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Income-tested hardship payments are now available for uninsured residents in 15 Brisbane suburbs recovering from last month’s hailstorms.

Emergency financial support is now available to residents in targeted areas of Gympie, Somerset, and more parts of Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast following recent severe storms that rolled through the south-east.

Ingham’s critical infrastructure is significantly more flood resilient following delivery of $1.61 million in flood mitigation upgrades to the town’s main source of power.

Support under the joint Commonwealth-state Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) is available for community recovery and clean-up across the south-east following a blast of intense weather.

Financial support is now available for the local governments of Scenic Rim and Banana to assist with clean-up and repairs following widespread storms earlier this month.

Flood resilience on the Bruce Highway will be boosted by a $50 million project to upgrade a notoriously flood-prone section of the route between Ingham and Innisfail in north Queensland.

Disaster support is now available for Brisbane Council and parts of Toowoomba in response to the severe storms and hail event of late October.

Disaster impacted sport and recreation clubs and councils across south-east Queensland and western Queensland can now tap into $42.5 million in grant funding to aid their recovery efforts.

A new higher and wider causeway over a Gold Coast Hinterland creek will enhance flood resilience and improve accessibility for residents and visitors to the area.

Major reconstruction works have commenced on Mount Spec Road, promising safer and more reliable access for locals, businesses and visitors to north Queensland’s picturesque Paluma region.