to disasters

7 October 2021
Inspiring projects building the resilience of Queensland communities to natural disasters were celebrated at the 2021 Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia Awards held in Brisbane tonight.
JT with Peregian Springs students

JT kicks off Get Ready Queensland schools comp

27 July 2021
Classrooms across the state can be in the running for a visit from rugby league legend Johnathan Thurston with Get Ready Queensland’s 2021 schools competition launching this week.
Banfield Drive seawall progress

Palm Island seawall repaired after monsoonal damage

9 July 2021
A vulnerable seaside road on Palm Island is now better protected after $800,000 in Betterment Funding built a seawall next to it.
EAFFRMP Web news

New framework to reduce the social and financial cost of floods

7 May 2021
A new framework to help flood practitioners better compare and invest in flood mitigation and resilience will help build safer communities and reduce the financial burden from floods.
North Qld Football - repaired

Disaster recovery grant saves North Queensland Football clubhouse

6 April 2021
A $275,000 grant to the North Queensland Football association has restored the club to its former glory.
Greenwood Park - repaired

Flooded fields restored at Greenwood Park Sporting Complex

16 March 2021

Greenwood Park at Kirwan in Townsville has undergone field remediation works to restore the four full-size playing fields to their former glory following the February 2019 monsoonal flooding event.
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