Clean Up and Invasive Species Management Program
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The $3 million Clean Up and Invasive Species Management Program is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments to support Queensland communities in their environmental recovery from the Northern and Central Queensland Monsoon and Flooding, 20 December 2022 - 30 April 2023 event.
Clean Up Program
The objective of the Clean Up Program funding is to target funding to support the recovery and clean-up of flood debris along impacted coastlines (mainland and islands within Mornington Shire Council) and within environmentally sensitive areas inland where access allows, and to manage contamination concerns accordingly. This may include support to nature refuges, and on freehold land where flood debris is identified as a contamination risk to the environment.
The outcomes sought are to ensure that recovery actions do not generate further risk to the environment, are focused on locally led actions where possible, and to ensure the protection of waterways for the enjoyment of current and future generations.
Invasive Species Management
The objective of Invasive Species Management is to provide funding to Natural Resource Management (NRM) organisations, First Nations Land and Sea Rangers, Aboriginal Corporations and councils to address weed and pest management issues in areas affected by the disaster; and support a coordinated rapid response control program to find, contain and/or eradicate any new incursions of identified priority weed and pest species that have established as a result of the flooding.
The guiding principles of the Invasive Species Management funding will follow that of the regions’ Biosecurity Plan for:
- prevention and early intervention
- monitoring and assessment
- awareness and education.
The outcome sought is to support existing local land management organisations to continue their work protecting and managing recovery of priority species, and to increase their capacity so that ongoing impacts of this event on biodiversity can be limited.
Recovery actions should not generate further risk to the environment, will have a strong locally-led focus, and consider longer term resilience measures to limit the impact of future disasters on biodiversity and ecosystems while protecting waterways for the enjoyment of current and future generations.
Program stages
The overall $15 million Environmental Recovery Program will be delivered over two stages.
The $3 million Clean Up and Invasive Species Management Program will be delivered across both Stage 1 and Stage 2.
| Stage | Program components | Funding | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clean Up Program | $1 million |
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| 1 | National Park Recovery Program (Repair and restoration of specific walking tracks in the Boodjamulla National Park) | $250,000 |
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| 1 | Environmental Investigations Program | $1.5 million |
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| 2 | Clean Up and Invasive Species Management Program | $2 million |
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| 2 | Biodiversity and Riverine Recovery Program | $7 million |
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| 2 | National Park Recovery Program (remainder of program). | $3.25 million |
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Eligible councils
• Boulia Shire Council
• Burke Shire Council
• Carpentaria Shire Council
• Cloncurry Shire Council
• Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council
• Mornington Shire Council
• Mount Isa City Council
Funding acknowledgement
The $3 million Clean Up and Invasive Species Management 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 Environment and Science (DES)
Media statement
Last updated: 15 July 2024. QRA Reference: QRATF/24/4686.