Tourism Recovery and Resilience Program - $1.15 million

About

The Tourism Recovery and Resilience Program will help eligible councils address local tourism disaster recovery needs following the 2022-23 Northern and Central Queensland Monsoon and Flooding event.

The program will provide immediate and longer-term support through the engagement of localised tourism recovery officers and a regional destination marketing campaign.

Tourism recovery officers (TRO) will be embedded in the north-west to undertake and support local recovery initiatives, with two TROs assisting Burke and Carpentaria councils and a First Nations tourism recovery officer working across impacted regions, all delivering:

•    Activities that support local tourism, economic recovery and community resilience
•    Initiatives that promote business continuity, preparedness and development

Meanwhile, a regional destination marketing campaign will help drive economic recovery by encouraging visitors to the north-west and promoting local tourism.

Eligible councils

•    Burke Shire Council
•    Carpentaria Shire Council
•    Cloncurry Shire Council
•    Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council
•    Mornington Shire Council
•    Mount Isa City Council

Funding acknowledgement

This program is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments to support Queensland communities in their recovery from Northern and Central Queensland Monsoon and Flooding, 20 December 2022 - 30 April 2023.

Administering agency

Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA)

Delivery agency

Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport (DTIS)