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All the latest news and initiatives from the Queensland Reconstruction Authority.

Last updated:
17 December 2024
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One of the flood-impacted homes currently being broken down and demolished in Maryborough through the Voluntary Home Buy-Back Program.

Home demolitions begin on Fraser Coast following voluntary buy-backs

26 April 2023
Demolition works have now begun in Maryborough on homes bought back under the Voluntary Home Buy-Back Program, with many materials set to be reused or recycled.
QRA CEO Major General Jake Ellwood (Retd), Noosa Mayor Clare Stewart and community trail users together for the reopening of the Cooroora Trail

Noosa nature tourism boost with Cooroora Trail resurrected and reconnected

11 April 2023
The new and improved 10km Cooroora Trail is now open following extensive restoration works funded through the $36.8 million Local Economic Recovery Program in response to the 2019 Queensland Bushfires.
Stranded cattle in Burke Shire - March 2023

$12 million to support flooded primary producers and small businesses

31 March 2023

A support package of up to $12 million is now available for primary producers, small businesses and not-for-profits in the hardest hit flood-affected communities across northern and western Queensland.
SEQ flood recovery on track

SEQ recovery on track 12 months after devastating floods

30 March 2023
Of the 8,698 homes and businesses identified as damaged following the catastrophic SEQ floods of 2022, 6,744 properties, nearly 80 per cent, are now damage free once again.
Nicholson River, Doomadgee

More support and more time for flooded north Queenslanders

30 March 2023

As the clean-up continues following the monsoon and flooding event in northern and central Queensland, more disaster support is being made available to impacted communities.
Betterment - Pilbeam Drive

Decade of Betterment making Queensland infrastructure better

24 March 2023
Since the first Betterment Fund was established in 2013, the Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) has worked with councils and state agencies to deliver a wide variety of infrastructure projects across the state.
Burketown flooded - March 2023

More assistance for flooded Queensland communities

21 March 2023

More assistance is being rolled out to Queensland communities severely affected by the ongoing monsoon floods.
Whitsundays flooding Feb 2023

Disaster assistance for Whitsunday Council after severe rain

16 March 2023

Disaster assistance is available to Whitsunday Regional Council to help repair damage to local infrastructure following intense rainfall in late 2022.

Many key local roads have been significantly impacted by these storms, including Ted Cunningham Bridge, which links rural properties to Collinsville and Bowen.
Voluntary Home Buy-Back

More than 100 homes settled for voluntary buy-back

16 March 2023
Queensland’s Voluntary Home Buy-Back Program, part of the $741 million Resilient Homes Fund, has hit a new milestone with more than 100 flood-impacted home settlements complete.
Flooding in Burke Shire

Personal hardship assistance extended for north Queensland, and freight subsidies activated

15 March 2023
Residents isolated by flooding in Camooweal, 190km north-west of Mount Isa, can now access Personal Hardship Assistance provided by the Queensland Government.