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Last updated:
17 December 2024
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Christmas Creek flood

Disaster assistance for Gold Coast and the Scenic Rim

14 October 2022

Disaster assistance is now available in the Gold Coast and Scenic Rim after a severe storm caused floods and landslides in the south-east in September.

Assistance to repair roads and other infrastructure is being provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.
Sign in flood

Flexible funding grants for flooded Queensland communities

13 October 2022
Queensland communities affected by devastating weather events last summer will benefit from $19.5 million in Flexible Funding Grants to drive recovery and resilience projects.
JT and DP Get Ready at Nundah SS

Queenslanders urged to Get Ready ahead of storm season

10 October 2022
With Australia in line for a third La Nina season in a row, Queenslanders are being urged to prepare their families and property for possible natural disasters. That’s the message during Get Ready Queensland Week, which launched today in Brisbane and Rockhampton.
New officers to support flood-affected Queensland producers

New officers to support flood-affected Queensland producers

7 October 2022

Primary producers in southern Queensland will soon have support from specialised resilience officers to help them recover from recent natural disasters and plan for future events.
Flooded paddocks

Funding available following floods in south-west Queensland

5 October 2022
Disaster assistance is now available in three local government areas after intense rainfall and severe flooding throughout south-west Queensland.
Flood-damaged house

First property buy back offers accepted by flood-affected SEQ homeowners

30 September 2022
Twenty-three flood-impacted homeowners in Goodna and Brisbane have become the first Queenslanders to accept a voluntary home buy back offer as part of the $741 million Resilient Homes Fund.
Updated Queensland Strategy for Disaster Resilience 2022-2027

Disaster Resilience Strategy for even stronger, safer, more resilient communities

20 September 2022

A new five-year strategy to strengthen disaster resilience in Queensland will further improve the state’s capacity to deal with natural disasters and climate change.
Winners of the 2022 Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia Awards

Queensland’s resilience to disasters shines through awards

9 September 2022
Projects helping build Queensland’s resilience to natural disasters were on show at the 2022 Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia Awards, held in Brisbane on Thursday 8 September.
2019 Monsoon Trough

Grants extended for ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth and the Central, Western and Southern Queensland Floods

6 September 2022
Primary producers and businesses impacted by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth and the Central, Southern and Western Queensland floods will have more time to apply for Extraordinary Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants.
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Flood report builds back better

1 August 2022
The 2021-22 Southern Queensland Floods State Recovery and Resilience Plan 2022-24 shows both the scale of the disaster and the work underway to recover.