Monitoring and Evaluation
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About
Monitoring and evaluation is a thorough way for QRA to demonstrate the programs we invest in are making a difference. The jointly funded Australian and Queensland Government (50:50) monitoring and evaluation initiative is a requirement under Category C of the DRFA following the 2021-22 Southern Queensland Floods.
The objectives for measurement across the portfolio are to examine whether each package:
- responded to community needs over time (appropriately and efficiently)
- contributed (effectively) to the achievement of package, and recovery and resilience objectives.
Findings will be used to support future program design and delivery, as well as build QRA’s monitoring and evaluation capabilities.
Status
This program is currently underway.
Administering agency
Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA)
Funding
The program is jointly funded (50:50) by the Queensland and Australian Governments under Category C of the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
Contact
For further information, please contact us.
FAQs - Monthly Monitoring Report
Each month, Councils and State agencies are required to answer five questions (refer to the supplied Excel) about each DRFA Category C or D package you deliver. The completed template should be attached when you lodge monthly progress reporting in MARS.
If you require a copy of the Monthly Monitoring Report template please contact us.
Answering these questions regularly will strengthen QRA’s understanding of:
- ‘how’ and ‘why’ packages are progressing towards their objectives
- the challenges you are experiencing and ways service delivery could be improved
- how we might achieve better community outcomes when responding to future events.
Consider your response a high-level update of your package’s progress over the previous month. Include only the detail you need to highlight your key achievements, any risks or issues of note and information you believe QRA needs to be made aware of.
If you feel there is ‘nothing new to report’ between one month and the next, you are encouraged to complete the Excel template with this as your response. Such information is still valuable for monitoring and evaluation purposes.
| Question | Examples |
| Q1. What aspects of the package’s design or delivery are working well? | Responses may include references to: Progress towards package objectives, communication and engagement, service delivery model or community experiences and outcomes. |
| Q2. What barriers or external factors are affecting delivery? | Responses may include references to: Market or supply chain factors, procurement or recruitment timeframes, changing community needs or weather. |
| Q3. What aspects of the package’s design or delivery could be improved? | Responses may include references to: Information sharing and communication, uptake of the package, guidance materials, unintended outcomes or community feedback. |
Q4. Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statement: Affected communities are aware of the Category C or D packages delivered by my organisation | Select one of the five categories from the drop-down menu Strongly agree, Agree, Neither agree nor disagree, Disagree, Strongly disagree |
Q5. Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statement: Affected communities are accessing the funding and services they need to respond and recover | Select one of the five categories from the drop-down menu Strongly agree, Agree, Neither agree nor disagree, Disagree, Strongly disagree |
Last updated: 24 February 2025. QRA Reference DOC/24/51549.