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25.01.2022 Are you in the line of fire? Bushfires can happen anywhere in Queensland. Make sure youve got a plan. Check if your postcode is at risk here: http://ow.ly/XFDn50vyTU4

24.01.2022 Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council is increasing the accessibility of Elim Road and making it more resilient to future weather events thanks to almost $1.4 million in betterment funding. Works will include raising the height of the road and installing a two-coat bitumen seal across a 14.5km section. Betterment funding is made available to councils to rebuild infrastructure damaged by the 2019 monsoon trough to a more disaster resilient standard. ... These projects are being delivered through the $242 million exceptional circumstances package jointly funded by the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. #DRFAQld

24.01.2022 Congratulations to the Queensland Fire and Biodiversity Consortium (QFBC). They were Highly Commended in the Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia Community award category for their Property Fire Management Workshops Planned burning is a tool that landholders can use to reduce bushfire risk. QFBC held interactive, local workshops, delivered in partnership with key stakeholders to help people develop tailored property plans. The workshops are designed to build skills and ...resilience in private landholders and facilitate a balance between risk mitigation, property values and ecosystem health. Since 2015, the consortium has run 59 workshops and talks to over 2000 community members in 11 local government areas. Congratulations Queensland Fire and Biodiversity Consortium for this important bushfire safety community initiative

24.01.2022 Communities from Burdekin to the border will benefit from a range of projects that will assist with bushfire season preparations, provide equipment to assist with disaster mitigation and upgrade community infrastructure. Thirty-seven projects in total will receive $1.8 million in Flexible Funding Grants. The grants are jointly funded by the Commonwealth and Queensland governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. For more information, visit: http://statements.qld.gov.au//18m-for-recovery-and-resilie

24.01.2022 Extraordinary assistance grants of up to $75,000 are available to support the recovery of primary producers in Cairns, Cassowary Coast, Goondiwindi, Hinchinbrook, Mareeba and Tablelands following recent floods and cyclones. For more information on grants for primary producers visit www.qrida.qld.gov.au or free call 1800 623 946. For more information on Activations go to www.qra.qld.gov.au/funding/activations... Disaster assistance is jointly funded by the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements #DRFAQld. Cairns Regional Council | Cassowary Coast Regional Council | Goondiwindi Regional Council | Hinchinbrook Shire Council | Mareeba Shire Council | Tablelands Regional Council

22.01.2022 Know a remarkable Queenslander? The Queensland Greats Awards recognise extraordinary Queenslanders who have made a long-term contribution to, or whose achievements have significantly impacted, the history and development of Queensland. Nominations for the 2021 awards are now open across three categories (individual, institution and posthumous).... Visit the Queensland Government website for more information:

22.01.2022 Congratulations Business Queensland on being Highly Commended in the Government Award category of the Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia awards for their Queensland Small Business Recovery Centre The Small Business Recovery Centre was quickly established in Townsville following the devastating 2019 North and Far North Monsoon Trough as a one-stop-shop for small businesses to access support across all levels of government and the community. The Small Business Recovery... Centre is a new model for disaster recovery that recognises economic recovery is an essential step to restoring communities. Congratulations Business Queensland

21.01.2022 Congratulations to JDA Co. on winning the Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia Community award for a body of work that is Building Australia’s Residential Flood Resilience Since the 2011 floods, James Davidson Architect has undertaken a series of interconnected projects to inform improvements to flood resilient building design, and in doing so has created opportunities for people to build back better and reduce their flood risk in the future. Their work has included des...igning and constructing private residences to reduce future flood damages, contributing to state-wide flood resilient home guidelines for Queensland, and working with governments and private sector stakeholders on a range of flood resilience projects including Brisbane City Council’s Flood Resilient Homes Program. Congratulations JDA Co.

20.01.2022 North and North-West Queensland communities will benefit from more than $10 million to repair, rebuild and reinforce roads and essential public infrastructure damaged by the 2019 Monsoon Trough. The approved funding will go to the Burdekin Shire Council, Cairns Regional Council, Cassowary Coast Regional Council, Cook Shire Council, Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council, Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council, Mareeba Shire Council, Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council, Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council and the Department of Transport and Main Roads (Queensland). These projects are being delivered through the $242 million exceptional circumstances package jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. #DRFAQld

20.01.2022 QRA Regional Liaison Officers travel throughout the state providing advice to local governments as they recover from natural disasters, assisting with funding submissions and planning resilience projects. Recently our people have been visiting councils in the north and south of the state. Can you guess the three locations where these pictures were taken?

19.01.2022 In a huge step on the road to recovery, Binnaburra Lodge is now taking bookings for stays from 1 September 2020. The iconic tourist attraction was devastated by bushfires on 8 September 2019, which destroyed 42 of the 43 Sky Lodge cabins, so to be open for guests within the year is a great achievement. Binna Burras recovery efforts from the bushfires have been further impacted by COVID-19, so we encourage Queenslanders to visit this beautiful destination once it reopens. ... For more information, and to make a booking, visit www.binnaburralodge.com.au #bringbackbinnaburra

18.01.2022 $16 million has just been announced for a further 46 resilient infrastructure projects in regional and remote communities impacted by the 2019 monsoon trough event. This funding is in addition to the more than $93 million already approved for stronger, more resilient infrastructure. These projects are being delivered through the $242 million Category D exceptional circumstances package jointly funded by the Commonwealth and Queensland governments under the Disaster Recovery F...unding Arrangements. Barcoo Shire Council, Burdekin Shire Council, Cairns Regional Council, Carpentaria Shire Council, Cassowary Coast Regional Council, Cook Shire Council, Croydon Shire Council, Douglas Shire Council, Hinchinbrook Shire Council, Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council, Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council, Longreach Regional Council, McKinlay Shire Council, Richmond Shire Council, Townsville City Council, Whitsunday Regional Council, Winton Connect - Winton Shire, Yarrabah Shire Council, Queensland National Parks and Queensland Environment Department have been approved. For accessibility: Image shows a grid of nine photos of dirt roads, broken drains and a weir. Below photos is text which reads "$16 million approved for stronger Queensland infrastructure."

18.01.2022 Congratulations to the Queenslanders with Disability Network (QDN) and their Person-Centered Preparedness Planning for COVID-19 for people with disability on winning the Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia Community award COVID-19 presents a significant and unprecedented challenge for many people with disability. The planning guide delivers practical tools and information to assist people with disability (and those who support them) to make a plan for their own individ...ual needs and situation during COVID-19. Its development was co-led by people with disability so they can have the information, tools and support they need to develop their own emergency and disaster resilience alongside the people who support them and their communities. Just months after the tool was released, it received over 24,000 hits on the QDN website! Congratulations Queenslanders with Disability Network

18.01.2022 $36.8 million in Local Economic Recovery funding is available for projects that support local and regional economic and social recovery following the 2019-20 bushfires. The funding, jointly provided by the Australian and Queensland governments through Category D of the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements, will be shared between the 13 most heavily impacted local government areas. The 13 local council areas eligible for this funding are: Bundaberg Regional Council, Gladston...e Regional Council, Gympie Regional Council, Ipswich City Council, Livingstone Shire Council, Lockyer Valley Regional Council, Mareeba Shire Council, Noosa Council, Scenic Rim Regional Council, Somerset Regional Council, Southern Downs Regional Council, Sunshine Coast Council and Toowoomba Region. For more information on Local Economic Recovery funding, including details on how to apply, please visit www.qra.qld.gov.au/LER #DRFAQld

16.01.2022 Today QRA met with Binna Burra Lodge and National Bushfire Recovery Agency staff onsite to get an update on the clean-up and inspect the recovery progress ahead of the reopening in September. Earlier this year the Australian and Queensland governments announced $1.775 million to support Binna Burra Lodge in its recovery from last years bushfires. The funding (provided under Category D of the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements) is going towards cleaning up the site and stabilising the cliff face to improve safety into the future.

16.01.2022 Has your project or initiative helped Queenslanders become more resilient to disasters? You still have until Tuesday, 16 June to enter the 2020 Resilient Australia Awards. Nominate now at www.aidr.org.au/programs/resilient-australia-awards/

16.01.2022 Today marks 12 months since a devastating bushfire swept across the Gold Coast hinterland impacting the lives and livelihoods of many hard-working Queenslanders, including the iconic and much loved Binna Burra Lodge. The Binna Burra Lodge Bushfire Gallery was officially opened today to mark the occasion.... Earlier this year the Australian and Queensland governments announced $1.775 million to support Binna Burra Lodge in its recovery from last years bushfires. The funding (provided under Category D of the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements) is going towards cleaning up the site and stabilising the cliff face to improve safety into the future. Last week, following a year of reconstruction work, the road to Binna Burra was reopened to the public, marking an important recovery milestone for the Binna Burra community, local tourism and visitors to Lamington National Park.

16.01.2022 Check out this amazing photo our Regional Liaison Officer Alex took while she was in Cairns this week. Note the smoke haze from the hazard reduction burns that are occurring in the region. She was there helping the Cairns Regional Council with its COVID-19 recovery planning.

15.01.2022 Disaster assistance has been activated for the Ipswich and Logan local government areas following Saturday’s severe storms. Affected residents in the Ipswich City Council and Logan City Council areas can now access $180 per individual and up to $900 for families of five or more to help cover the costs of their immediate essentials. People can also access to up to $5,000 towards reconnecting essential services to their homes.... People who are suffering hardship and in need of assistance can call the Community Recovery Hotline on 1800 173 349 to access support. Funding is also available to Ipswich City Council and Logan City Council to help with counter disaster operations, such as clearing debris and other clean-up costs. Assistance is being provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA). For more information go to https://www.qra.qld.gov.au/activations

15.01.2022 Hughenden Connect (Flinders Shire Council) is increasing the accessibility of Dalkeith Road and making it more resilient to future weather events thanks to almost $4 million in betterment funding. Council is replacing the current floodway that was inundated during the Monsoon Trough last year with a single lane bridge. This crossing is very important to the community and the farming industry as it links the northern part of the shire with the Hughenden township. Betterment f...unding is made available to councils to rebuild infrastructure damaged by the 2019 monsoon trough to a more disaster resilient standard. These projects are being delivered through the $242 million exceptional circumstances package jointly funded by the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. #DRFAQld

14.01.2022 Congratulations Queensland Agriculture on winning the Government Award category of the Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia awards for their Drought and Climate Adaptation Program The Drought and Climate Adaptation Program is helping farmers better manage drought and climate risks through improved seasonal forecast products, tools and on-property activities. The pilot has seen farmers adopting new technologies and practices to improve their ability to manage climate ri...sks, such as drought and flood, which challenge their businesses. In 2019, 62% of Western Queensland graziers involved in the program reported commencing or completing a management change in their business to strengthen their resilience to climate impacts. Congratulations Queensland Agriculture

14.01.2022 The Queensland Reconstruction Authority has developed an innovative new mapping application that will help Queensland councils better understand their risk, costs and repeat damage from natural disaster events. The Repeat Events and Dollars Index (REDI) is a web-based interactive mapping application that uses data to provide a calculation that considers repeat damage from natural disasters. This data is represented in a heat map that identifies and highlights the most frequ...ent and most costly damage sites. The application helps councils identify priority works and make informed decisions when it comes to future investment in stronger and more resilient infrastructure. To develop REDI, the QRA collected a huge amount of geo-coded data across about 600,000 damage locations on more than 20,000 assets in the 77 local government authorities in Queensland. For more information on REDI visit www.qra.qld.gov.au/REDI For accessibility: image shows map of Queensland with spots showing damage locations. Text to the right of the map reads - Helping councils get REDI for the next disaster

14.01.2022 This week our staff will be checking in on the recovery progress of Queensland towns affected by the 2019 bushfires. Over the next four days, our teams will be assessing houses and other buildings that are yet to be completely repaired after they were impacted by the fires. These assessments help us capture vital information to improve our understanding of the needs and priorities of impacted communities during and after a disaster.... You can learn more about these assessments here: https://www.qra.qld.gov.au//damage-assessment-and-reconstr Bundaberg Regional Council, Gladstone Regional Council, City of Gold Coast, Ipswich City Council, Livingstone Shire Council, Lockyer Valley Regional Council, Mareeba Shire Council, Noosa Council, Scenic Rim Regional Council, Somerset Regional Council, Southern Downs Regional Council, Toowoomba Region

13.01.2022 Work on the new Whitsunday Regional Council Administration Building in Proserpine is nearly finished. Once completed, the new building will house approximately 120 staff and will include the regional Disaster Coordination Centre and a Climate Change Innovation Hub. A QRA regional liaison officer inspected progress on the new building along with council staff earlier this week. ... The centre was badly damaged by Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie in 2017 and the Queensland Government has committed $5 million toward the new administration building. Construction is due to be completed by August 2020. For accessibility: Top half of image shows staff in high vis vests inspecting construction works. Bottom left shows concept image of exterior of centre. Bottom left shows concept image of interior of new centre.

13.01.2022 Get to the choppa!!! Frank, the project manager for the North West Queensland Flood Warning Infrastructure Network Project (FWIN), needed to choose the last few sites for new flood warning equipment in his region. With road access impossible for at least another six weeks because of the wet weather we organised a helicopter so Frank could complete his survey and the project could continue. Using the helicopter he was able to get to 16 sites spanning from the NT border west... of Doomadgee to the Gilbert River Crossing on the eastern side of Carpentaria. Frank was also kind enough to snap a few pictures for us while he was out there Through the FWIN, equipment will be installed or repaired in over 70 locations throughout North West Queensland. This equipment will better protect Queensland communities by ensuring they are well informed when there’s flood risk in their region. For more info visit: https://www.qra.qld.gov.au/fwin/north-west-queensland The FWIN project was approved as part of the $242 million Category C and D Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements package, jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments #DRFAQld

13.01.2022 Congratulations Thuringowa State High School on winning the Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia School award for their Disaster Resilience for a Changing Climate Grand Challenge The Disaster Resilience for a Changing Climate Grand Challenge course was developed for students in Years 5 to 9 through Thuringowa State School’s Queensland Virtual STEM Acadamy. The 10 week course empowers students to understand climate change and its impact on weather extremes such as floods..., droughts, cyclones and heatwaves, and develop resilience strategies with guidance from mentors. The Grand Challenge was first delivered in 2019 with 18 students from 6 schools. Since then it has expanded to involve 59 students from 13 schools and growing! Congratulations Thuringowa State High School

13.01.2022 The Queensland and Commonwealth governments are working together over the next five years to invest in stronger infrastructure and innovative initiatives to reduce the potentially devastating impacts of future natural disasters. Find out more: https://www.qra.qld.gov.au/QRRRF

12.01.2022 Despite the dark clouds ahead of Pace Road in Rollingstone in this picture, the future looks brighter after betterment works have been completed to seal the road and provide additional pavement resilience. This is just one of 14 betterment projects in the Townsville City Council region that have been approved for a total of almost $6 million in betterment funding to rebuild infrastructure damaged by the 2019 monsoon trough to a more disaster resilient standard. These projects are being delivered through the $242 million exceptional circumstances package jointly funded by the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

11.01.2022 Applications for the Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund 2019-20 close this Wednesday. Get in quick for your chance to secure your share of $13.1 million in joint Australian and Queensland government funding for projects that deliver disaster resilience and mitigation. Find out more: https://www.qra.qld.gov.au/QRRRF

11.01.2022 This week some of our Regional Liaison Officers were meeting with the CEO and staff from a Central Queensland council to help them prepare for the upcoming disaster season. Can you guess where?

09.01.2022 The Queensland Government has committed $13.725 million to Whitsunday Regional Councils new Proserpine Entertainment Centre. The old centre was badly damaged during Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie in 2017 and has been closed ever since. The revitalised Proserpine Entertainment Centre will bring economic, social and cultural benefits to the whole of the Whitsundays. It will boast conference facilities, an auditorium with state-of-the-art audio/visual equipment, a multi-purp...ose function centre, café, bar, kitchen and a new cenotaph. The new building will also serve the dual purpose of being an additional post-disaster community facility, as well as an emergency meeting point for Whitsunday Airport. The Proserpine Entertainment Centre is expected to be completed in August 2021. For more information see: https://bit.ly/2BsZB5M

09.01.2022 $1.2 million has been committed to stabilise the banks of the Johnstone River below the Innisfail Bowls Club after they were damaged by flooding in 2019. Repairs to the riverbank are jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments under Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) through the Community Assets Program, and are part of ongoing recovery efforts to improve infrastructure resilience across North Queensland.

08.01.2022 Applications for the $36.8 million Local Economic Recovery Program close next Monday 7 September 2020. Funding is available for projects that support local and regional economic and social recovery following the 2019-20 bushfires. The funding, jointly provided by the Australian and Queensland governments through Category D of the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements, will be shared between the 13 most heavily impacted local government areas.... The 13 local council areas eligible for this funding are: Bundaberg, Gladstone, Gympie, Ipswich, Livingstone, Lockyer Valley, Mareeba, Noosa, Scenic Rim, Somerset, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba. For more information on Local Economic Recovery funding, including details on how to apply, please visit www.qra.qld.gov.au/LER #DRFAQld

08.01.2022 QRA CEO Brendan Moon and Mackay Regional Council Mayor Greg Wiliamson attended the re-opening ceremony for the revitalised Queens Park in Mackay today. The Queensland Government funded almost $9 million in upgrades to the park, which will be a great tourist drawcard bringing people from surrounding areas into Mackay to visit the park itself, as well as attending events that will be held here. Works included a major overhaul of the parks drainage system and the introduction... of new underground electrical and water infrastructure. There is a new park entrance, shelter and amenities, an off-leash area for dog owners, and a yarning circle that will serve as a meeting place for the citys traditional custodians. The project is another example of the Queensland Governments commitment to delivering community infrastructure and helping regions recover from natural disasters. See more

07.01.2022 In the past Wallaby Point Road on Palm Island in North Queensland was regularly inundated by flood waters, leaving a large part of the community isolated and unable to access their workplace, school, food or medical services. Working with Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council, QRA approved almost $2 million in funding for concrete upgrade works to the floodway crossing on the road, reducing the chance of people being cut-off during future flooding events. Construction works a...re well underway and are due to be completed in October this year, in time for the next wet season. This project is being delivered through the $242 million Category D exceptional circumstances package jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. #DRFAQld

07.01.2022 Working with the Bureau of Meteorology, councils and other stakeholders, including pastoral companies, weve identifed high priority locations that require additional flood warning infrastructure to provide more data and timely information during flood events. The $8 million Flood Warning Infrastructure Network Project (FWIN) will support 28 local government areas to repair sites or install a combination of rain, river and flow gauges, signage and water level monitors. Scroll... to see examples of some of the equipment. The councils receiving funding as part of this project are Burke Shire Council, Boulia Shire Council, Burdekin Shire Council, Carpentaria Shire Council, Cairns Regional Council, Cassowary Coast Regional Council, Charters Towers Regional Council, Cloncurry Shire Council, Cook Shire Council, Croydon Shire Council, Diamantina Shire Council, Douglas Shire Council, Etheridge Shire Council, Hughenden Connect (Flinders Shire Council), Hinchinbrook Shire Council, Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council, Longreach Regional Council, Mackay Regional Council, Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council, Mareeba Shire Council, McKinlay Shire Council, Richmond Shire Council, Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council, Torres Strait Island Regional Council, Townsville City Council, Whitsunday Regional Council, Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council. This project was funded as part of the $242 million Category C and D Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) package, jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments.

06.01.2022 Choose the photo that you think best exemplifies Australias disaster resilience and help decide the winner of the 2020 Resilient Australia Photography Award The photo from each state with the most likes, reacts, comments and shares will win their states Photography Award. The national winner will be selected from the state and territory winners by the Australian Journal of Emergency Management Editorial Committee, and announced in November at the national ceremony.... Vote now

06.01.2022 Congratulations Queensland Fire and Emergency Services - QFES on being Highly Commended in the Government Award category of the Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia awards for their Heatwave Risk Assessment The State Heatwave Risk Assessment was developed to provide accurate risk information for all Local and District Disaster Management Groups, state agencies and other entities seeking to understand long-term heatwave risk. The assessment is providing Queensland comm...unities with the information they need to implement risk reduction measures that are tailored to their individual needs. Congratulations Queensland Fire and Emergency Services - QFES

06.01.2022 Congratulations Scenic Rim Regional Council on being a joint winner of the Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia Local Government award for their Farm Box initiative COVID-19 lockdown measures earlier brought food festivals and country day trips to the region to a grinding halt. The Scenic Rim Farm Box initiative was designed to fill the gap caused by the cancelation of Scenic Rim Eat Local Week, which normally attracts 40,000 visitors and $2 million to the region. Ever...y week boxes of local produce are dispatched to people in surrounding areas including Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan and the Gold Coast. More than 40 local suppliers are registered with the initiative and it has created the equivalent of ten full time jobs for the region in addition to keeping local producers in business. Congratulations Scenic Rim Regional Council

05.01.2022 Over recent weeks, members of QRAs resilience team have been working with Burdekin Shire Council and Charters Towers Regional Council, along with six other local governments from Central to North Queensland, to deliver the Burdekin and Haughton Flood Resilience Strategy. Recent workshops have focused on collecting local flood knowledge from government officials, council officers, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services - QFES, landholders and community and industry groups. ...The massive map concept (pictured) is used by QRA in recovery and resilience planning. It allows everyone to walk through a region and identify possible issues and solutions. For more information, visit https://www.qra.qld.gov.au/burdekin-and-haughton-catchment-

05.01.2022 QRA Recovery Officer Linda was in Hughenden in Hughenden Connect (Flinders Shire Council) this week meeting with staff from Queensland Environment Department and Desert Channels Group. They were looking at pest and weed management sites throughout the Desert Channels Region in Central West Queensland.

05.01.2022 Congratulations Ipswich City Council on being a joint winner of the Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia Local Government award for their Emergency Management Animation Series Educating the community on how to safely respond to emergency situations can be a challenge, particularly with disengaged audiences. Ipswich City Council overcame this by developing an animation series that leveraged popular social references to create fun and engaging content that audiences would... pay attention to. The results of the animated series show that 41 per cent of the Ipswich community was engagement in October 2018 and an estimated one in four households viewed at least one of the videos. The ‘Don’t be a Dinesh’ flood awareness video was viewed 8,800 times in one week compared to less than 200 views from the previous flood awareness video over a ten week period. Congratulations Ipswich City Council

05.01.2022 Its great to see I believe in a sustainable CQ working to repair and restore riverbanks in the Lower Fitzroy. Jointly funded by the Commonwealth and Queensland governments under the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements, these works are preventing tonnes of sediment from entering the Great Barrier Reef lagoon every year. Video courtesy: Fitzroy Basin Association

05.01.2022 Since April 2020, a Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council Indigenous road crew has delivered almost $500,000 of road works in the shire. This is the first time this has been achieved by a solely Indigenous and local workforce in Council's history, while using a local indigenous business to supplement the shortfall in Council equipment - a tremendous feat that all involved should be extremely proud of. This initiative, while providing local employment and training, has enabled Co...uncil to maximise their machine utilisation, built capacity, given a sense of pride and ownership that works are being done by locals, and kept money in the local community. Council recently received pre-approval for a further $5 million worth of rural road works, jointly funded by the Queensland and Australian governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. #DRFAQld

05.01.2022 Disasters come in all shapes and sizes, from global pandemics such as COVID-19, through to localised flooding and bushfires. Whatever the disaster, it is important for businesses to have a plan should an event occur that will disrupt normal operations. Calxa Australia, a Townsville-based software company, had a business continuity plan that helped keep their business running and staff safe during severe flooding in February 2019.... Find out how you can take disaster resilience matters into your own hands to get the best possible results for your business, your employees and your customers. #ResilientQueensland

04.01.2022 Whitsunday Regional Council is working to restore the Shute Harbour marine facility in Airlie Beach. The facility was badly damaged during Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie in March 2017. One of our Regional Liaison Officers conducted an inspection last week to check on the construction of the new seawall. The restoration project is expected to be completed by mid-2021, weather permitting.... Eligible works at Shute Harbour are jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments under the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements.

04.01.2022 Are you in the line of fire? Bushfires can happen anywhere in Queensland. Make sure you've got a plan. Check if your postcode is at risk here: http://ow.ly/XFDn50vyTU4

04.01.2022 Disaster assistance has been activated for five local government areas in Far North Queensland impacted by heavy rainfall and flooding in April. Assistance is now available in the Cairns Regional Council, Cassowary Coast Regional Council, Douglas Shire Council, Mareeba Shire Council and Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council - YASC areas to help fund counter disaster operations and restore public infrastructure damaged by the heavy rainfall and flash-flooding. For more information... go to https://www.qra.qld.gov.au/funding/activations Disaster assistance is jointly funded by the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements #DRFAQld.

04.01.2022 Small talk can make a big difference. Join former NRL star and campaign ambassador Preston Campbell for the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia and Queensland Healths free Friday Small Talk session for live music and to chat about staying connected. Join the Zoom session to hear from the Small Talk, Big Difference team and start the journey to better connections. Register at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iJ7EFBKlRCCpWjK0rfgmKg ... The Small Talk, Big Difference campaign is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

04.01.2022 After almost a year of complex and challenging repairs following the 2019 bushfires, Binna Burra Road has reopened to the public. The reopening of the road not only supports the reopening of Binna Burra Lodge's Sky Lodges and campsites (from 14 Sept), but also paves the way for visitors to return to Lamington National Park. The Australian and Queensland Governments have been proud to jointly fund this estimated $35 million project through the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) #DRFAQld

03.01.2022 QRA Regional Liaison Officers regularly travel throughout Queensland providing advice to local governments as they recover from natural disasters. Three of our staff are currently in South West Queensland training local government representatives on the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements and providing assistance with their funding submissions. Can you guess which town theyre in? #DRFAQld

03.01.2022 QRA officers will be back in Ipswich and Logan next week checking on properties damaged by the South East Queensland Hailstorm in October last year. If issues are identified during the visit, we’ll work with the Insurance Council of Australia, the relevant local council, and Housing for Queensland to ensure the community gets the help they need to recover. We will be supported by officers from the Queensland Building and Construction Commission - QBCC, Housing for Queensland ...and Ipswich City Council. For more information, visit: https://www.qra.qld.gov.au/darm Ipswich City Council | Logan City Council

02.01.2022 Some great bad poetry from the Get Ready Queensland team

02.01.2022 Have a look at this great Tablelands Regional Council initiative, which is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments under the Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund. The training will ensure there are skilled radio operators available to help Tablelands Regional Council with disaster preparedness and response, and general communications in the community

01.01.2022 The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (Queensland branch) is encouraging rural and remote Queenslanders to take time to connect with their mates. This will have a positive impact on their mental health and wellbeing a small talk can make a big difference. The Small Talk, Big Difference campaign, jointly funded by the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA), was launched today and is being rolled out across communities in the states west that were impacted by the 2019 monsoon trough flooding event. For more information, visit www.smalltalkbigdifference.com.au