Joint media release with the Hon Nikki Boyd MP and the Hon Leeanne Enoch MP

Disaster assistance has begun rolling out for residents impacted by severe weather associated with ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily in South East Queensland.

While impact assessments are still underway, the Australian and Queensland Governments have begun delivering support in some of the worst-hit areas, with assistance for Moreton Bay Council, and Bray Park residents activated this morning.

Joint media release with the Hon Nikki Boyd MP

Disaster assistance for Tropical Cyclone Kirrily has now been extended to help residents and local councils with response and recovery costs.

Residents within Townsville City Council and Burdekin Shire Council can now apply for Personal Hardship Assistance grants, with $180 for individuals and up to $900 for a family of five or more, available to cover the costs of essentials as a result of loss of power requiring the disposal of spoilt food or medicines.

Joint media release with the Hon Bill Shorten MP​

The Australian Government has extended disaster assistance payments to more people who suffered serious damage or injury in severe storms in South East Queensland last month.

The Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) will be available from 2pm AEST today (January 25) for eligible people in the following suburbs:

Natural resource management groups and bulk water utilities across South East Queensland, Wide Bay and Central Queensland will share in more than $26 million to support crucial recovery works for waterways, gullies and riverbanks impacted by the severe 2022 floods.

In an Australian first, the Federal Government has deployed emergency accommodation to Far North Queensland’s hardest hit communities impacted by severe rainfall and flooding from Ex Tropical Cyclone Jasper.

A convoy of Humanihut containers arrived in Cairns earlier this week, with the emergency shelter being transported to the flood-hit town of Ayton on barges, including an Australian Defence Force LCM8 landing craft.

It is the first time the Australian Government has deployed the Commonwealth owned Humanihut emergency shelters.

Joint media release with the Hon Steven Miles MP and the Hon Nikki Boyd MP 

A new $119.1 million recovery and resilience package will be jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments to help communities impacted by the prolonged 2023 monsoonal floods experienced across northern and central Queensland with long-term recovery. The package will build upon previous assistance, and will support infrastructure reconstruction and long-term community, economic and environmental recovery.

Joint media release with the Hon Nikki Boyd MP

The Australian and Queensland Governments are rolling out more support for communities impacted by last year’s bushfires across southern Queensland.

The initial package includes $5 million in Exceptional Circumstances Recovery Grants for impacted farmers and primary producers in the Local Government areas of Bundaberg, Central Highlands, Gladstone, Maranoa, North Burnett, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Toowoomba and Western Downs.

Joint media release with the Hon Julie Collins MP

The Australian Government has extended disaster assistance payments to more people seriously impacted by the severe storms in South East Queensland (SEQ).

More areas in SEQ where there has been serious damage to homes will have access to the Australian Government Disaster Payment (AGDRP) payment from 8am AEST on Monday January 15, helping residents who suffered serious damage or injury:

Joint media release with the Hon Julie Collins MP

The Australian Government has delivered more than $4.2 million in disaster assistance payments directly to people impacted by the severe storms in South East Queensland, since applications opened on Monday afternoon.

Applications went live at 2pm on January 8, and so far over 3,400 claims for the Australian Government Disaster Payment (AGDRP) and the Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA) have been granted and paid out.