Joint media release with the Hon John Graham MLC

A number of arts and cultural communities affected by severe weather and flood events in February and June last year will be supported to rebuild damaged arts and cultural infrastructure, as recovery support continues.

More than $21 million has been committed by the Albanese and Minns Governments for 26 projects supporting eligible arts and cultural organisations to continue to provide important cultural experiences to the community across eight Local Government Areas (LGAs).

Joint media release with the Hon Senator Nita Green and the Hon Mark Furner MP

Queensland’s flood-affected primary producers, small businesses and not-for-profit organisations will now have more time to apply for extraordinary disaster assistance, in response to the monsoonal floods that inundated the north-west in early 2023. 

Joint media release with the Hon Leanne Linard MP

Progress is underway on 10 projects which support the recovery of threatened species in communities impacted by 2022 flood events.

The Albanese and Palaszczuk Governments have jointly funded the projects, under the $38.9 million Environmental Recovery Program, which is a cost-shared program under the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements, (DRFA) focused on the recovery of waterways and biodiversity in communities.

Joint media release with the Hon Catherine King MP, the Hon Rita Saffioti MLA and the Hon Stephen Dawson MLC

The first segments of the new Fitzroy River Bridge deck have been launched today, marking the latest milestone in rebuilding this vital link following flood damage associated with ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie.

The bridge deck is being launched span by span with a 36-metre segment positioned every eight days until completed.

​​Joint media release with the Hon Tara Moriarty MLC and ​​​the Hon Jihad Dib MP​

Flood-impacted medium-size businesses across the central west and southern NSW can now apply for up to $200,000 in support through a jointly-funded Albanese and Minns Government grant program, delivered by Service NSW.

The Medium Business Support Grant is available to business and non-profit organisations with more than 20 and less than 200 full-time equivalent employees who were directly impacted by storms and floods from August to September 2022.

Today marks the first anniversary for the Albanese Government’s new National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), which united the recovery and response arms of federal natural disaster management.

In the past 12 months, NEMA has taken major steps to significantly enhance the country’s disaster risk reduction, preparedness and emergency response capability to make Australia better prepared for disasters well into the future.

Joint media release with the Hon Stephen Dawson MLC and the Hon Sabine Winton MLA​​​

A new $14 million program to boost mental health and social support to flood-impacted individuals and communities in Western Australia’s Kimberley region will assist long­term recovery and community resilience.

Federal, State and Territory Emergency Management Ministers have today endorsed the Second National Action Plan on Disaster Risk Reduction – signalling a national commitment to driving down natural disaster risk and building resilience.

Joint media release with the Hon Steven Miles MP

• Almost 500 offers accepted for buy-back following the 2021-22 flooding event
• 300 voluntary home buy-backs have now been settled under the Resilient Homes Fund
• Already over 100 homes have been demolished or removed, moving residents out of harm’s way.

Nearly 500 flood-impacted Queensland families are now safer from future natural disasters, after having accepted an offer to have their home bought back under the Resilient Homes Fund.