​Joint media release with the Hon Mark Ryan MP

Parts of Bundaberg East, Bundaberg South and the city’s CBD will be better protected from future flooding after the Albanese and Palaszczuk Governments reached agreement to build a 1.7km concrete levee parallel to the southern bank of the Burnett River.

Joint media release with the Hon Stephen Dawson MLC

Western Australia will be better protected and prepared for future natural disasters following today’s announcement of 23 local projects funded under Round One of the Albanese Government’s new Disaster Ready Fund. 

Through the first round, WA will benefit from over $18 million in combined investment into disaster prevention, through Federal, State and delivery partner co-contributions. 

Joint media release with the Hon Meaghan Scanlon MP

Queensland will be better protected and prepared for future natural disasters following today’s announcement of 50 local projects funded under Round One of the Albanese Government’s new Disaster Ready Fund.

Through the first round, Queensland will benefit from over $150 million in combined investment into disaster prevention, through the Federal, State and delivery partner co-contributions.

Joint media release with the Hon Joe Szakacs MP​

South Australia will be better protected and prepared for future natural disasters following today’s announcement of 23 local projects under Round One of the Albanese Government’s new Disaster Ready Fund.

Through the first round, South Australia will benefit from nearly $47 million in combined investment into disaster prevention, through the Federal, State and delivery partner co-contributions.

Joint media release with Jaclyn Symes MP

Victoria will be better protected and prepared for future natural disasters following today’s announcement of 31 local projects funded under Round One of the Albanese Government’s new Disaster Ready Fund.

Through the first round, Victoria will benefit from more than $54 million in combined investment into disaster prevention, through the Federal, State and delivery partner co-contributions.

Joint media release with the Hon Jeremy Rockliff ​MP

Tasmania will be better protected and prepared for future natural disasters following today’s announcement of 19 local projects funded under Round One of the Albanese Government’s new Disaster Ready Fund.

Through the first round, Tasmania will benefit from nearly $30 million in combined investment into disaster prevention, through the Federal, State and delivery partner co-contributions.

Joint media release with the Hon Paul Scully MP and the Hon Jihab Dib MP

New South Wales will be better protected and prepared for future disasters following today’s announcement of 19 local projects funded under Round One of the Albanese Government’s new Disaster Ready Fund.

NSW will benefit from more than $70 million in combined investment into disaster prevention, through the Federal, State and delivery partner co-contributions.

Joint media release with the Hon Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, the Hon Steven Miles MP and the Hon Mick De Brenni MP

More Queenslanders will be eligible for assistance to make their homes stronger and safer in a much-welcome boost to a popular program helping to protect low-income homeowners in cyclone-prone coastal communities.

The Household Resilience Program, first launched by the Palaszczuk Government in 2018, has already assisted more than 4,300 vulnerable households to strengthen homes built before 1984, to better withstand extreme weather.

Joint media release with the Hon Dr Steven Miles MP Carpentaria Shire Council will receive more than $22 million to repair the vital Mitchell River Crossing along Dunbar Koolatah Road. The project is jointly funded by the Albanese and Palaszczuk Governments through the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) The route is also crucial for tourist traffic and community connectivity to north-west Queensland.