Joint media release with the Hon Jihad Dib MP

Disaster assistance has been extended to communities in the Campbelltown, Goulburn, Hawkesbury, The Hills and Wollondilly Local Government Areas (LGAs) following the impact of flooding from 6 June 2024.

Joint media release with the Hon Clare Scriven

River Murray communities recovering from the 2022-23 major flood event will benefit from almost $25 million in shared support from the Albanese and Malinauskas Governments.

Joint media release with Dan Repacholi MP and the Hon Jihad Dib MP

Works are in full swing in the NSW Upper Hunter town of Denman to install a new stormwater drainage system on Merton Street, to help protect the town against future flood events.

The $2.6 million infrastructure project received nearly $1.2 million from the first round of the Albanese Government’s flagship Disaster Ready Fund, to support the second stage of works. This is on top of a $1.4 million NSW Government investment for the first stage of the project.

Media release with the Hon Nikki Boyd MP

Queenslanders will be more prepared for future floods, fires, cyclones and storms, with 25 projects across the State sharing in nearly $15 million through the Australian and Queensland Governments.

The latest round of the Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund (QRRRF) investment round, announced today, will back a range of projects that will help build greater disaster resilience and reduce the risk of natural disasters events.

Projects include:

Joint media release with Nita Green and the Hon Nikki Boyd MP

• The Australian and Queensland Governments invest almost $850,000 for natural disaster resilience in Cape York-based Cook through the Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund (QRRF).
• They include a satellite-enabled, whole of community communications trailer, emergency power generation and a Flood Intelligence Dashboard

Joint media release with the Hon Murray Watt, the Hon Malarndirri McCarthy, Luke Gosling MP, and Marion Scrymgour MP

Northern Australia will continue to benefit from a vital fire management tool used to reduce the risk of wildfires across the region, thanks to extended funded from the Australian Government.

The North Australia and Rangelands Fire Information (NAFI) service managed by Charles Darwin University (CDU), has been awarded a $588,000 grant to support its operations in 2024/25.

Joint media release with Nikki Boyd MP

Progress is underway on a significant riparian restoration program at three sites on the Flinders River near Hughenden, in Northwest Queensland.

The program aims to repair damage from torrential rain and extreme flooding in 2022, which washed valuable vegetation, soil and slabs of riverbank downstream.

Joint media release with the Hon Lily D'Ambrosio

The Australian Labor and Victorian Labor Governments are supporting the Corryong community to improve their energy resilience and help keep the power on during emergencies such as bushfires and storms.

Joint media release with Ed Husic MP and Stephen Jones MP

Building Ministers have agreed to add climate resilience as an objective of the Australian Building Codes Board.

This responds to a recommendation from the 2020 National Natural Disaster Arrangements Royal Commission and paves the way for the Australian Building Codes Board to consider future standards which ensure buildings can better withstand more extreme weather.