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

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Brisbane 2022 floods

$558.5 million support package for south-east Queensland

5 March 2022
Financial support for flood-affected small businesses, farmers, not-for-profit organisations and sporting and community clubs in South East Queensland is available thanks to an agreement between the Prime Minister and Queensland Premier following the devastating February floods.
Disaster Recovery FA

Longreach activated for disaster assistance following recent floods

18 February 2022
Disaster assistance has been extended to the Longreach local government area as the extent of the ongoing floods in western Queensland continues to be realised.
Flood

More flood assistance for western Queensland

15 February 2022
Disaster assistance has been extended to the local government areas of Burke, Flinders, McKinlay and Paroo as the impacts from the ongoing floods in western Queensland continue to be realised.
Floods

Recovery funds to help flooded western Queensland communities

7 February 2022
Disaster assistance is now available to speed up the recovery of eight regional communities in western Queensland affected by extreme rainfall and flooding last month.
Flooding in the Mary River

More recovery funding for regions flooded in late 2021

4 February 2022

Disaster assistance is now available for Noosa Shire and Isaac Regional Councils following the severe flooding event between November and December last year.

The assistance is being provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
Cyclone

Support activated for Tropical Cyclone Tiffany repairs

25 January 2022

Disaster assistance is now available for Far North Queensland’s Cook and Douglas Shire Councils, which were both hit by Category Two Tropical Cyclone Tiffany earlier this month.
Rainfall

Assistance available for Somerset's flooded primary producers

21 January 2022
Extraordinary disaster assistance recovery grants up to $50,000, low-interest loans up to $250,000, and freight subsidies up to $5,000 are now available for eligible primary producers in the Somerset region after the floods that hit central, southern and western Queensland in November and December 2021.
Road flooded

Disaster Recovery Grants announced for the Wide Bay-Burnett

17 January 2022

Extraordinary assistance grants of up to $50,000 are now available for primary producers, small businesses and non-profit organisations affected by the recent floods in the Wide Bay-Burnett region to help communities get back on their feet.
Lamington Bridge, Fraser Coast

Disaster assistance extended for more flooded Queensland communities

13 January 2022
Disaster assistance has now been extended to Bundaberg, North Burnett and South Burnett Regional Councils following the recent floods associated with ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth.
State Recovery Coordinator Mr Paul de Jersey

State Recovery Coordinator appointed

12 January 2022
Former Governor of Queensland Paul de Jersey has been appointed State Recovery Coordinator in response to Ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth flooding event that has caused devastation through the Wide Bay and Burnett region.