The Disaster Ready Fund (DRF) is the Australian Government’s flagship initiative for disaster resilience and risk reduction.
The Australian Government is providing up to 1 billion through the DRF.
Funding is being provided over five years from 1 July 2023 to support initiatives that help communities mitigate the impacts of natural hazards and build long-term resilience before disasters occur.
NEMA administers the DRF. We do this in partnership with state and territory government agencies responsible for emergency management. Our role is to work collaboratively with stakeholders to develop clear and effective guidelines for each DRF funding round, manage the application process, and support the expert assessment of applications to ensure funding is directed to high-quality projects that strengthen community resilience.
We also oversee the development of funding agreements between the Australian Government and state and territory governments and work closely with emergency management agencies to support project delivery, monitoring and reporting requirements throughout the life of funded projects.
1. Increasing the understanding of disaster impacts. Using this understanding to reduce the risk of future disaster impacts.
2. Increasing the resilience, adaptability, and preparedness of governments, community groups and, affected communities, to reduce impact of natural hazards and avert disasters.
3. Reducing the exposure to risk, harm and/or severity of a future disaster's impacts including reducing the recovery burden for governments, cohorts at a higher risk, and/or affected communities.
For more details on our objectives, please read our Program Guidelines under key documentation below.
In 2023–24, Round One delivered $200 million in Australian Government funding to support 185 projects across Australia.
Successful projects under Round One were announced on 7 June 2023 and payments were made to states and territories on 7 December 2023.
The list of projects is available below.
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Co-contribution (from jurisdiction or project delivery partner) | Total project cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flood Studies and Monitoring Systems | Territory-wide | This project will support understanding and monitoring of the flood risk in the ACT and provide data to inform planning, emergency management and flood mitigation work. | $634,879 | $653,000 | $1,287,879 |
| Community Engagement, Education and Preparedness | Territory-wide | This project will deliver community education resources and community engagement that help to improve community preparedness and resilience. | $150,000 | $150,000 | $300,000 |
| Disaster Recovery Mental Health and Wellbeing Resilience and Preparedness | Territory-wide | This project will support enhancing mental health and wellbeing disaster resilience and preparedness in the ACT. | $564,524 | $564,524 | $1,129,048 |
| Ngunnawal Culture Enhancement and Protection at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve | Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, Australian Capital Territory | This project will help to protect and preserve cultural sites and in-situ artifacts and objects from the impacts of natural disasters. | $280,000 | $280,000 | $560,000 |
| Developing a disaster-resilient investment framework for ACT Reserve assets | Territory-wide | This project will set a framework to guide investment in resilient infrastructure to protect against the effects of climate change and disasters. | $599,061 | $787,000 | $1,386,061 |
| Lower Cotter Catchment source water protection | Cotter Dam, Australian Capital Territory | This project will ensure the future proofing of eroding landscapes and waterways to improve water quality entering the Cotter Dam. | $412,061 | $466,000 | $878,061 |
| Building Climate Resilient Visitor Infrastructure | Territory-wide | This project supports climate change ready infrastructure within Canberra’s Nature Parks to allow safe passage for recreational users and emergency services personnel. | $2,100,000 | $2,300,000 | $4,400,000 |
| Infrastructure to mitigate urban flooding | Duffy and Narrabundah, Australian Capital Territory | This project will improve safety for the community from flood risk and contribute to reducing damage to public infrastructure. | $247,000 | $247,000 | $494,000 |
| Resilience Strategies for National Arboretum Canberra & Stromlo Forest Park | National Arboretum and Stromlo Forest Park, Australian Capital Territory | This project will support current and future land-use, program delivery and recreational offerings in the face of increased natural hazard threats and climate change impacts. | $60,000 | $60,000 | $120,000 |
| Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Rim Trail | Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, Australian Capital Territory | This project will establish a dual-purpose walking track/fire access trail that supports recreational activities as well as bushfire and environmental management activities. | $350,000 | $350,000 | $700,000 |
| Developing a Mass Care Strategy for the ACT | Territory-wide | This project will develop a framework to support community needs and functioning during catastrophic disasters. | $291,000 | $291,000 | $582,000 |
| ACT Community Disaster Risk Knowledge Hub | Territory-wide | This project will provide an online, publicly available knowledge hub, for sharing information with community on hazards and risk, risk reduction, building resilience and disaster preparedness and recovery. | $660,000 | $660,000 | $1,320,000 |
| Community and Country: A First Nations partnership to culturally based risk | Territory-wide | This project will ensure that the ACT Government is working in partnership with First Nations peoples to reduce risk and enhance culturally led initiatives. | $510,000 | $510,000 | $1,020,000 |
*Final figures subject to schedule negotiations
| Project Title | Location | Description | Cth Awarded Funding | Co-contribution (from jurisdiction or project delivery partner) | Total Project Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flood Road Warning System – Automated | Moree Plains | This project will deliver a flood road warning systems to reduce risk for two isolated communities. This includes water level sensor cameras connected to flashing signage and remote monitoring capabilities. | $177,141 | $196,509 | $373,650 |
| Flood Reduction and Risk Mitigation Strategies for Cabonne | Cabonne | This project will deliver risk reduction equipment, a critical evacuation centre and early warning systems for improved disaster response to protect public and private assets. | $727,632 | $916,740 | $1,644,372 |
| Moulamein Water Treatment Plant Ring Levee, Town Levee Upgrade | Murray River | This project will enable construction works to future proof Moulamein against damage caused by large flood events. This involves an upgrade of the Moulamein Water Treatment Plant ring levee, upgrade of sections of the levee system and installation of structures to isolate riverine flood water from the town’s storm water. | $702,632 | $705,000 | $1,407,632 |
| Nature Based Solutions: Building Flood Resilience in Lismore Catchment | Lismore | This project will reduce flood and erosion risk in the Lismore catchment; protecting, restoring and emulating the natural functions of catchments, floodplains and rivers. | $2,589,110 | $918,163 | $3,507,273 |
| Land iQ – Disaster Ready Enhancements | State-wide | This project will fund enhancements of Land iQ to support emergency response, recovery efforts and long-term disaster readiness and enable more informed land use decision making. This will assist NSW government agencies make faster, smarter decisions about the use of land. | $1,802,632 | $6,223,405 | $8,026,036 |
| Delivery of Batemans Bay Coastal Protection Works | Eurobodalla | This project will design and construct four high priority coastal protection works in the Batemans Bay area. This involves upgrades to essential services, road protection structures, rock walls and levees. | $6,002,632 | $6,005,000 | $12,007,632 |
| Bushfire Kids Connect School Community Disaster Risk Ready Project | State-wide | This project will address the lack of mental health resources for young people leading up to and following the trauma of a natural disaster. Through the use of 3D technology to build risk reduction skills for young people who’ve been impacted by disaster, as a means to empower them to help their community. | $643,832 | $650,000 | $1,293,832 |
| A safer and more reliable Lower Bielsdown Road | Bellingen | This project will upgrade Lower Bielsdown Road to increase safety, reliability and resilience of the road from future major weather events. The road acts as major form of connection for Tallowwood Ridge area, benefiting local residents, farmers and a growing tourism market. | $928,252 | $1,165,082 | $2,093,334 |
| Ree Place, Bidwill - Drainage Amplification for Flood Mitigation | Blacktown | This project will enable drainage amplification to mitigate flooding at Ree Place, Bidwill. Works will include providing new pits at Wicklow Street and Cook Place, and pipework from Wicklow Street to improve the capacity of the system. | $505,574 | $1,407,630 | $1,913,204 |
| Construction of C2 and C6 stormwater retention basins in Orange, NSW | Orange | This project will address downstream flooding within the City of Orange through construction of two stormwater retention basins on Blackmans Swamp Creek. | $502,632 | $505,000 | $1,007,632 |
| Fire, Country and People: Aboriginal Community Disaster Ready partnership | Multi-LGA: North Coast, Mid North Coast and Far North Coast NSW | This project will establish strategic and reciprocal partnerships with Aboriginal communities and organisations to reduce the risk, harm and/or severity of major and catastrophic bushfire events and other natural hazards. It will involve traditional mapping and cultural knowledge, Aboriginal and other stakeholder co-design, Aboriginal employment, contracting and skills development. | $1,477,632 | $1,480,000 | $2,957,632 |
| Understanding and uplifting digital connectivity during natural disasters | State-wide | This project will improve digital connectivity for disaster impacted communities through temporary and long-term digital connectivity solutions. This Includes a qualitative research study and the development of ‘Connectivity First Aid Kits’ to address the safety and wellbeing risks posed by loss of telecommunications. | $1,837,251 | $1,839,619 | $3,676,870 |
| Gunning Flood Mitigation Works & Levee Design | Upper Lachlan Shire | This project will deliver a levee feasibility study and detailed design and construction of Warrataw Street minor stormwater upgrade works. | $604,040 | $604,040 | $1,208,080 |
| Disaster Ready Singleton | Singleton | This project will develop a Disaster Risk Management Plan and accompanying business case. Will include disaster readiness activities and community education. | $672,632 | $675,000 | $1,347,632 |
| AHO Disaster Ready Risk analysis - Business Case | State-wide | This project will undertake a detailed analysis on current AHO stock to provide data guiding the future strategic directions of both AHO and the Aboriginal Community Housing Sector. It will inform an Extreme Weather Hazard Risk Analysis covering bushfire, flooding, heatwaves, and storms. | $504,269 | $506,638 | $1,010,907 |
| Borang Creek Culvert upgrade | Eurobodalla | This project will reduce the flooding risk along Potato Point Road by replacing the culvert to an 18.5m long x 11.43 wide Inquick dual carriageway bridge. | $1,000,132 | $1,002,500 | $2,002,632 |
| Stage 2 - Denman Drainage Strategy | Muswellbrook | This project will enable the construction of new piped stormwater drainage in Denman to build long term sustainability and resilience within the town against future natural disasters. An open swale channel will augment the stormwater system to the outlet in Sandy Creek. | $1,179,632 | $1,417,582 | $2,597,214 |
| Hazard Watch and Hazard Publisher | State-wide | This project will create a ‘core and common’ application for NSW citizens and visitors to access all-hazard warning communications and make it easier for citizens to access current information in an emergency. | $3,314,719 | $7,962,000 | $11,276,719 |
| Northern Rivers Disaster Adaptation Program | Lismore; Richmond Valley; Byron; Ballina; Tweed; Clarence Valley; Kyogle | This project will enhance disaster planning, preparations, and response capabilities in the Northern Rivers through a suite of research and development projects. This includes a research partnership to create an evidence base on community-led adaptation, housing and urban design and place-based plans for regional centres. | $5,594,022 | $5,596,390 | $11,190,412 |
*Final figures subject to schedule negotiations
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Co-contribution (from jurisdiction or project delivery partner) | Total project cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enhanced Tri-service Communications in Regional & Remote Regions of the NT | Territory-wide | This project will implement APX Next Generation radios across all regional and remote Police and Fire Stations in the NT to enhance communication capabilities. Territory-wide enhanced communications across the tri-service in emergency management responses. | $809,000 | $936,538 | $1,745,538 |
| NT-wide flood data management and storage system | Territory-wide | This project will support accessibility and useability of relevant and timely flood data to support critical decision-making. It will provide a technical solution to enable the consistent and reliable sharing of flood data to end-users, and improve an understanding of flood risk across the Northern Territory. | $360,000 | $527,903 | $887,903 |
| National Highway Network – Flood Resilience Assessment | Territory-wide | This project will assess the current flood resilience of the Northern Territory National Highways under a range of flooding scenarios. It will provide consolidated data and evidence that will inform future upgrades to increase flood resilience of the NT National Highways and better disaster response planning. | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| Structural Monitoring of Darwin Buildings Under Earthquake Loading | Darwin, Litchfield, Palmerston | The project will install instruments in a number of buildings in the city to monitor their response to large earthquakes in the region, to establish a real-world structural monitoring data set for Australia. | $150,000 | $150,000 | $300,000 |
| Volunteer Community Engagement Course | Territory-wide | This project will develop a training package so that NT Emergency Service volunteers can attain relevant skills to deliver community engagement programs across the NT, increasing capability to deliver flood, cyclone and storm education in remote communities across the NT. | $108,000 | $112,750 | $220,750 |
| Northern Territory Remote Aerodromes - Resilience Assessment | Territory-wide | This project will assess the current resilience of 69 NT Government maintained remote aerodromes under a range of major disaster event scenarios. This will provide consolidated data and evidence that will inform future aerodrome upgrades to increase the resilience of 69 remote NT aerodromes and better disaster response planning. | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
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Territory-wide | This project will support the ongoing operation of the flood warning system to ensure monitoring sites have the latest communications technology to communicate with the alerting system. An operational flood warning system ensures that Territorians get adequate warning and information about floods so they can protect their families, livestock and property. | $185,000 | $190,000 | $375,000 |
| Sustainable Disaster Relief Food Solutions in Northern Australia | Unincorporated NT; Tiwi Islands; Barkly; Roper Gulf; East Arnhem; West Arnhem; West Daly | This project will provide regional and remote infrastructure to coordinate the efficient distribution of food to communities in the event of a natural disaster. It will increase disaster resilience capacity and capability across the NT, with a particular focus on the provision of food relief for vulnerable people living in remote and isolated communities in times of disaster. | $1,150,000 | $1,150,000 | $2,300,000 |
| Trial Satellite Internet Across Tri-service Communications Network | Territory-wide | This project will trial satellite internet technology across the tri-service communications network and connectivity with drones to assess disaster sites to obtain critical incident information. This will enhance critical incident information capabilities for emergency management responses. | $140,000 | $295,000 | $435,000 |
*Final figures subject to schedule negotiations
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Co-contribution (from jurisdiction or project delivery partner) | Total project cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Construct Round Hill Reservoir 2 | Gladstone | This project will design and construct a second permanent Round Hill Reservoir (RHR2) to gain resilience in the water network and enable the existing Round Hill Reservoir (RHR) to be upgraded to a more resilient standard. A more robust asset and increased capacity of RHR will meet 2041 resilience storage requirements and reduce the risks of impacts from natural disasters. | $4,249,905 | $4,372,000 | $8,621,905 |
| City of Gold Coast Severe Wind Strata Study and Industry Engagement | Gold Coast | The project will complete a study of strata stock and deliver an industry engagement strategy to increase the cities understanding of evacuation and refuge options during very rare severe tropical cyclone events that have been indicated to be more likely in the future for the area. | $200,000 | $275,000 | $475,000 |
| Backflow device automation in Brisbane’s CBD | Brisbane | The Backflow device automation in Brisbane’s CBD project will modify existing assets to enable automation which will minimise the need for staff to access these sites during a flood emergency event, enabling a safer response for service operators and the community. | $150,000 | $150,644 | $300,644 |
| Upgrading existing stormwater outlets to gated outlets | Goondiwindi | This project will solve leaking at four stormwater outlets which will free up resources to concentrate on other matters during a flooding event. | $75,000 | $75,000 | $150,000 |
| Flood mitigation backflow device - water level sensor | Brisbane | This project will enable remote readings of flood levels removing the need for officers to be in unsafe weather conditions. The device will also enable increased efficiency while monitoring and maintaining the devices. | $150,000 | $150,116 | $300,116 |
| Flood Warning Infrastructure Doomadgee West Road – Lagoon and Branch Creek | Burke | This project will install flood warning infrastructure that links with the existing network and publishes real-time rainfall and water level data online for monitoring and enhanced decision making. As well as improve drainage infrastructure to gain uninterrupted access. | $88,562 | $95,394 | $183,956 |
| Flood Study Program | Brisbane | This Program will update flood hazard information, enabling more accurate information to councils. The update will ensure more accurate hazard planning, and communication of risk for community awareness and preparation ahead of future events. | $950,000 | $950,000 | $1,900,000 |
| Shoreline Erosion Management - Cowan Cowan, Mulgumpin (Moreton Island) | Brisbane | The project will implement an ongoing shoreline erosion monitoring program for vulnerable coastline at Cowan Cowan, Mulgumpin (Moreton Island) and schedule protective maintenance to the beach to protect the areas from further erosion enhancing protection to otherwise threatened properties within nearing townships. | $224,000 | $313,249 | $537,249 |
| Solar Panels and Battery Storage for Disaster Resilience | Mount Isa | This project includes installation of solar panels with back up energy supply to ensure critical communications and co-ordination with staff and residents are maintained during an event. | $851,435 | $851,435 | $1,702,870 |
| Private sector-driven managed retreat of at-risk settlements: An SEQ pilot | Sunshine Coast; Ipswich; Brisbane; Moreton Bay; Lockyer Valley | The project will trial an urban development-led managed retreat system in South East Queensland with local and state government support. In line with the QSDR & NDRRF, this could de-risk and incentivise private investment in at-risk properties, reducing the financial exposure of government & community to unsustainable long term reconstruction, recovery and socio-economic impact | $600,000 | $687,000 | $1,287,000 |
| Detailed Design for the Reconstruction of Duck Creek Road | Scenic Rim | The project will develop a detailed design package which will enable Council to secure funding to reopen Duck Creek Road and allow an alternative evacuation route and allow for preseason risk management activities like back burning in the future. | $76,086 | $130,835 | $206,921 |
| Building Resilience in the Agricultural South Burnett | South Burnett | This project will build and enhance the natural disaster resilience of the agricultural South Burnett through strategic support of agribusinesses, by facilitating partnerships, review and support of business operation, all by a collaborative approach to leading by effecting change and building capacity to establish long term stability. | $288,500 | $291,520 | $580,020 |
| New Seawall – Mooloolaba Foreshore Revitalisation Project | Sunshine Coast | This project will reconstruct 300 metres of the Mooloolaba foreshore seawall. It will protect the community’s public lands & private assets to meet future climate change impacts of rising sea levels, increased storm surge and coastal inundation. | $7,950,000 | $8,151,000 | $16,101,000 |
| Curry Kids Early Learning Centre – Emergency Generator | Cloncurry | This project will prevent service disruption through the installation of a back-up generator during emergency events. In turn ensuring key workers are not removed from emergency response and children in the care of the centre can continue to be a refuge of safety for the children. | $49,449 | $49,450 | $98,899 |
| Setting an urban greening target for the Scenic Rim | Scenic Rim | This project delivers systemic risk reduction and community sustainability through case studies, understanding and raising heatwave risk awareness, policy improvements for land use and development, building preparedness and resilience to heatwaves, developing biodiverse local native species palettes, and create an evidence base for urban greening (including a target) as a nature-based solution. | $111,000 | $111,100 | $222,100 |
| Noosa Shire Council’s Noosa Beach Sea Wall Detailed Design | Noosa | This project is a detailed design for a sea wall at Noosa Main Beach. | $275,000 | $275,000 | $550,000 |
| Toogoolawah (Dingyarra St) flood mitigation project | Somerset | This project will deliver drainage improvements that will mitigate flooding to the impacted properties. | $1,020,816 | $1,024,327 | $2,045,143 |
| Chinaman Creek Dam – Monitoring and Early Warning Systems Project | Cloncurry | This project will improve current monitoring and early warning systems to ensure assets are managed and associated risks are mitigated by Council. Ensuring a best practice response and preparedness activities can be laid out and communicated by council to the community. | $150,000 | $150,000 | $300,000 |
| Building Evacuation and Sheltering Capacity-Assessment of Places of Refuge | Cairns | This project will ensure minimum evacuation and sheltering requirements are met by filling critical situational awareness gaps through updated assessments of places of refuge within the area. | $40,000 | $40,000 | $80,000 |
| The Burdekin Delta Community Disaster Shelters | Burdekin | This project will structurally upgrade Bur-Del’s disaster centre to meet Place of Refuge requirements, to construct a new 317m2 Cyclone Shelter, and to establish a Recovery Centre for ongoing disaster relief services following a natural hazard. | $1,349,000 | $1,349,000 | $2,698,000 |
| Regional Disaster Ready | State-wide | This project will provide the tools, training, and support for community service organisations to improve their resilience. The project will also produce data that provides insight into key patterns, gaps, and opportunities to build regional and sector-wide resilience. | $531,924 | $537,339 | $1,069,263 |
| Reprofiling of Castorina Island, Lower Herbert River | Hinchinbrook | This project will undertake the modelled Castorina Island reprofiling works to improve the waterway area available in the river channel for moderate and major flood events. The project will reduce the frequency of overbank flood breakouts into Cordelia and Macknade. | $255,000 | $255,000 | $510,000 |
| Generator Installations – Noosaville Depot, Tewantin Administration Building | Noosa | This project will install back-up generators and repair current generators at three critical locations to the council’s disaster resilience. | $98,453 | $98,453 | $196,906 |
| Cool Urban Forests – Street Tree Planting Project | Sunshine Coast | This project will effectively double the existing street tree planting program to futureproof our communities against heat-related impacts. | $3,210,000 | $3,210,000 | $6,420,000 |
| Power supply security at 3 essential services for community resilience | Croydon | This project will increase power supply security at three essential services enabling enhanced community resilience and a strengthened community response. | $94,902 | $98,412 | $193,314 |
| Bluff Township Flood Mitigation Channel Construction | Central Highlands | This project will see construction take place on Council land to redirect floodwater away from the Capricorn Highway which will in turn build community resilience and reduce reliance on recovery efforts in the future. | $396,490 | $400,000 | $796,490 |
| Tide Valve and Gate Study | Townsville | This project will determine the most suitable device and design to replace current infrastructure at the locations determined to be requiring upgrade. The project will ensure efficiency of council spending, and best practice of infrastructure upgrades. | $75,000 | $75,000 | $150,000 |
| South East Queensland Flood Resilience Program | Brisbane | This program will enhance energy security through increased resilience of high-risk power infrastructure and enhancing Energex’s response capability thereby allowing supply to come back on-line sooner if interrupted. | $8,970,000 | $8,970,000 | $17,940,000 |
| Laidley Disaster Ready Project (Flood) – Phase 1 | Lockyer Valley | This project will create a multi-year program to complete the updated strategy and implement mitigation programs to improve the resilience of the township, surrounds, catchment, and regional linkages. | $2,070,092 | $2,850,000 | $4,920,092 |
| Detailed Design – Training Wall Levee | Mackay | This project proposes an alternative levee upgrade which reduces the impact of floods on a community. | $555,225 | $555,225 | $1,110,450 |
| Crockatt Park Seawall Renewal | Moreton Bay | This project will build a new seawall to provide erosion protection and protect public and private infrastructure behind the seawall and improve safety along the foreshore. | $4,500,000 | $12,050,767 | $16,550,767 |
| Dohles Rocks (Griffin) Coastal Hazards Defence Business Case Development | Moreton Bay | This project will develop a business case to determine defence options for the Dohles Rocks community from multiple sources of flooding. | $150,000 | $150,000 | $300,000 |
| Flinders Parade Cliffs Protection | Moreton Bay | This project will protect the natural cliffs at Flinders Parade, Scarborough (Qld 4020), and landward public assets from persistent, slow erosion at the cliff base. | $750,000 | $750,000 | $1,500,000 |
| Bray Park - Leone Street - Drainage Construction | Moreton Bay | This project is a drainage upgrade project and will introduce additional drainage infrastructure to capture stormwater flows and more effectively discharge these, reducing flooding risks on the otherwise subjected properties. | $2,095,000 | $2,095,000 | $4,190,000 |
| Flood warning infrastructure resilience upgrades | Isaac | This project will improve upon flood awareness infrastructure deficiencies that were identified by a number of the regions flood strategies. | $376,500 | $376,500 | $753,000 |
| Paroo Emergency Power | Paroo | This project will install key hazard infrastructure to build emergency power capability at nine key locations within the shire to enable continuous operation of critical services during the instance of a disaster event. | $222,625 | $222,625 | $445,250 |
| Landslide and dam stability risk reduction via multiscale site monitoring | State-wide | This project with major stakeholders aims to develop a three-tiered risk assessment and mitigation approach for slope failure, and dam stability. | $211,490 | $318,060 | $529,550 |
| Small Business Disaster Hub – Upgrade | State-wide | This project will support the implementation of the Queensland Strategy for Disaster Resilience 2022-27 through an upgrade of the Small Business Disaster Hub by developing a proposal for continued maintenance and content creation on the hub as well as identify best way to provide information in languages other than English. | $110,000 | $110,000 | $220,000 |
| Coastal Protection Works-Karragarra Island | Redland | This project will deliver a seawall along the affected section of foreshore to enable reconstruction and protection of the road and the electrical infrastructure from further damage and provides long term projection from future erosion. This solution will provide the community with continued access to the rest of the Island as well as the ferry terminal and will reduce risk to their power supply. | $173,455 | $173,455 | $346,910 |
| Fitzroy River Barrage Raising Project Business Case Development | Rockhampton | This project will engage an expert consultant to conduct the necessary technical studies and produce a business case for raising the Fitzroy River Barrage gate height by 500mm to protect against projected sea level rise. | $685,000 | $685,000 | $1,370,000 |
| Household Resilience Program | Mornington; Bundaberg; Yarrabah; Hinchinbrook; Lockhart River; Charters Towers; Livingstone; Mareeba; Gladstone; Pormpuraaw; Whitsunday; Napranum; Burdekin; Carpentaria; Cairns; Douglas; Kowanyama; Hope Vale; Mackay; Wujal; Tablelands; Torres; Aurukun; Rockhampton; Weipa; Townsville; Burke; Northern Peninsula Area; Mapoon; Cassowary Coast; Palm Island; Cook; Isaac | This program will initiate the next phase of the state household resilience program, enable continued retrofit solutions to support lowered insurance premiums to Queenslanders. | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $40,000,000 |
| Advanced Communications Module on Disaster Dashboard | Rockhampton | This project will deliver an advanced communication module on the Emergency Dashboard which will allow community to choose to engage with emergency updates and notification. | $16,000 | $16,000 | $32,000 |
| Evacuation Centre Emergency Generator | Rockhampton | This project will deliver a permanent generator that will ensure emergency power is available for when the evacuation centre is in use during disaster events. | $216,400 | $216,400 | $432,800 |
| State-wide Disaster Ready Imagery | State-wide | This project will improve the coverage and availability of Disaster Ready Imagery across Queensland. | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $5,000,000 |
| Drainage Investigations Lee Ding Street Catchment | Napranum | This project will investigate drainage solutions for high-risk areas that can be employed by council in the future. | $47,225 | $ - | $47,225 |
| Northern Peninsula Area Place of Refuge | Northern Peninsula Area | This project will upgrade the New Mapoon multipurpose facility to meet cyclone standards and accommodate over 500 people with associated infrastructure and facilities ensuring a designated cyclone shelter or place of refuge significantly enhancing community safety during disaster events. | $1,381,000 | $506,000 | $1,887,000 |
| Cherbourg Disaster Early Warning System | Cherbourg | This project will enable an early warning system in Cherbourg giving the community increased awareness and more time to prepare for future natural disasters. | $289,941 | $ - | $289,941 |
| Palm Island Cyclone Shelter (multi-purpose – community hall) | Palm Island | This project will deliver pre-construction works for a multipurpose facility that will meet cyclone standards, ensuring a designated cyclone shelter or place of refuge, significantly enhancing community safety during disaster events. | $240,000 | $ - | $240,000 |
| Pormpuraaw Aerodrome Upgrade | Pormpuraaw | This project will increase pavement strength and improve airport drainage which in turn will improve the hazard immunity of the airstrip. | $14,917,374 | $ - | $14,917,374 |
| Live Stream Flood Monitoring Cameras | Brisbane | The project will apply best practice knowledge for flood impact communication, to Brisbane City Council. The project will enhance preparedness and responsiveness to disaster events, increasing public awareness and safety. | $200,000 | $243,951 | $443,951 |
*Final figures subject to schedule negotiations
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Co-contribution (from jurisdiction or project delivery partner) | Total project cost |
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| Improving Resilience and Data Quality of Flood Monitoring for SA | State-wide | This project will upgrade water monitoring sites to ensure continuity of information to emergency services and the community during flood events. | $366,437 | $370,000 | $736,437 |
| Bushfire Management Planning and Reporting System (BMPRS) | State-wide | The redevelopment of the Bushfire Management Planning and Reporting System (BMPRS) will represent an uplift in the state’s capability to reduce risk to the community. | $1,801,437 | $1,805,000 | $3,606,437 |
| Multi-agency Platform Development | State-wide | This project will deliver a State-wide uplift to information sharing and decision making from the current manual process to a complete software system, allowing real-time multi-agency collaboration; bi-directional information exchange, and efficient tracking of data and resources to ensure faster responses, and better community advice and resilience. | $1,077,874 | $1,085,000 | $2,162,874 |
| Climate Ready Regions SA - Central Coordination | State-wide | This project is to extend and expand on the Regional Climate Partnerships, including the development of a business case and program outline for a state-wide Climate Ready Regions (SA) Program. | $481,724 | $486,000 | $967,724 |
| Emergency Management State Strategic Risks | State-wide | This project will identify and assess strategic risks within South Australia’s emergency management environment and recommend improved strategies, structures, and systems for ongoing management of those risks. | $242,873 | $261,577 | $504,451 |
| Bushfire Preparedness -Boandik, Meintangk, Portaruwutji and Southern Tang | Limestone Coast Region | This project will enable the purchase of equipment for the Burrandies fire crew, to undertake Fire Batement work on Aboriginal managed lands and on other land tenders. | $417,874 | $425,000 | $842,874 |
| All Hazards Emergency Management Mobile Care Centre | State-wide | This project, delivered by SAVEM Inc, will build and commission a multifunctional bespoke vehicle to deploy state-wide in all phases of emergency management: prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. | $751,437 | $755,000 | $1,506,437 |
| Enhanced Resilient Asset Delivery (ERAD) Program | Holdfast Bay; Marion; Onkaparinga; Mitcham | This project will develop, demonstrate, and embed multi-asset and multi-hazard risk and options and pathways assessment capabilities, methodologies, tools, and governance that underpin strategic place-based and values-informed resilience investment plans and fundable resilience investment cases. | $1,492,724 | $1,498,000 | $2,990,724 |
| Green Triangle Reducing Aerial Firefighting Risk Preparedness | Wattle Range; Mount Gambier; Grant; Naracoorte and Lucindale | This project will support the replacement of existing 1960’s built aerial water bombing water tanks to supply lifesaving firefighting protection to the region’s communities, and industries of national significance. | $204,874 | $212,000 | $416,874 |
| Improving Levee Bank Management | Gawler River Catchment and South Australian River Murray | This project will deliver targeted Gawler River levee bank improvements, and a process to agree on priority levee banks and levee bank works for the River Murray. | $3,001,437 | $3,005,000 | $6,006,437 |
| Forecasting Ground Displacements Future Earthquakes | Franklin Harbour, Cleve, Whyalla | This project will use geospatial data obtained from aerial vehicles satellites and field studies to map tectonically active faults near major infrastructure projects in South Australia. | $1,150,874 | $1,827,000 | $2,977,874 |
| Improved Flood Estimation for Risk Mitigation in South Australia | State-wide | This project will support the delivery of improved flood flow estimation and flood design for bridge and flood mitigation design. | $422,874 | $610,468 | $1,033,341 |
| Upper Brown Hill Creek Capacity Upgrade – Forestville | Mitcham; West Torrens; Adelaide; Burnside; Unley | This project will double the capacity of a section of Brown Hill Creek in Forestville. This will provide flood protection to almost 4,000 properties and critical services. | $3,701,437 | $3,705,000 | $7,406,437 |
| Smart Stormwater Infrastructure for Natural Hazard Risk Reduction | City of Mitcham | This project will create a demonstration site for innovative smart stormwater detention and controlled release infrastructure that combines flood risk reduction with cooling and greening outcomes through passive irrigation of reserves within the suburb of Pasadena. | $2,111,874 | $2,336,000 | $4,447,874 |
| Meakin Terrace Stormwater Catchment Flood Mitigation – Gleneagles Reserve | City of Charles Sturt | This project will aim to reduce the frequency of stormwater flooding, reduce the cost of damage, and improve liveability through the construction of a stormwater detention basin and improve flood mitigation in the sub catchment. | $1,051,437 | $1,857,400 | $2,908,837 |
| Upper Brown Hill Creek Capacity Upgrade – Hawthorn | Burnside; Mitcham; West Torrens; Adelaide; Unley | This project will double the capacity of a section of Brown Hill Creek, upstream of Cross Road to provide flood protection to approx. 4,000 properties and critical services. | $2,388,437 | $2,392,000 | $4,780,437 |
| Flood Defence: Technical & Practical Lessons -River Murray Flood | State-wide | This project will capture the lessons learned in South Australia, and facilitate input by peer organisations nationally, enabling effective responses nationally to the intensifying incidence and impact of flood events, climate volatility and medium-term climate change. | $30,874 | $38,000 | $68,874 |
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Naturally Brave by Growing with Gratitude (GWG), Bushfire Kids Connect and Makers Empire
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South Australia Regional and metropolitan schools
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This project will help young people understand disaster risk in their local community context and create a ‘disaster ready action plan’ responsive to their location using 3D technology and the design thinking problem solving methodology. | $643,637 | $648,999 | $1,292,636 |
| Protecting SA’s Food Bowl for the Future | Northern Adelaide Plains | This project will concentrate on five food production zones spanning four council regions. Field officers will collect data and conduct risk assessments for potential hazards. This data will be integrated into a web-based mapping software, enabling the sharing of location intelligence with emergency agencies and industry bodies. | $61,205 | $69,000 | $130,205 |
| Mobile Disaster Food Relief – The North & West | Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula and Far North. | This project will enable the supply of critical emergency food and grocery supplies for communities affected by disaster via an off-road Mobile Food Hub. | $296,437 | $300,000 | $596,437 |
| Flood/Tidal Protection - Globe Derby | City of Salisbury | This project will support the delivery of drainage works to improve protection to the community at Globe Derby from Dry Creek flood flows combined with high tidal conditions. | $317,874 | $330,000 | $647,874 |
| Encounter Bay Coastal Protection | City of Victor Harbor | This project will deliver a protection strategy for Franklin Parade (esplanade) from Fell Street to the Boat Ramp. This will detail the engineered protection measures required to protect against sea level rise and storm surges for public assets and amenities. | $172,874 | $380,000 | $552,874 |
*Final figures subject to schedule negotiations
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Co-contribution (from jurisdiction or project delivery partner) | Total project cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Region Climate Change Action Program | Break O'Day; Meander Valley; George Town; Northern Midlands; West Tamar; Flinders (Tas.); Launceston; Dorset | This project seeks to increase will support 8 northern councils to address climate change by building a greater understanding of climate exposure and vulnerability to improve adaptive capacity. |
$473,382 |
$474,000 |
$947,382 |
| Energy Security for the South Arm Community Evacuation Centre | Clarence, South Arm | This project will support the delivery of a more stable electricity supply to the South Arm Peninsula through solar power and battery storage and an NBN fixed disaster satellite service to decrease vulnerability in a high bushfire risk area. | $35,582 | $37,500 | $73,082 |
| Integrated Hazard Vulnerability Assessment | Hobart | This project seeks to increase the City of Hobart’s capacity and capability to understand it’s communities’ exposure to climate risk and support the development of responses to mitigate exposure and build disaster resilience and adaptation pathways. | $751,233 | $752,000 | $1,503,233 |
| Supporting people at increased risk to prepare for flood for flood storms & bushfires | State-wide | This project will provide targeted advice and assistance to people with disabilities and their service providers to assist them to prepare for bushfires, floods and storms. | $1,532,164 | $1,963,000 | $3,495,164 |
| TasALERT App | State-wide | This project will enhance the TasALERT platform with an Application to send push notifications to users across all Hazards. | $210,925 |
$211,500 |
$422,425 |
| Risk Information Portal – Tasmania (RIPT) | State-wide | This project will deliver a Portal and linked tools and data to support consistent risk assessments based on core community lifelines and essential functions. | $2,887,329 | $2,895,000 | $5,782,329 |
| City of Hobart: Willow Removal Project | Hobart | This project will support the investigation and removal of Crack Willow infestation through the City of Hobart’s waterways. It will deliver reduced risk through remediation and revegetation of effected waterways. | $550,000 | $550,000 | $1,100,000 |
| Preparing for the future and learning from the past | State-wide | This project will implement an evidence-based, health focussed, online short course to help communities, including at risk cohorts such as those from CALD backgrounds, prepare for bushfires. | $597,760 | $930,691 | $1,528,451 |
| Enhancing landslide risk mitigation in Tasmania’s urban zones | Sorrell; West Tamar; Break O’Day | This project will combine skills and techniques used nationally and internationally with expertise at Mineral Resources Tasmania and UTAS to evaluate and optimise engineering techniques for landslide prone areas in the state. | $701,499 | $756,546 | $1,458,045 |
| A Natural Hazards Atlas for Tasmania: mapping natural hazards. | State-wide | This project will support the delivery of an easy access online Natural Hazards Atlas which will contribute significantly to ensuring information required for adaptation and resilience planning is broadly accessible. | $2,247,890 | $2,251,641 | $4,499,531 |
| Interoperable Flood & Swift Water Response Project | State-wide | This project will support the delivery of a Level 1 water and flood awareness training package to equip around 3000 TasPol, TFES, SES and associated volunteers with best practise flood water rescue training and skills. | $160,000 | $213,397 | $373,397 |
| Building Resilience to Flood in the Derwent Valley | Derwent Valley | This project will increase the resilience of the Derwent Valley in key catchments and address risk of flash flooding by implementing works on infrastructure to minimise the potential impact of flood events | $879,500 | $882,436 | $1,761,936 |
| Emergency Response Trailer | Meander Valley | This project will deliver an emergency response trailer equipped with various response and recovery related resources will improve the council’s ability to react in a timely manner to emergency events. | $16,500 | $16,500 | $33,000 |
| Flood Intelligence & Early Warning Detection System | Launceston | This project will develop an early warning detection system to provide live data and visual intelligence. This will address gaps identified during recent floods and is expected to allow more time for critical operational decisions. | $200,500 | $200,500 | $401,000 |
| Sheepwash Creek Flood Mitigation | Northern Midlands | This project will improve capacity for the catchment with culverts and bridges, which will greatly reduce the flood footprint in the area and remove most of the properties from the projected flood area. | $1,863,514 | $1,868,500 | $3,732,014 |
| Resource for Emergency Assistance Panel (REAP) | State-wide | This project aims to identify what civil construction and specialist services may be required to support response and recovery activities in large scale disasters. Information will be used to establish a panel of service providers that can be drawn on by state and local government agencies to expedite service provision, whilst ensuring value for money and compliance with government procurement processes. | $120,616 | $121,000 | $241,616 |
| Tasmanian Climate Change Risk Assessment Supplementary Materials | State-wide | This project will complement and enhance the baseline Tasmanian Climate Change Risk Assessment by producing supplementary materials and communication products tailored for specific stakeholders. | $100,616 | $251,000 | $351,616 |
| Tasmanian All Hazards Notification System (TAHNS) | State-wide | This project will support the development of a single, all-hazards notification system, which will support Tasmanian Emergency Service Organisations and industry partners through automation of notifications of impending hazards or existing incidents. | $95,329 | $106,000 | $201,329 |
| Flood intelligence predictive modelling capability | State-wide | This project will integrate flood intelligence predictive modelling into the SES’ strategic flood modelling environment, operations and warning systems. | $950,616 | $951,000 | $1,901,616 |
*Final figures subject to schedule negotiations
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Co-contribution (from jurisdiction or project delivery partner) | Total project cost |
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| Centre of Excellence - Young People and Disasters | State-wide | This project will create a Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Young People and Disasters. The CoE will become a leading hub for evidence-based, innovative, and cutting-edge approaches to involve young people as active agents in disaster management, preparedness, response and recovery, and community resilience building. | $2,197,332 | $2,197,544 | $4,394,876 |
| Newstead Flood Study and Levee Design | Mount Alexander | This project will produce a flood study, levee design, and planning scheme amendment submission to update the Newstead Levee which was constructed in 1912 and is exposed to flood risk. | $137,500 | $137,500 | $275,000 |
| Modernising the pollen forecasting network to reduce future disaster risk | Multi-state | This project will deliver an improved and expanded pollen counting and forecasting system to reduce disaster risk associated with pollen storms and broader health impacts in key at-risk Australian states and territories. It will include installation of automated pollen counting machines and research to improve epidemic thunderstorm asthma risk forecasting. | $2,423,147 | $2,423,147 | $4,846,294 |
| Numurkah Flood Mitigation Project - Stage 2 Southern Levee Design | Moira | This project will complete the design and contract documentation for the Southern Levees (Stage 2) of The Numurkah Flood Mitigation Project, including hydraulic modelling, native vegetation and cultural heritage assessments. | $112,500 | $112,500 | $225,000 |
| Latrobe City Urban Flood Study/Drainage Strategy | Latrobe | This project will undertake a flood study of three major towns and develop a drainage strategy to identify and prioritise areas of concern with appropriate mitigation options. The drainage strategy is proposed to be adopted by Council and form the basis of future investment into infrastructure to improve flood protection for residences. |
$175,000 |
$175,000 |
$350,000 |
| Campaspe Shire Flood Review & Mitigation Project | Campaspe | This project will review and develop a Risk Management Plan to increase community resilience in Campaspe Shire, after Murray, Campaspe and Goulburn Rivers flooding. The project will deliver a review, detailed investigation, functional design, cost estimates and approvals which will construct the first stage of flood protection recommendations. It will also acquire critical infrastructure to protect essential services and town access points in the event of a flood. |
$1,087,440 |
$1,109,917 |
$2,197,357 |
| Stawell Flood Investigation: Planning Controls Documentation | Northern Grampians | This project will reduce the exposure to risk, harm and severity of flooding events by including the preparation of planning scheme amendments and a Floodplain Development Plan. The study area of the Stawell Flood Investigation will be extended by approximately 12 square kilometres. |
$95,000 |
$95,000 |
$190,000 |
| Shepparton Mooroopna Flood Intelligence Mapping | Greater Shepparton | This project will update flood intelligence and mapping for the Shepparton, Mooroopna and Kialla areas including renewal of out-of-date floor level surveys. This renewed survey will inform both the Municipal Flood Emergency Plan, the Goulburn Broken Community Flood Intelligence Portal and FloodZoom with up-to-date reliable data that will underpin community resilience. |
$232,500 |
$232,500 |
$465,000 |
| Remote Bushfire Detection | State-wide | This project seeks to provide rapid identification of bushfire ignitions using satellite and terrestrial camera technology integrated with machine learning. Early detection allows a quicker response to ignitions, reduces the impacts of bushfire on people, property, and the environment, increases first responder safety and reduces the cost of suppression. |
$1,500,000 |
$1,500,000 |
$3,000,000 |
| Increasing understanding of risk and resilience across East Gippsland LGA | East Gippsland | This project will produce a web-based tool to share geographic data with community and council, to improve community knowledge of risk and enable better decision making about investment and emergency management. It will also deliver community engagement and education, and ensure community assembly areas are safer, with reliable independent power and communication facilities. |
$1,200,000 |
$1,200,000 |
$2,400,000 |
| Mid-Goulburn Valley Flood Study | Murrindindi | This project will undertake a review and make recommendations for flood models, data usage, emergency plan risks and consequences, infrastructure resilience and mitigation opportunities. |
$125,000 |
$125,000 |
$250,000 |
| Greater Geelong Connected Network Analysis – Flood Mitigation | Greater Geelong | The project will deliver catchment modelling and a preliminary investigation to address recent major flash flooding incidents. The study will focus on highest risk areas and will support drainage upgrades or water management solutions. This project will include community consultation and deliver up-to-date information for building and planning controls and emergency management modelling. |
$250,000 |
$738,900 |
$988,900 |
| Strathbogie Shire Floods, Flash Flooding and Storm Surges Strategy | Strathbogie | This project will support mapping and digital hydraulic modelling of waterways and drainage infrastructure to inform urban planning and reduce flood risks to the community. It will also contribute to a prioritised set of infrastructure works, future business cases and evidence-based modelling to optimise response during emergencies. |
$150,000 |
$150,000 |
$300,000 |
| Corryong Advanced Microgrid (CAM) | Towong | This project seeks to build the energy resilience of Corryong, which was recently disconnected from the electricity grid for over a month due to bushfire. By establishing an Advanced Microgrid that would provide electricity to a large area of the town with the ability to provide electricity for an extended period, allowing essential services and the community to respond to the emergency and in some cases continue business. |
$7,000,000 |
$8,000,000 |
$15,000,000 |
| Assessing future impacts of heatwaves on the health of Victorians | State-wide | This project will model future impacts of heatwaves on health and health service demand in Victoria under various greenhouse gas emission, intervention, and adaptive capacity scenarios. This will enhance the Victorian health system and broader sectors’ capability to implement more targeted risk reduction interventions, and to prepare for and respond to health impacts of heatwaves. |
$238,227 |
$238,227 |
$476,454 |
| Jamieson Police Paddock Community Hub - Business Case and Project Plan | Mansfield | This project will create a business case and project plan to develop a purpose-built command post, community hub, and recovery centre during and after emergencies. Outside of emergencies, the facility will be a multifunctional community space. The business case and project plan will be the first step towards building the facility |
$30,000 |
$30,000 |
$60,000 |
| Traralgon Creek Retarding Basin Feasibility Study | Latrobe | This project will investigate options for a standalone piece of infrastructure to improve flood protection for Traralgon residents impacted by flooding from the Traralgon Creek. |
$50,000 |
$50,000 |
$100,000 |
| Flood Asset Infrastructure Upgrade | Swan Hill | This project will reduce flooding risk in Swan Hill and Robinvale. It will upgrade antiquated drainage infrastructure, pump systems, and other assets with current technology. Fit for purpose infrastructure will reduce the impact of flooding on assets and reduce safety risks to staff who manage the system during flooding events. |
$852,621 |
$853,960 |
$1,706,581 |
| Resilient Regions and capable communities | East Gippsland | This project will work with vulnerable communities across Gippsland and deliver facilitated workshops on reducing risk exposure and building community resilience. The program is underpinned by research into the role of businesses in disaster preparedness and recovery and will reduce risk exposure, improve recovery and economical resilience. |
$2,409,565 |
$2,437,817 |
$4,847,382 |
| Schools in Fire Country | State-wide | This project will provide bushfire education to upper primary school students in bushfire-prone areas to reduce their bushfire risk. This project will co-design a sustainable implementation strategy to enable scalability of the program and provide professional learning opportunities for teachers and emergency management personnel. |
$610,000 |
$675,000 |
$1,285,000 |
| Investigation of flood prone transport routes in North Central Victoria | Macedon Ranges; Mount Alexander; Buloke; Campaspe; Gannawarra; Central Goldfields; Swan Hill; Loddon; Greater Bendigo; Mildura | This project will investigate key transport routes affected by flooding within the Loddon Mallee region and improve understanding of flood risk to the transportation network. The project will inform prioritisation of future road upgrades and support emergency management planning. This will improve the understanding of flood risk, reduce that risk and impact of flooding on communities and economy. |
$250,000 |
$250,000 |
$500,000 |
| Port Albert and Robertson’s Beach Seawall Detailed Assessment | Wellington | This project will engage coastal engineering expertise to undertake an assessment of the Port Albert and Robertson Beach seawalls. The assessment will include a condition report, risk assessment, and will inform a capital and maintenance works program with a schedule of options to sustainably and cost effectively manage these assets on an on-going basis. |
$80,000 |
$80,000 |
$160,000 |
| Merriwa Park Levee Bank | Wangaratta | This project will upgrade the existing levee bank at Merriwa Park. The project will deliver a new levee embankment to manage more severe flood events, and an upgrade to a pump station and reconstruction of existing pump station. |
$517,216 |
$1,051,900 |
$1,569,116 |
| Strengthening resilience in Yarra Ranges and Campaspe communities | Yarra Ranges; Campaspe | This project will support a network of organisations to build resilience through collaboration in delivering sector workshops, local communities of practice, analysis and mapping, a collaborative action plan, and final project report. This will enable Community Legal Centres and related organisations to strengthen partnerships and provide a coordinated approach to risk reduction. |
$1,835,701 |
$1,837,486 |
$3,673,187 |
| Mount Alexander Shire Community Information Monitors | Mount Alexander | This project will install monitors to share accessible emergency information to communities. During and after emergencies, they will share localised warnings, hazards, safety advice and information about relief and recovery. Outside of emergencies, they will promote awareness and share risk and resilience information. |
$37,609 |
$37,609 |
$75,219 |
| Business case for Emergency Preparedness model for people with disability | State-wide | This project will support people with disability (PWD) to be involved in developing their emergency preparedness plans at all levels. A business case will be developed for a staged state-wide rollout of Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness (P-CEP) model for Victoria’s people with disability community. It will focus on increasing awareness and the benefits of P-CEP in disaster risk reduction to increase P-CEP uptake and foster collaborative emergency management planning approaches. |
$176,749 |
$373,097 |
$549,846 |
| Hodgson and Burgoigee Creeks Flood channel asset repair and replacement | Wangaratta | This project aims to halt and reverse active streambed incision processes to protect natural processes, public and private assets. This will be achieved through the repair and/or replacement of priority existing grade control structures damaged by the December 2018 flood event. A program of stock exclusion and revegetation will also be implemented for long-term protection of the system. |
$210,315 |
$210,315 |
$420,630 |
| Corangamite Flood Study - Stage 2 Data Acquisition | Corangamite | This study will provide flood mapping for the entire municipality to reduce flood risks. Previous scoping has identified the need for LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data. This project will acquire LiDAR data through the Statewide Digital Twin Victoria (DTV) and Coordinated Imagery Program (CIP) to inform flood modelling in the next stages of the flood study. |
$218,635 |
$218,635 |
$437,270 |
| Glengarry Flood Mitigation Design and Construction - Stage One | Latrobe | This project will analyse the options available to Latrobe City Council to deliver and operate flood mitigation assets. This project will design and construct swales (small channels) and levees on Brooks Lane and Traralgon-Maffra Road, Glengarry. Implementation of the first stage for a network of swale drains and levees will provide 1% Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) flood protection to significantly improve flood protection for a large section of the Glengarry township and residences. |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
$1,000,000 |
| Understanding current flooding inadequacies in road infrastructure | Benalla; Greater Shepparton; Wangaratta; Moira; Mitchell; Strathbogie | The project will complete a flood risk modelling exercise to understand where road infrastructure within North-East Victoria is most likely to experience flooding impacts during extreme weather, and determine locations where existing road infrastructure may contribute to flooding risk. It will identify areas needing improvements and deliver a business case to address and reduce future impacts. |
$150,000 |
$150,000 |
$300,000 |
| Integrated Strategic Bushfire Management in a Changing Climate | State-wide | This project will study the relative effectiveness of fire management actions (including prescribed burning, suppression, mechanical fuel treatments, fuel breaks) in a changing climate. This will increase understanding of the risk reduction achieved by management actions, and potential impacts. The project will deliver a state-wide framework to deliver the most effective risk reduction activities. |
$1,500,000 |
$1,500,000 |
$3,000,000 |
*Final figures subject to schedule negotiations
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Co-contribution (from jurisdiction or project delivery partner) | Total project cost |
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| Protective Fire Suppression and Low-Impact Fuel Load Reduction | Busselton; Augusta-Margaret River | This project will help to protect important tourism and economic resources in areas prone to high fire risks by installing fire suppression systems and utilizing low-impact cool burning methods inspired by the knowledge of Aboriginal traditional custodians. | $331,181 | $331,181 | $662,362 |
| Firewise Demonstration Landscape Protection Project | Mundaring; Swan; Chittering; Denmark; Nannup; Armadale; Augusta-Margaret River; Kalamunda | This project will empower individuals and communities to create fire resilient landscapes that will protect properties and potentially save lives. | $262,830 | $268,224 | $531,054 |
| Digital Fire Danger Rating Signage | Waroona | This project will increase awareness and educate communities about potential fire danger by installing digital fire danger rating signs. | $30,000 | $30,600 | $60,600 |
| Upgrades to Boyup Brook Emergency Evacuation Centre | Boyup Brook | This project will support an upgrade to the Boyup Brook designated emergency evacuation centre, ensuring the centre is able to meet the needs of the both the local and surrounding communities during emergency events. | $813,000 | $3,087,000 | $3,900,000 |
| Enhancing Disaster Resilience and Climate Justice in Community Services | State-wide | This project focuses on creating and implementing tools and resources to assist the community services sector in Western Australia be more resilient to natural hazards and disasters. | $892,362 | $907,511 | $1,799,873 |
| Virtual Reality Community Preparedness Strategy | Busselton; Boyup Brook; Augusta-Margaret River; Donnybrook-Ballingup; Bridgetown-Greenbushes; Manjimup; Nannup | This project will develop a virtual reality package that can simulate and highlight the risks and emotional, psychosocial impacts to community members who choose to "Stay and Defend" a property during bushfire. The project aims to significantly improve local resilience and preparedness for bushfires, build capability and strengthen local decision-making before a disaster. | $50,000 | $53,883 | $103,883 |
| Nabawa Recreation Centre Facility Redevelopment | Chapman Valley | This project will support the redevelopment of the Nabawa Recreation Centre Facility to ensure the community has access to suitable evacuation and welfare centre when faced with a natural disaster. | $900,000 | $900,000 | $1,800,000 |
| Family-Centred Disaster Resilience Gallery | State-wide | This project will establish a family-centred gallery experience that aligns with disaster resilience education principles, offering a reliable source of information about emergencies and disasters. The gallery experience at the Centre will serve as a valuable resource for promoting disaster preparedness and education in an engaging and accessible manner. | $500,000 | $502,000 | $1,002,000 |
| Airport Microgrid | Greater Geraldton | This project will integrate the Emergency Services Response sub-precinct of the Geraldton Airport Precinct into the renewable energy system microgrid that includes Uninterruptible Power Supply functionality. | $2,000,000 | $2,221,367 | $4,221,367 |
| Fire Behaviour Predictions and Advice | State-wide | This project will create a standardized set of interagency processes, approved models, tools, and workflows for the development and application of fire spread predictions within Western Australia. The aim is to establish a consistent and coordinated approach across multiple agencies involved in fire management. | $52,550 | $54,234 | $106,784 |
| Stormwater Drainage Design for the Township of Cranbrook | Cranbrook | This project will develop a Stormwater Drainage Design specifically for the township of Cranbrook that can effectively handle extreme storm runoff events, ensuring the safe and well-defined flow of water. By establishing robust stormwater drainage infrastructure, this can effectively manage both major and minor storm events in the township. | $70,000 | $70,000 | $140,000 |
| Drone Monitoring of At-Risk Coastal Areas Using Aboriginal Drone Operators | Rockingham; Dardanup; Mandurah; Harvey; Murray; Bunbury; Busselton; Capel; Waroona | This project will capture the intra-annual changes of the coastal terrain at the beach level to establish an effective risk management strategy that encompasses planning, development, and mitigation of extreme events along the coast. It will enable better decision-making and proactive measures to reduce the impact of coastal hazards. | $125,690 | $168,000 | $293,690 |
| Upgrading Fire History Datasets Using Fire Severity Dynamics | Kondinin; Albany; Lake Grace; Perth; Boddington; Kwinana; Kojonup; Kellerberrin; Bridgetown-Greenbushes; Capel; Peppermint Grove; Boyup Brook; Kent; Mosman Park; Katanning; Wanneroo; Subiaco; Wandering; Armadale; Bruce Rock; Bayswater; Narembeen; Wickepin; Kulin; Mundaring; Claremont; Cockburn; Swan; Plantagenet; Brookton; Tammin; Manjimup; Goomalling; Donnybrook-Balingup; Belmont; Beverley; Cuballing; Chittering; South Perth; Stirling; Dardanup; Denmark; Mandurah; Nannup; Gosnells; Broomehill-Tambellup; Bassendean; Melville; Merredin; Victoria Park; Serpentine-Jarrahdale; Busselton; Wagin; Wyalkatchem; Murray; Kalamunda; Collie; Canning; Waroona; Gnowangerup; Quairading; Ravensthorpe; West Arthur; Trayning; Harvey; Jerramungup; Vincent; Joondalup; Esperance; Pingelly; Fremantle; Cambridge; Gingin; Corrigin; Toodyay; Rockingham; East Fremantle; Cunderdin; Victoria Plains; Nungarin; Augusta-Margaret River; York; Narrogin; Cottesloe; Dowerin; Woodanilling; Northam; Dundas; Cranbrook; Dumbleyung; Williams | The project will upgrade current fuel hazard mapping, data and reporting systems to help inform bushfire response as well as planned mitigation activities. | $1,285,000 | $1,294,000 | $2,579,000 |
| Dumbleyung Emergency Evacuation Sites Power Back-Up Project | Dumbleyung |
This project will establish fixed power generation back-up sources for two designated Evacuation Centres located within the Shire of Dumbleyung.
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$15,000 | $15,000 | $30,000 |
| Cunderdin Evacuation Centre Upgrades | Shire of Cunderin | This project will upgrade the Cunderdin Evacuation Centre into a fully functional and standalone emergency evacuation centre with its own power and water supply. This will increase the resilience and preparedness of the Shire of Cunderdin during a natural disaster. | $82,750 | $82,750 | $165,500 |
| South Caroling Bushfire Brigade Fire Water Supply | Quairading | This project will enable the installation of a fire water supply south of the town of Quairading at the South Caroling Bushfire Brigade. This will be available for use during any fires south of Quairading. | $8,439 | $8,439 | $16,878 |
| General Practice Emergency Response Team | State-wide | This project aims to design the financial modelling for the implementation and execution of the General Practice Emergency Response Team (GPERT) model. This will be achieved through consultation and co-design. | $300,000 | $300,000 | $600,000 |
| Strategic Safer Places – Eastern Torndirrup Peninsula | Albany | This project aims to identify appropriate sites known as Strategic Safer Places within The Torndirrup Peninsula. The objective is to provide a safe haven where individuals can seek refuge during emergencies when evacuation options have become limited. | $65,100 | $65,100 | $130,200 |
| Evacuation Centre Power Redundancy Project | Toodyay | This project will provide power redundancy to the Toodyay Recreation Centre to allow it to serve as the Local Government’s primary evacuation centre during disasters. | $77,384 | $77,385 | $154,769 |
| First and Last | State-wide | This project will develop, test, evaluate and implement tools and processes that aid diverse community members with their personal and collective risks to climate and disaster events. By fostering a collaborative approach, the project aims to enhance community resilience and preparedness across the region. | $628,150 | $646,050 | $1,274,200 |
| City of Joondalup Bushfire Risk Reduction Project | Joondalup | This project will conduct comprehensive review of the City of Joondalup's Bushfire Risk Management Plan and implement strategies to mitigate the risk of bushfires, safeguarding the well-being and functioning of the local community, environment, and economy. Furthermore, the project will develop and deliver a Bushfire Community Education Program, aimed at raising awareness and educating the community about bushfire safety and preparedness. | $216,045 | $216,045 | $432,090 |
| Non-crown Tenure, Public Land Bush Fire Mitigation | Toodyay | This project will carry out strategic activities aimed at remediation and preparation non-crown land areas that present a significant bushfire risk to assets and human life in The Shire of Toodyay. | $137,769 | $137,770 | $275,539 |
*Final figures subject to schedule negotiations
In 2024–25, Round Two delivered $200 million in Australian Government funding to support 171 projects across Australia.
On 28 August 2024 the Minister for Emergency Management announced Round Two of the DRF would fund 164 projects. Following this announcement, a number of projects faced changing circumstances meaning they were unable to proceed.
On 20 November 2024 the Minister endorsed several other projects, in line with the funding recommendations made by the Assessment Panel. The additional projects ensured that the full $200 million in Australian Government funding available under Round Two was fully allocated.
Payments to Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and the Northern Territory were made on 7 February 2025. Payments to Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory were made on 7 April 2025.
The list of projects is available below.
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Jurisdiction co-contribution | Total project cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strengthening ACT social recovery partnerships and community engagement | ACT - Unincorporated ACT | This project will strengthen the preparedness, planning, coordination and response capacity of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government and our social recovery community partners. This will ensure ACT social recovery efforts contribute to a stronger more resilient Canberra community and support people throughout their recovery journey from immediate relief to long term recovery to regain a sense of sustained wellbeing and the ability to thrive. | $612,245 | $612,245 | $1,224,490 |
| Supporting ACT Community Sector Organisations in Preparing for the Impacts of Climate Change | ACT - Unincorporated ACT | This project will build the adaptive capacity of community sector organisations (CSOs) to manage and respond to the increasing risk from natural hazards under a changing climate. It will deliver a fit-for-purpose climate hazard risk management and adaptation ‘toolkit’, developed through a co-design process and trialled with the sector, which will guide CSOs in identifying key risks to their services and support development of effective risk management and adaptation plans. | $621,182 | $733,805 | $1,354,987 |
| ‘Climate ready’ natural hazards future proofing through the ACT’s planning system | ACT - Unincorporated ACT | Many natural hazards are expected to increase in frequency and/or intensity due to climate change. This project will seek to future proof communities by analysing and adapting the ACT’s planning system to make sure that it appropriately manages disaster risk arising from natural hazards. This will include the core elements of strategic planning including land use planning and infrastructure planning. Hazards included will be bushfire, flood, storms and urban heat/heatwave. | $120,000 | $136,356 | $256,356 |
| Increasing vulnerable households' resilience to heatwaves through installation of thermally backed curtains | ACT - Unincorporated ACT | The project will leverage an existing program to expand the delivery of thermally backed curtains and pelmets (in two living areas) to an additional 500 low-income and vulnerable households in the ACT over two-years. The project will increase the resilience of participating households to heatwaves and extreme heat/cold by improving thermal comfort, reducing energy use and costs, and supporting improved health and wellbeing. | $560,000 | $599,455 | $1,159,455 |
| Territory Wide Risk Reduction Implementation | ACT - Unincorporated ACT | A Territory-Wide Risk Register (TWRR) allows us to learn from past emergencies and crises, plan for future disruptions, and identify opportunities to enhance community resilience. The proposed project will allow the ACT to implement, monitor, review and enhance the TWRR to provide the foundation for understanding disaster risks, monitoring effectiveness of existing risk management, and identify opportunities to improve risk treatment, reduction, recovery and build whole-of-government capability. | $858,178 | $859,000 | $1,717,178 |
| EmergencyRedi for the ACT’s CALD communities | ACT - Unincorporated ACT | This project will deliver EmergencyRedi workshops and one-on-one sessions throughout the ACT, focusing on the needs of people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Participants will learn practical actions they can take to minimise disaster risk and impacts. They will understand disaster risk in the ACT and develop plans to mitigate that risk. This will lead to more informed decision-making and increased levels of physical and emotional preparedness. | $937,414 | $937,414 | $1,874,828 |
| Improved flood resilience for Canberra Avenue and nearby community assets | ACT - Unincorporated ACT | This project will reduce climate-related flood risks to an arterial road and a constructed wetland by modelling the effects of climate change on flooding in Jerrabomberra Creek; increasing the flow capacity of the creek threatening the arterial road; placing a serviceable sediment trap within the creek to increase flood resilience, and raising the levee between the creek and a recently constructed water quality wetland to resist flooding. | $615,000 | $997,542 | $1,612,542 |
| Community Education Tools and Benchmarking | ACT - Unincorporated ACT | This project aims to strengthen community resilience by utilising interactive teaching tools and gaining insights into the disaster preparedness of the ACT community. Through diverse activities like Simtable and Virtual Reality tools, the project seeks to engage residents actively. Additionally, funding will support a consulting initiative to explore deeper into the community's dynamics and their relationship with disaster resilience. | $290,000 | $290,000 | $580,000 |
| Improving the Resilience of ACT’s Urban Forest | ACT - Unincorporated ACT | This project aims to strengthen Canberra’s urban forest to enhance the ACT’s liveability and resilience to the impacts of climate change related natural hazards. The project will implement a proactive maintenance program to increase public tree resilience to storm events, reduce the risk of tree hazards caused by storms, and extend the life of trees in the urban environment to help combat urban heat. | $2,888,279.97 | $4,787,785 | $7,676,064.97 |
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Jurisdiction co-contribution | Total project cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disaster Resilience Capacity Building for the Hunter and Central Coast | NSW - Cessnock, Dungog, Maitland, Mid-Coast, Muswellbrook, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Singleton, Upper Hunter | This project will build disaster resilience capacity and capability within 11 Hunter and Central Coast councils and their communities. This will be achieved by supporting development and implementation of local and regional Disaster Adaptation Plans, embedding resilience into councils Integrated Planning and Reporting (IP&R) framework, facilitating a regional resilience network, and supporting community engagement. | $851,271 | $887,269 | $1,738,540 |
| All-hazards, risk-based approach to land use planning and critical infrastructure asset management for Riverina/Murray region. | NSW - Albury, Berrigan, Edward River, Federation, Griffith, Hay, Murray River, Murrumbidge, Narrandera | Action plans will be developed from critical infrastructure risk assessments and land use planning maturity assessments for 11 councils in the Riverina Murray region. This will support councils to embed best practice in their asset management, land use planning and strategic planning documents and forthcoming Disaster Adaptation Plans. | $345,000 | $349,000 | $694,000 |
| Creating Safe Shelter Spaces - Holding a Gendered Lens on Emergency Management Simulations. | NSW - All | GADAus will work with 6 LGA's in New South Wales (NSW) to ensure that the safety of emergency shelters are assessed through a gendered lens, ensuring the safety of women, children, LGBTQIA+ during disasters. The Local Government Areas (LGA) will be chosen from high disaster risk areas and form a pilot to extend to other areas of NSW. | $60,289 | $60,289 | $120,578 |
| Aboriginal Communities Emergency Mangement Program (ACEMP) | NSW - Clarence Valley, Cobar, Kempsey, Kyogle, Mid-Coast, Mid-Western, Nambucca Valley, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Port Stephens, Walgett | This project expands on a pilot ensuring Discrete Aboriginal Communities (DACs) are prepared to respond to and recover from disasters. Through identifying and strengthening sustainable local emergency management partnership with DACs, ACEMP can inform and influence emergency management through Aboriginal leadership, research and co-design – ensuring Aboriginal knowledge and emergency management frameworks are appropriately integrated in prevention, preparedness, response and recovery. | $3,687,244 | $4,344,358 | $8,031,602 |
| Climate hazard assessment, adaptation and resilience in Blacktown | NSW - Blacktown | This project will assess local climate risks and deliberatively engage with a large, diverse community and local businesses to develop an adaptation and resilience plan and leverage existing partnerships to form a working group, overseeing climate hubs that deliver engagement, workshops, communities of practice, crowd sourced mapping and community capacity building. | $538,002 | $581,614 | $1,119,616 |
| CoastGuard - NSW Coast and Estuary Hazard Risk Data Portal | NSW - Ballina, Bayside (NSW), Bega Valley, Bellingen, Byron, Canada Bay, Canterbury-Bankstown, Central Coast (NSW), Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Eurobodalla, Georges River, Hawkesbury, Hornsby, Hunters Hill, Kempsey, Kiama, Ku-ring-gai, Lake Macquarie, Lane Cove, Lismore, Maitland, Mid-Coast, Mosman, Newcastle, North Sydney, Northern Beaches, Parramatta, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Port Stephens, Randwick, Richmond Valley, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven, Strathfield, Sutherland, Sydney, Tweed, Waverley, Wollongong, Woollahra | The NSW Coast and Estuary Hazard Risk Data Portal aims to provide a central repository and improve the sharing and accessibility of key coastal and estuary hazard data and information across government (state, local and Commonwealth) and to other stakeholders. | $250,000 | $250,000 | $500,000 |
| Accessibility and compliance infrastructure enhancements to PCYC Gunnedah as a disaster and emergency evacuation centre | NSW - Gunnedah | Gunnedah Local Emergency Management Committee (LEMC), identified Gunnedah PCYC as the preferred venue for establishment as an Emergency Evacuation Centre (EEC). Proposed capital works will address accessibility, compliance and functionality gaps (accessible entry/exit, kitchen/bathrooms refurbishments with a designated ambulant bathroom) and enable the venue to be activated as an EEC. | $742,204 | $806,804 | $1,549,008 |
| Construction of South Albury Levee Upgrade | NSW - Albury | Albury City is situated on the northern bank of the Murray River, downstream of Hume Dam, and is prone to flooding based on historical records. This project will upgrade the South Albury Flood Levee to mitigate the risk associated with flood to protect the town from riverine flood events.. | $1,694,866 | $1,694,866 | $3,389,732 |
| Good Fire Gathering | NSW - Byron, Clarence Valley, Kyogle, Lismore, Richmond Valley, Tweed | Good Fire Gathering focuses on Cultural fire pathways to share knowledge and practices that enhance resilience, adaptive capacity and preparedness, through Caring for Country by communities at risk or impacted by natural hazards. It enables systemic risk reduction through cultural and social connections for cooperative community-led actions and planning. | $2,987,690 | $3,011,897 | $5,999,587 |
| Integrated preparedness: integrated approaches for disaster mitigation, energy and water security, and technology. | NSW - Bathurst, Blayney, Cabonne, Forbes, Lachlan, Lithgow, Oberon, Orange, Parkes, Weddin | Through tailoring Disaster Adaptation Planning (DAP); integrating insights funded under the NSW governments Disaster Risk Reduction Fund (DRRF), Simtables, and technology, this project will deliver enhanced DAP guidance, comprehensive plans and a strengthened and coordinated DRR approach - boosting resilience in Central NSW communities amid escalating natural disasters. | $743,130 | $743,171 | $1,486,301 |
| Reducing flooding in the Parramatta CBD and City of Parramatta Local Government Area | NSW - Parramatta | Parramatta CBD and surrounding areas are subject to significant flooding risks. The project will investigate proposed options to substantially reduce these flooding risks. | $250,000 | $250,000 | $500,000 |
| Heatwave Hub: A Comprehensive Risk Assessment, Resilience and Preparedness Initiative for Vulnerable Communities across NSW | NSW - All | The 'Heatwave Hub' initiative addresses heatwave risks in vulnerable NSW communities through comprehensive risk assessments, co-designing plans/toolkits, focus groups, and workshops. Outcomes include the 'Heatwave Hub' website, LGA heatwave action plans, and community capacity building. The project will promote informed planning for effective heatwave preparedness and improved wellbeing. | $672,974 | $694,210 | $1,367,184 |
| Aboriginal Peoples Engagement Program | NSW - All | NSW State Emergency Services (SES) will partner with Aboriginal peoples to co-design a program incorporating cultural safety, how to warn community and understanding how First Nations people prepare for and respond to the impact of floods. This includes understanding the cultural barriers to evacuation and how best to reduce risk for Aboriginal peoples. | $1,843,000 | $2,213,763 | $4,056,763 |
| DBU (Done By Us) | NSW - Inner West, Randwick, Sydney | DBU is a peer-led and delivered community preparedness program targeting people who live in social and community housing communities. Residents will be recruited, up-skilled and trained to support and implement peer led community preparedness activities and outcomes. The project will target communities across the Inner and Eastern Sydney Region. | $268,000 | $268,000 | $536,000 |
| Psycho-social supports for children, parents/carers and educators to reduce risk of long-term mental health impacts | NSW - Berrigan, Cabonne, Cootamundra-Gundagai, Dubbo, Forbes, Glen Innes Severn, Gunnedah, Snowy Monaro, Snowy Valleys, Yass Valley | Support for children (3-12) and their parents/carers/educators, living in disaster-impacted areas likely to be impacted by future disasters. Through one-to-one, small group and cohort-wide psycho-social interventions/supports for up to 22 schools/preschools, we will build the adaptive capacity, skills and resilience individuals and groups need to effectively cope with disaster events.. | $4,264,307 | $2,672,632 | $6,936,939 |
| Community Organisations Disaster Adaptation (CODA) project | NSW - Bega Valley, Eurobodalla, Hawkesbury, Kyogle, Lismore, Richmond Valley, Snowy Monaro | The Community Organisations Disaster Adaptation (CODA) project builds disaster preparedness and resilience among NGOs and people most vulnerable to disaster impacts and strengthens connections and cooperation between the community, local NGOs and Emergency Management to take action to reduce local disaster risks. | $2,569,981 | $2,577,982 | $5,147,963 |
| Improving Floodplain Connections - urban protection | NSW - Bourke, Carrathool, Federation, Forbes, Hay, Lachlan, Moree Plains, Murray River, Murrumbidgee, Narrabri, Narrandera, Narromine, Walgett, Warren | This program will address flood works in Western NSW targeting flood risk from crop protection works to mitigate flood risk to life and property. Benefiting 40 urban centres and 85,000 people, it focuses on remediating flood works, ensuring compliance, fostering collaboration among government agencies, landholders, stakeholders for effective floodplain management. | $2,940,000 | $3,872,013 | $6,812,013 |
| Canberra Region Joint Organisation (CRJO) Disaster Adaptation Preparedness (DAP) Support Program | NSW - Bega Valley, Eurobodalla, Goulburn Mulwaree, Hilltops, Queanbeyan-Palerang, Snowy Monaro, Snowy Valleys, Wagga Wagga, Wingecarribee, Yass Valley | Support member councils to increase disaster resilience, adaptation, and preparedness through regional DAP/local DAPs commenced implementation of DRRF outcomes including maturity modelling Disaster Risk Reduction Fund (DRRF) integration into Integrated Planning and Reporting (IP&R) frameworks; capacity building working group and alignment with state strategic frameworks Simtable workshops and training/loans 3-year Disaster Dashboard subscription Advocate investment in resilient infrastructure | $899,267 | $921,320 | $1,820,587 |
| Pilot Project - Strengthening community capacity and resilience through development of community-led flood intelligence networks | NSW - Byron, Cabonne, Lismore, Tweed | Northern Rivers communities (Wilsons River Catchment, Mullumbimby/Main Arm, Uki) and Cabonne Shire/ Eugowra will partner with Australian National University (ANU) to develop, test, and evaluate localised community-led flood intelligence networks. These strengthen community capacity/resilience through reduced vulnerability, enhanced communication and new state-wide resources for informed and timely preparation and response to flooding events. | $1,961,483 | $2,748,150 | $4,709,633 |
| Enhancing the capability of NSW to prepare for and respond to risks from coastal hazards | NSW - Bellingen, Blacktown, Burwood, Byron, Canada Bay, Canterbury-Bankstown, Central Coast (NSW), Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Cumberland, Dungog, Eurobodalla, Fairfield, Hawkesbury, Hornsby, Hunters Hill, Inner West, Kempsey, Kiama, Ku-ring-gai, Lake Macquarie, Lane Cove, Lismore, Liverpool, Maitland, Mid-Coast, Mosman, Nambucca Valley, Newcastle, North Sydney, Northern Beaches, Parramatta, Penrith, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Port Stephens, Randwick, Richmond Valley, Ryde, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven, Strathfield, Sutherland, Sydney, The Hills, Tweed, Waverley, Willoughby, Wollongong, Woollahra | This project seeks to enhance outcomes for coastal communities in NSW that strategically address risks from climate change and coastal hazards. Additional funding to implement the NSW coastal management framework in partnership with local government, will facilitate investment in action to manage threats and risks to the NSW coastal zone. | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | $12,000,000 |
| MacKillop Seasons' Community Resilience Project | NSW - Armidale, Ballina, Bega Valley, Byron, Central Coast (NSW), Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Dungog, Eurobodalla, Kiama, Kyogle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Richmond Valley, Shoalhaven, Singleton, Tweed | The project will benefit identified communities by building capacity in local education and community services sector professionals, to address the needs resulting from natural disaster with location-based support and direct delivery for children, young people and adults. This will be achieved through training, mentoring and co-delivery of evidence informed programs. | $1,299,686 | $1,299,686 | $2,599,372 |
| Building systemic adaptive capacity for Illawarra/Shoalhaven and coordinate alignment of resilience initiatives across regional NSW | NSW - Albury, Ballina, Bathurst, Bega Valley, Bellingen, Berrigan, Bland, Blayney, Bourke, Byron, Cabonne, Carrathool, Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Cobar, Coolamon, Cootamundra-Gundagai, Cowra, Dungog, Edward River, Eurobodalla, Federation, Forbes, Goulburn Mulwaree, Greater Hume, Griffith, Hay, Hilltops, Junee, Kempsey, Kiama, Kyogle, Lachlan, Lake Macquarie, Leeton, Lismore, Lithgow, Lockhart, Maitland, Mid-Coast, Murray River, Murrumbidge, Muswellbrook, Newcastle, Oberon, Orange, Parkes, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Port Stephens, Queanbeyan-Palerang, Richmond Valley, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven, Singleton, Snowy Monaro, Snowy Valleys, Temora, Tweed, Upper Hunter, Upper Lachlan, Wagga Wagga, Walgett, Weddin, Wingecarribee, Wollongong, Yass Valley | This project will build disaster adaptation capacity of councils, communities and key stakeholders through systemic embedding of hazard mitigation and resilience plans and resources which enhance current frameworks to reduce disaster exposure and vulnerability. A supporting state-wide coordination model will apply learnings and increase resilience maturity across multiple regions. | $1,220,000 | $1,312,800 | $2,532,800 |
| NSW Bush Fire Inquiry Recommendation 17 - Neighbourhood Safer Places | NSW - Bega Valley, Bland, Blue Mountains, Bogan, Campbelltown (NSW), Cessnock, Clarence Valley, Cootamundra-Gundagai, Dungog, Eurobodalla, Federation, Glen Innes Severn, Greater Hume, Hawkesbury, Hilltops, Inverell, Kempsey, Kiama, Liverpool Plains, Narrabri, Northern Beaches, Port Stephens, Queanbeyan-Palerang, Shoalhaven, Singleton, Snowy Monaro, Snowy Valleys, Sutherland, Tenterfield, Upper Hunter, Wagga Wagga, Walgett, Wollongong | The provision of existing NSW Rural Fire Service Brigade stations (or suitable alternatives) as Neighbourhood Safer Places in remote communities, for community use during bushfire events. This will require establishment of Asset Protection Zones and building works to increase building resilience from a bushfire and enhance community safety. | $3,252,000 | $3,252,000 | $6,504,000 |
| Pilot Project: Wet-Proofing Treatment of Aboriginal Housing Properties in flood prone areas in NSW | Wentworth (Murdi Paaki region, Far West NSW) | The aim of this project is to reduce flood risk to 6 Aboriginal Housing Office (AHO) properties. A risk analysis was conducted to identify the flood prone areas. The risk will be mitigated by waterproofing properties, applying water resistant finishes and raising services above the flood level. This project is a pilot for future works. | $346,363 | $346,363 | $692,726 |
| March Street Bridge Upgrade to alleviate flooding | NSW - Orange | The March Street culvers are constraints on the East Orange Stormwater Channel. Floodwater frequently surcharges the banks of East Orange Creek at the March Street crossing, inundating neighbouring properties. Upgrading to a bridge at this location will alleviate flooding, reducing risk to property and mitigating harm to residents. | $583,000 | $713,245 | $1,296,245 |
| Digital Flood Warning Signs at Reddenville Break and Stoney Crossing | NSW - Warren | Installation of digital flood warning signs at the Reddenville Break on Wambianna Road, and at Stoney Crossing on Bundemar Road, Warren NSW. | $38,511 | $38,511 | $77,022 |
| North Deniliquin Levee Upgrade | NSW - Edward River | Augmentation and upgrading of the North Deniliquin levee to provide protection up to a 1% Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) flood event with 500mm of freeboard. | $729,246 | $729,246 | $1,458,492 |
| Forbes Shire Flooded Road Smart Warning System | NSW | The project consists of the installation of water sensors in flood ways to trigger digital 'Road Closed' sign at the flood way, and a 'Road Closed Ahead' sign at the start of the road. The sensor will also send an SMS alert to council to install physical road closed signs. | $111,495 | $111,495 | $222,990 |
| Eurobodalla Emergency Evacuation Centres - back up power generation | NSW | This project will see the procurement, installation and activation of six back-up power generators at Eurobodalla's emergency evacuation centres and critical sites. These facilities are owned/operated by Eurobodalla Council. At the request of the NSW Government, these sites become emergency evacuations centres in times of emergencies and natural disasters. | $220,200 | $220,200 | $440,400 |
| Feasibility Study for Davistown Foreshore Barrier | NSW | The proposed project will conduct a feasibility study which will provide a detailed assessment of the Davistown foreshore barrier, its design and existing & residual flood risk to the community. This barrier crest would be set at 1.5 m AHD, offering more protection against ocean flooding from the Brisbane Water. | $87,500 | $87,500 | $175,000 |
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Jurisdiction co-contribution | Total project cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increasing community resilience, adaptive capacity and preparedness through trauma care workshops for emergency first responders | NT - All | This program will deliver 10 Trauma Care Workshops across the Northern Territory (NT) annually for 3 years (30 in total), providing advanced trauma care training to up to 630 first responders. This will increase first responders' capability and capacity to enhance the short-term and longer-term outcomes of trauma patients, reduce community vulnerability to the direct and indirect impacts of natural hazards, and provide peer support and professional development, thereby promoting longevity of service. | $236,010 | $236,016 | $472,026 |
| Waste from Disasters: Planning to reduce impact and build capacity | NT - MacDonnell, Victoria Daly | The Waste from Disasters project will use 3 communities to develop a robust disaster waste management framework for remote communities in the Northern Territory. It will take into account social, cultural and environmental specificities of each community. Developed during non-disaster time, such a plan will aim to reduce impacts of disaster and build capacity to manage disaster waste in remote communities. | $365,876 | $407,660 | $773,536 |
| Nhulunbuy Community Cyclone Shelter | NT - East Arnhem | The Nhulunbuy Community Cyclone Shelter will deliver a new multi-purpose community cyclone shelter for the Nhulunbuy community providing shelter capacity for up to 1800 people. Regional and remote communities located along the Northern Territory's coastline are vulnerable to cyclones and many lack the capacity to safely shelter a community's local population. Cyclones can have a devastating impact on these communities which may lead to loss of life or serious injury. | $14,950,000 | $15,217,279 | $30,167,279 |
| Managing Fire Risk in the Central Desert Regional Council Region | NT - Central Desert | The proposed project enhances disaster resilience by acquiring a grader to undertake fire break maintenance for First Nation communities such as Atitjere, Engawala, Ti-Tree, Willowra, Laramba, Nyirripi, Yuelamu and Yuendumu. This is essential equipment for Central Desert Region communities to proactively mitigate impacts of wildfires, safeguarding lives, properties, and natural resources. Outcomes include enhanced fire prevention capabilities, reduced fire risk, and increased safety for residents in the Central Desert region. | $535,255 | $540,000 | $1,075,255 |
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Jurisdiction co-contribution | Total project cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naturally Brave by Growing with Gratitude, Bushfire Kids Connect and Makers Empire | QLD - All | The project focuses on fostering resilience in young people, preparing them for disasters and stressors. The initiative is ground-breaking, combining 3D-technology, STEM and wellbeing education to empower students to identify and address local disaster risks. Outcomes include resilient, self-aware, and community-minded individuals, equipped to lead disaster preparedness efforts. This proactive approach aims to mitigate risks and build resilience before disasters strike, utilising innovative technology for effective education and preparation. | $722,866 | $724,555 | $1,447,421 |
| Increasing community resilience and preparedness through trauma care workshops for emergency first responders | QLD - Aurukun, Banana, Barcaldine, Bulloo, Bundaberg, Burdekin, Carpentaria, Cassowary Coast, Central Highlands (Qld), Charters Towers, Cook, Croydon, Diamantina, Douglas, Etheridge, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Hinchinbrook, Ipswich, Isaac, Kowanyama, Livingstone, Longreach, Mackay, Maranoa, Mareeba, Moreton Bay, Mount Isa, Murweh, North Burnett, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Redland, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, Southern Downs, Tablelands, Toowoomba, Torres, Torres Strait Island, Townsville, Weipa, Western Downs, Whitsunday, Yarrabah | CareFlight will deliver 10 Trauma Care Workshops (TCWs) across Queensland annually for 3 years (30 in total), providing advanced trauma care training to up to 630 first responders. TCWs will increase first responders' capability and capacity to enhance the short-term and longer-term outcomes of trauma patients, reducing community vulnerability to the direct and indirect impacts of natural hazards. They will provide peer support and professional development, promoting longevity of service. | $236,010 | $236,216 | $472,226 |
| Burke Shire Council Disaster Resilience Master Planning Report | QLD - Burke | This project will engage delivery partner, Northlane Consulting Engineers, to conduct high-level investigations and reviews of the current disaster resilience of infrastructure and locations in Burke Shire to prepare and deliver a disaster resilience master planning report to allow council to make informed decisions regarding their disaster preparations and future infrastructure improvements. This report will present council with concept options for consideration and advise if further investigation is required. | $100,000 | $0 | $100,000 |
| Heatwave mitigation/ mature tree planting in low SEIFA (Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas) greater western Brisbane | QLD - Somerset | Somerset residents have a high heatwave risk due to high over-65 population, low socioeconomic status, high disability levels, poor health indicators and other factors. The frequency and duration of heatwaves will increase as average summer temperatures increase from 24C to 27+C by 2070. This project will reduce surface temperatures through planting 1,349 mature trees which will reduce long-term heatwave hospitalisation risks by 8% and fatalities by 4% (AEC Group Pty Ltd). | $2,085,000 | $2,085,000 | $4,170,000 |
| Wujal Wujal Microgrid | QLD - Douglas, Wujal Wujal | The project delivers a solar and battery microgrid that will provide community-wide back-up power when the Ergon network connection is lost during disaster events. The solar and battery generation site will connect using underground cables to power the Wujal Wujal and Degarra communities. Supplying continuous power to the communities during disaster events will ensure provision of essential services, telecommunications, food supplies, emergency housing and neutralise any need for mass evacuations. | $11,837,161 | $36,359 | $11,873,520 |
| Local Floodplain Management Plan Update 2 | QLD - Brisbane | Undertake an update to Brisbane City Council's Local Floodplain Management Plan to incorporate data from updated flood studies, providing an up to date and consolidated review of existing flood risk management information. | $150,000 | $150,000 | $300,000 |
| Boigu Council, Services and Emergency Evacuation Centre Roof Replacement | QLD - Torres Strait Island | This project aims to address the existing issues of deteriorated, unsafe, and failing external roofing and internal ceiling at the Boigu Council Office and emergency evacuation centre. The upgrade is essential to prevent further damage caused by water ingress, and it involves replacement and refurbishment with appropriate ceiling and roofing materials. | $953,627 | $5,000 | $958,627 |
| Napranum Multipurpose Place of Refuge Facility - Detailed Design | QLD - Napranum | This project is to engage a qualified consultant to undertake detailed designs and documentation including cost estimates for Napranum Multipurpose Place of Refuge Facility for extreme hazard events such as bushfires, coastal hazards, cyclones, heatwaves and storms potentially resulting in power loss. | $381,600 | $0 | $381,600 |
| Burke Shire Councils Disaster Ready Intelligence Network | QLD - Etheridge | The Burke Shire Council Information Network involves the establishment of multi sensors warning system in Burke Shire Local Government Area that provides live micro-climate weather, air quality, remote visibility and remote multi-communication in a single integrated intelligent network. The Network, which features 360° cameras, provides flood warning, local rainfall monitoring, micro-climate weather monitoring, including wind speed/gust/direction, and details of relative humidity, barometric pressure, temperature and air quality. | $224,301 | $30,980 | $255,281 |
| Protecting Critical Power Connection to Redland City's Island Communities - Rocky Point, Russell Island | QLD - Redland | The electricity network is a critical service to communities located on the Southern Moreton Bay Islands (6,153 population) and North Stradbroke Island (2,102 population) in Redland City. This project will improve the resilience of this network by protecting the single network connection infrastructure with the mainland from shoreline erosion and related hazards by completing the detailed design of a living shoreline at Rocky Point, Russell Island. | $37,250 | $37,250 | $74,500 |
| Dirranbandi Drainage Plans Study | QLD - Balonne | Development of drainage plans for the township of Dirranbandi to inform council on recommended stormwater infrastructure required to more effectively manage flood events. This will include an options analysis, design drawings, modelling, and capital works plans. | $130,000 | $40,000 | $170,000 |
| Secure power access for five remote islands in the Torres Strait | QLD - Torres Strait Island | This project will fund the delivery and installation of 5 back-up generators at Poruma, Dauan, Erub, Boigu and Maubiag Islands to provide emergency back-up for the fuel pumps operated by council in the event of power failure at the stand-alone central power stations on each island. The continued flow of fuel is essential for the continued operation of back-up generators at essential service. | $130,000 | $6,500 | $135,269 |
| Resilient Care: Strengthening communities and primary healthcare systems | QLD - Bundaberg, Fraser Coast, Livingstone, Rockhampton | The Resilient Care program mitigates costly and detrimental health impacts that stem from disasters. By integrating primary healthcare providers and communities into disaster management efforts the program will improve communities' disaster resilience. Country to Coast Queensland (CCQ) and Australian Business Volunteers (ABV) will deliver the program in 4 local governments across Wide Bay and Central Queensland, conducting health resilience assessments, implement projects that improve health resilience and produce evidence-based guidance to support Primary Health Networks (PHNs) across Queensland. | $3,866,388 | $4,001,796 | $7,868,184 |
| Queensland Tourism Resilience Platform Phase 2 | QLD - All | Phase 2 of the Queensland Tourism Resilience Platform, available to all 77 Local Government Authorities (LGA) across Queensland. Queensland (and some federal government agencies) has a clear project scope separate to the establishment of Phase 1 to focus on acquiring new data sets, economic and climate analysis to bolster resilience planning, and to enable a more informed response to disaster recovery needs at a local, state and federal level. | $754,322 | $754,322 | $1,508,644 |
| Adaptive Community Engagement and Fuel Condition Monitoring for Community Resilience | QLD - Gold Coast | This project aims to deploy a tailored comprehensive community education and disaster recovery strategy, covering large residential estates, peri-urban, and rural areas. Workshops will engage residents, fire brigades, and land managers; enhancing their knowledge of bushfire preparedness, fire ecology, and community responsibilities. Additionally, a specialized tool will be created that assesses fuel hazard, vegetation condition and post-disaster damage, fostering resilience against various environmental challenges. | $471,375 | $811,401 | $1,282,776 |
| Strengthening Community Resilience Strategy - Flood Resiliency Plan Phases 1 & 2 | QLD - Cairns | The project will deliver updated topographical data and flood modelling of key catchments to map changes that occurred to the landscape and riverine systems following the unprecedented rainfall associated with Ex Tropical Cyclone Jasper (TCJ). The models will rebuild the dataset for key catchments and simulate the hydrological processes of catastrophic events caused by combined effects of tides, storm surges, inundating precipitation, and river discharge to inform hazard risk mitigation. | $1,089,400 | $1,140,900 | $2,230,300 |
| Detailed Design of Replacement Evans Street Tide Gate Facility | QLD - Townsville | The existing Evans Street tide gate facility protects some low-lying tidal areas of Townsville and the facility has reached the end of its useful life and due to its age, there is limited scope to continue refurbishing the facility and now requires replacement. The aim of the project is to facilitate a detailed study and design of a new facility to ensure the community continues to be protected from tidal influences. | $150,000 | $150,000 | $300,000 |
| How are we reducing heat-health risk in Queensland and how will we know | QLD - All | Heatwaves are a silent killer. In this project, we will understand which Heat Risk Resilience Actions (HRRAs) have been implemented in Queensland Local Government Areas (LGAs) and identify a HRRA model which Queensland LGAs can follow when developing their own HRRA. We will also develop a methodology framework for annual quantification and reporting of heat-health impacts, facilitating Queensland and its LGAs to deliver real-time heat-health risk communications. | $412,464 | $555,851 | $968,315 |
| MacKillop Seasons' Community Resilience Project | QLD - All | The MacKillop Seasons project will benefit identified communities by building capacity in local education and community services sector professionals, to address the needs resulting from natural disaster with location-based support and direct delivery for children, young people, and adults. This will be achieved through training, mentoring and co-delivery of evidence informed programs.. | $492,537 | $492,721 | $985,258 |
| Far North Queensland (FNQ) Disaster and Domestic Violence Project | QLD - Aurukun, Cairns, Cassowary Coast, Cook, Croydon, Douglas, Etheridge, Hinchinbrook, Hope Vale, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Mapoon, Mareeba, Napranum, Northern Peninsula Area, Pormpuraaw, Tablelands, Weipa, Wujal Wujal, Yarrabah | Domestic and family violence (DFV) increases during natural disasters with trauma/ mental health impacts continuing into recovery phases. This project will explore the lived experiences and key issues (nature/extent) of DFV during cyclones, floods and heatwaves in Far North Queensland and Cape York (referred to as FNQ). The project will develop inclusive strategies/actions for disaster risk reduction, capacity building and improving coordination for immediate disaster responses and long-term resilience. | $448,356 | $448,356 | $896,712 |
| Ensuring continuity of disaster management operations on Badu Island | QLD - Torres Strait Island | This project will fund the delivery and installation of a back-up generator for the Badu Council Administration Centre, which is the primary disaster management centre for Badu Island. There are currently no generators for any of the 3 disaster critical facilities on Badu. These generators will provide the only power backup for disaster operations in the event of a power outage in the central power station. | $105,962 | $4,500 | $110,462 |
| Gold Coast Climate Risk and Adaptation Planning Project | QLD - Gold Coast | 'Gold Coast Climate Risk and Adaptation Planning Project will undertake an Local Government Area (LGA) wide Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (CRVA) to increase the understanding of the Gold Coasts current and future climate risks, impacts and vulnerable sectors. It will enable the design of adaptation responses while increasing the adaptive capacity of the community and the city, building the capability of city staff in CRVA and adaptation planning to facilitate monitoring and decision-making. | $200,000 | $207,610 | $407,610 |
| Central West Child Disaster Resilience | QLD - Barcaldine, Barcoo, Blackall Tambo, Longreach, Winton | The Central West Child Disaster Resilience Project will train the community sector in central west Queensland in how to prepare children for disaster and support them post disaster. The training will improve the community knowledge on how to best support children through disasters, and will reduce the impact of disaster induced trauma on children. | $71,042 | $72,332 | $143,374 |
| Strategic review of Scenic Rim shelters | QLD - Scenic Rim | A consultant will be engaged to undertake a strategic review of shelters for disaster response and recovery in the Scenic Rim. The project will deliver recommendations for developing an effective network of shelters across the region. | $37,500 | $37,500 | $75,000 |
| Deception Bay, Captain Cook Parade, Seawall Replacement | QLD - Moreton Bay | The Deception Bay, Captain Cook Parade Seawall project will replace a section of failed rock/shotcrete seawall. The project is to build a 120 metre long, 6 m wide, stepped concrete seawall that can be raised in the future to address climate change. The works also include reconstruction of one stormwater outlet and 3 new sets of foreshore pedestrian access steps. | $2,150,000 | $2,150,000 | $4,300,000 |
| Millbank Drainage Improvements: Detailed Design | QLD - Bundaberg | The Millbank Drainage Improvements detailed design will combine grey and blue-green infrastructure to directly reduce flood risk to properties subject to localised overland flooding. The focus area of this flood risk mitigation project will experience a reduction of up to 35% in the number of buildings experiencing above-floor flooding (2% Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) event) and up to a 25% reduction in Average Annual Damages, delivering significant benefits to a vulnerable community cohort. | $200,000 | $200,000 | $400,000 |
| Southern Currumbin Creek Training Wall Upgrade | QLD - Gold Coast | The Currumbin training wall is a 200m long coastal protection structure that was constructed in 1973. The training wall maintains the alignment of the northern section of Currumbin Beach and ensures there is a wide beach for protection of public infrastructure. The proposed upgrade of the structure ensures it continues to provide effective coastal protection against coastal hazards for the next 50 years. Construction works anticipate commencing in February 2025. | $897,559 | $6,006,745 | $6,904,304 |
| Increasing Investment in Infrastructure Resilience (IIIR) | QLD - All | Increasing Investment in Infrastructure Resilience (IIIR) initiative will develop a guidebook for investors to assess the resilience of infrastructure assets and identify opportunities to reduce direct and external disaster risk and prevent impacts to communities and infrastructure services. Two resilient investment cases will be developed as guidance examples focused on a major port, and a renewable energy asset. | $970,000 | $1,716,000 | $2,686,000 |
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Jurisdiction co-contribution | Total project cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Resilient Infrastructure Best Practice Guidelines, Training and Tools | SA - All | The Climate Resilient Infrastructure project will deliver a nationally relevant, collaboratively developed, industry best practice guideline, online course and supporting resources that provide asset managers and engineers with the relevant knowledge, training and tools needed to reduce climate change risks to infrastructure including coastal assets. The project will enable the inclusion of climate change into long-term asset and financial management plans to ensure the continued provision of essential community services. | $130,000 | $144,344 | $274,344 |
| Dynamic Bushfire Fuel Mapping for South Australia: Realtime Assessments and Long-term Forecasts Under Future Climates | SA - All | This project will apply cutting-edge new analytical tools to produce real-time vegetation mapping products (at 30 metre resolution) along with information on their fuel types, fuel load and structural arrangement. This will be achieved by using on-ground vegetation and fuel measurements, environmental predictors and a constantly updated satellite imagery data cube. These tools will also be able to produce vegetation mapping products and associated fuel information under future climate scenarios. | $2,250,500 | $2,286,151 | $4,536,651 |
| Awakening Peramangk cultural practices through Kiri (fire) | SA - Adelaide Hills, Alexandrina, Barossa, Mount Barker | This project aligns DRF and Second National Action Plan objectives and actions with community aspirations, connecting underrepresented First Nations Peoples with multi-agency approaches to bushfire risk in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. The project delivers strategic and practical support for Peramangk people to return to managing Country, by unlocking unique and pragmatic approaches to bushfire hazard reduction. Recognition of an inclusive, community-wide approach to bushfire readiness is central to this projects mandate. | $2,399,633 | $324,187 | $2,723,820 |
| Churchill Road Drainage Upgrade (Stage 1B) Project | SA - Prospect | The project will construct a high-capacity trunk drain that will address deficiencies in the existing drainage system which serves over 80% of the City of Prospect area. It will prevent floodwaters from affecting key transport infrastructure, public and private property and unlock new property development opportunities. The project is the highest priority action identified in the approved Barker Inlet Central Stormwater Management Plan. | $3,700,000 | $7,450,000 | $11,150,000 |
| Regional adaptive planning enabling a climate Resilient East | SA - Adelaide, Burnside, Campbelltown (SA), Norwood Payneham and St Peters, Prospect, Tea Tree Gully, Unley, Walkerville | Regional adaptive planning enabling a climate Resilient East project will deliver an updated Resilient East Climate Action Plan (RECAP). Informed by almost a decade of learning since our 2016 plan, latest climate data and community knowledge, the renewed RECAP will build on strengths and focus on where our regional partnership of eight Councils and the state government can make the most impact in reducing climate risks together in eastern Adelaide. | $90,000 | $156,700 | $246,700 |
| Reintroduction of Cultural Burning on Eyre Peninsula to Mitigate the Risk of Bushfire | SA - Elliston, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Port Lincoln | An increase in the severity and intensity of bushfires has seen a growing interest to reintroduce cultural burning into landscape and fire management as a strategy to reduce the risk of bushfires. The project demonstrates cultural burning on Eyre Peninsula South Australia as a strategy to mitigate the risk of bushfires and facilitate the exchange of cross-cultural knowledge between Wirangu and Nauo Native Title groups, emergency services and relevant organisations. | $66,919 | $104,400 | $171,319 |
| Enhancing Youth Resilience: First Aid in Regional and Remote Schools | SA - Ceduna, Coober Pedy, Port Augusta, Whyalla, Unincorporated SA | The project will deliver the St John Ambulance South Australia First Aid in Schools program into Indigenous schools in regional and remote locations in South Australia. As a pilot project, this will teach first aid skills to primary school students and ascertain the relevance of the program in the disaster resilience context. The project will also develop new resources to ensure culturally appropriate delivery and messaging for Indigenous schools. | $67,000 | $68,500 | $135,500 |
| Mitigating Climate Change Planning and Building Guidelines for a more resilient South Australia | SA - All | Mitigating the impacts of bushfire and floods for a more resilient South Australia is a guideline intended to assist our communities to be able to understand how hazards impact them, how to mitigate against those impacts and how to build and rebuild post hazard in a sustainable manner. | $220,000 | $254,500 | $474,500 |
| Preparing Kangaroo Island (K1): Implementation Project - Phase 1 | SA - Kangaroo Island | Preparing KI Implementation Project – Phase 1 implements priority projects arising from Preparing KI Action Plan. It comprises a work program of priority actions to drive risk reduction across KI in a multi hazard and societal systems approach. The Action Plan delivered a prioritisation of risk reduction, mitigation, adaptation and resilience building actions, for Kangaroo Island Council (KIC), funded by the ‘Preparing Australia’s Communities’ program. | $440,000 | $446,675 | $886,675 |
| People at Risk in Emergencies 2025-2027 | SA - All | The People at Risk in Emergencies (PaRE) 2025-2027 project involves collaboration between services that manage emergencies, communicate emergency information and provide day-to-day support to people at disproportionate risk of disaster impacts, to improve information sharing, communication, community education and capacity building to support people at risk to prepare. Undertake consultation, including people with lived experience, to develop the next state plan to improve outcomes for people at disproportionate risk. | $765,000 | $765,000 | $1,530,000 |
| Igniting Kaurna Cultural Understanding for All at Field River | SA - Adelaide, Campbelltown (SA), Holdfast Bay, Marion, Mount Barker, Onkaparinga, Unincorporated SA | Support the Kaurna Firesticks Team to develop their knowledge, capacity and reach with traditional land management practice. Support the delivery of local community engagement to inform on the value of Kaurna traditional knowledge and practice utilising fire in the contemporary urban setting. Support developments with state and local government policy to reflect the operational practice of Traditional Owner land management utilising fire in the contemporary legal environment | $4,070,028 | $9,199,642 | $13,269,670 |
| Recovery Ready: Enhanced Recovery Information Project | SA - All | This project involves the development of practical resources and connected systems to enhance recovery capability and assist decision-makers in informed decision-making that supports community recovery efforts following natural disasters and emergencies. This will include a multi-jurisdictional, web-based intelligence platform designed to collect, store, analyse and visualise data related to disaster impacts, community needs, resources allocation and recovery progress. | $285,601 | $288,482 | $574,083 |
| Trimmer Parade Stormwater Upgrade - Stage 1 Construction | SA - Charles Sturt | Trimmer Parade Stormwater Upgrade will deliver increased capacity of drains to mitigate flooding in the suburbs of Findon and Seaton. The desired flood mitigation works will be completed in multiple stages. Stage 1 works will include upgrading the capacity of trunk drains in a 600-metre section of Trimmer Parade between Greenview Drive and Frederick Road, Grange. | $2,720,000 | $2,760,000 | $5,480,000 |
| Understanding and responding to flood risk together: awareness and preparedness across the Gawler River region | SA - Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains, Barossa, Gawler, Light, Playford | A community flood awareness and preparedness campaign program will be developed for the Gawler River region as a viable flood risk mitigation initiative. Designed to build flood resilient communities by raising awareness of flood risks, this program will collaborate with local Councils, SASES and the community to develop tools to increase awareness of flood hazards and share recommendations for individuals, households, businesses, and industry to increase readiness for flood events. | $258,005 | $258,836 | $516,841 |
| Creating a Social Capital and Social Infrastructure Measurement Framework to benefit every Australian *National | ACT - Unincorporated ACT;NSW - All;NT - All;QLD - All;SA - All;TAS - All;VIC - All;WA - All | The Creating a Social Capital and Social Infrastructure Measurement Framework to benefit every Australian project will expand on the snapshot project currently being delivered in South Australia. It will include input from all Australian states and territories to create a national definition and measurement criteria about people connections and places where people connect; and pilot Professor Daniel Aldrich’s social capital and social infrastructure heat mapping data sets in South Australia | $967,249 | $980,262 | $1,947,511 |
| High priority designs for watercourse upgrades along Upper Brown Hill Creek | SA - Adelaide, Burnside, Mitcham, Unley, West Torrens | The Brown Hill Keswick Creek Catchment Stormwater Management Plan (SMP) highlights the devastating impact that a major flood event will have on metropolitan Adelaide. The SMP outlines flood mitigation works that will protect the community, 4000 properties, businesses and critical infrastructure from the effects of flooding. This project will develop detailed designs for Upper Brown Hill Creek so that the watercourse upgrades are shovel ready. | $424,204 | $454,204 | $878,408 |
| A whole-of-catchment flood model for the Brown Hill Keswick Creek catchment | SA - Adelaide, Burnside, Mitcham, Unley, West Torrens | Comprehensive flood modelling will occur for the entire Brown Hill Keswick Creek (BHKC) catchment including flood risks from the watercourse and stormwater drainage systems. The whole-of-catchment flood model will be compiled using existing data sourced from the BHKC Stormwater Board and affiliated councils and will provide a holistic understanding of flood risk. This project delivers on all objectives/investment principles of the DRF and NEMA Second National Action Plan activities. | $150,000 | $178,000 | $328,000 |
| Repair and Adapt Sea Wall to Rising Sea levels, Preventing Erosion and Enhance Public Safety | SA - Onkaparinga | This project will repair a 380-metre section of sea wall, located on the northern side of Witton Bluff, adjacent to the Esplanade south of Beach Road, Christies Beach. Construction works will involve repairing the ageing seawall and upgrading the structure to withstand current sea level rise coastal impacts. Without protection at the base of the cliffs, wave erosion threatens the structural integrity of the cliffs. | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $2,400,000 |
| Improving Council’s Preparedness and Communications during emergency events | SA | This project will improve Council preparedness for storm/flooding events through the supply of rapid response flood saxs and a dual sandbag filler and Council’s fleet safety through vehicle signal boosters to improve communications during all emergency events. Adding to this will be the provision of a backup generator to provide a dedicated incident control room for Council’s support operations of the emergency services and our community during disaster events. | $38,500 | $47,866 | $86,366 |
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Jurisdiction co-contribution | Total project cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remote Area Early Fire Detection Camera Network | TAS - Central Highlands (Tas.), Derwent Valley, Huon Valley, Meander Valley, West Coast | This project enables the production of an additional five mobile fire detection cameras (known as RECCE). Remote Engineered Camera Communications Evolution (RECCE) assist in rapid identification of ignitions, resulting in quicker response times, which ultimately reduces impacts of bushfire on natural and cultural values, and built assets, within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA). RECCEs are also a key tool in reducing WHS risk to staff deployments. | $339,700 | $363,013 | $702,713 |
| Clyde River Flood Resilience Project | TAS - Central Highlands (Tas.) | The Clyde River is a major waterway in the Central Highlands of Tasmania that is subject to periodic flood events which have had significant impacts on regional communities. This project will implement practical, tested solutions over a 3 year timeframe to remove 20 kilometres of willows at key locations, upgrade infrastructure, mitigate erosion and undertake strategic revegetation to reduce future flood risk on the Clyde River and improve community preparedness. | $1,976,100 | $2,105,989 | $4,082,089 |
| Derwent Valley Community Resilience and Preparedness Project | TAS - Derwent Valley | The project builds the capacity and resilience of rural communities in the Derwent Valley to be prepared, to be able to effectively respond during emergencies and to remain safe. A key goal is to improve the ability of people living with disability, older people and isolated/vulnerable community members to remain safe through the provision of personal emergency plans and to improve evacuation response capacity for Derwent Valley and neighbouring councils. | $25,023 | $29,448 | $54,471 |
| EmergencyRedi Workshops | TAS - All | EmergencyRedi workshops support people to understand local risks, prepare for emergencies, and build individual and household plans (RediPlans). This project will deliver ~300 EmergencyRedi workshops across Tasmania. Workshops are adaptable to local contexts and tailored to suit different audiences. Outcomes include greater understanding of impacts of disasters, enhanced knowledge, connection, security, and wellbeing. Workshops foster informed decision-making, information sharing, increased preparedness, increased sense of agency and efficacy. | $564,747 | $564,747 | $1,129,494 |
| Increasing the accessibility of emergency preparedness information for the Tasmanian community | TAS - All | This project will produce accessible basic bushfire safety information in plain English and community languages. Tasmania Fire Service has a huge amount of scientific, technical and practical bushfire information. These resources will be categorised and redeveloped based on their purpose and audience, to make them accessible to the people who use them. Plain English resources about bushfire safety and flood safety will be translated into community languages. | $140,440 | $143,598 | $284,038 |
| Identifying, understanding, and addressing Tasmanias active landslides and other ground-movement hazards | TAS - All | This project identifies and communicates the locations, extents, behaviour, likelihood, and drivers of landslides and other ground movements (sinkholes, settlement, uplift) that can threaten lives and infrastructure across Tasmania’s urban and rural landscapes. Its outputs will create and improve public-facing maps, overlays, and publications that enable better site-management, land-use, infrastructure-routing, and governance decisions. These outcomes will together enhance geohazard risk reduction for individuals, communities, utilities, and local and state governments. | $620,600 | $633,000 | $1,253,600 |
| Tasmanian Bushfire Exposure project | TAS - All | The Tasmanian Bushfire Exposure project will deliver the authoritative bushfire exposure model for Tasmania. Leveraging new technology, including spark fire simulator and high-resolution vegetation, terrain and weather data, this capability will provide accurate spatial-temporal assessment of bushfire exposure state-wide. Outputting daily, monthly, and annual products tailored to end-user requirements, the system will inform land use planning, mitigation programs, prevention strategies, community education and preparedness, and strategic and operational emergency planning. | $401,000 | $401,000 | $802,000 |
| RAW Conversations: Building communities disaster response capacity | TAS - All | RAW Conversations is designed by Rural Alive and Well to facilitate resilience-building by meeting people where they are at. This program is uniquely delivered by engaging people in their workplaces, reducing out-of-hours overwhelm. Three specialist-facilitated sessions will equip participants to navigate challenging times and enhance wellbeing. These kitchen-table-style sessions will build skills to respond to fight or flight situations, increase social resilience and empower individuals with disaster response capacity. | $100,000 | $133,291 | $233,291 |
| A decision support tool to prioritise resilience planning for assets at risk from coastal hazards | TAS - Kingborough | This project will produce a spatial decision support tool to identify and prioritise assets at risk from coastal hazards including roads, stormwater infrastructure and public buildings. It will allow local government to evaluate asset value (including financial, social value etc.) against the exposure to coastal hazard impacts to identify those community assets most at risk. It will facilitate proactive long-term financial planning and adaptive management for coastal assets. | $25,000 | $37,800 | $62,800 |
| Mental Health and Wellbeing Training for Staff involved in Emergency Response and Recovery | TAS - All | This Department of Health (DoH) project will design and deliver Mental Health and Wellbeing training both for Tasmanian state servants and local government staff interacting with impacted community members following an emergency. This includes staff from DoH, Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPAC) (Resilience and Recovery Tasmania) and other agencies (e.g. staff that may attend evacuation centres, be involved in recovery operations or staff call centres). It would also be offered to local government staff. | $334,000 | $334,182 | $668,182 |
| Implementation of SES Tasmania Storm Warning System | TAS - All | This project will implement a 3 tiered Storm Warning System, aligning with the nationally consistent Australian Warning System (AWS). Provision of emergency warnings and related information is integral to state emergency management arrangements. Warnings assist the community to make informed choices to safeguard life, property, and the environment. Warnings must provide information on likely storm impacts and include call-to-action advice designed to inform and assist communities to make safe and prepared decisions. | $53,000 | $125,050 | $178,050 |
| Power for Water | TAS - All | Resilient power for Tasmania's vulnerable water infrastructure. Bushfires, storms and floods regularly disrupt the power supply to water treatment plants and pump stations. This project aims to eliminate the domino effect of power disruptions also becoming water disruptions. Upgrades to switchboards will allow infrastructure to operate from generators, including Biofuel generators, battery storage, and green generation; solar, wind and micro-hydro. | $2,210,000 | $2,210,000 | $4,420,000 |
| Building Retrofit Guide for Bushfire | TAS - All | This project will develop a Building Retrofit guide for bushfire for the Tasmanian community which will provide practical advice to those who wish to upgrade their existing homes to be better protected from bushfires. The intent of the Tasmanian guide is to improve the performance of homes when subjected to bushfire attack. | $75,000 | $75,000 | $150,000 |
| Language Identification and Communication Project (LICP) - formerly LIPS | TAS - All | The project has developed an app (tablet installed) which enables disparate language speakers to communicate with each other in real time. The second-stage development of the app will provide: capability to identify 30 languages; Emergency Services app operator with the means of communicating via a pre-installed communication module unique to a specific disaster; and a module(s) to be developed for use in evacuation centres. | $253,937 | $337,220 | $591,157 |
| Support Council to purchase a portable Chipstar Negri R640 chipper/shredder for bushfire mitigation | TAS - Glamorgan-Spring Bay | This project will help mitigate the risk of bushfire in an extremely bushfire-prone area on the east coast of Lutruwita/Tasmania by reducing the fuel load on public and private land. An industrial scale chipper/shredder will be purchased by council to provide an alternative to burning green waste. Areas targeted for strategic clearing include roadside verges and the defendable zone around dwellings and alongside driveways. | $125,000 | $125,000 | $250,000 |
| Jacques Creek flood and Erosion Mitigation at Redlands Drive | TAS - Glenorchy | Situated between Jacques Creek rural catchment and the urban underground network, this initiative addresses flood-related blockages causing harm downstream. By managing sediment and debris flow during floods, it enhances resilience, safeguarding both rural and urban areas. | $215,000 | $238,000 | $453,000 |
| Hub for Ecosystem Resilience and Restoration (HERR) – Future Seeds Program | TAS | TAS TAFE's Hub for Ecosystem Resilience and Recovery (HERR) will coordinate fragmented community and industry efforts in developing and delivering training pertinent to ecosystem resilience and restoration. The Future Seeds Program at HERR will focus on collecting 1,000,000 seeds of landscape revegetation species by 2027, enabling rapid ecological responses to disasters. By 2027, HERR will understand the risks posed by climate change on pollination climate mismatches, producing preventative analytic digital tools. | $117,609 | $118,710 | $236,319 |
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Jurisdiction co-contribution | Total project cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financing Flood Resilient Infrastructure Project | VIC - Bass Coast, Bayside (Vic.), Cardinia, Casey, Frankston, Greater Dandenong, Kingston (Vic.), Mornington Peninsula, Port Phillip | The Financing Flood Resilient Infrastructure (FFRI) project will work with 9 councils in flood-affected regions to address current risks from flood-related events and build risk-mitigation strategies and resilience. By updating and expanding risk assessments, building investment cases and developing implementation strategies to address priority risks, this project will improve capability and capacity of these councils to identify and implement strategies to address flood-related risk and reduce impacts on communities. | $4,139,587 | $4,149,275 | $8,288,862 |
| Greater Bendigo Waterway Flood Mitigation Management Plans | VIC - Greater Bendigo | The Greater Bendigo Waterway Flood Mitigation Management Plans project will develop management plans for 5 waterways in Epsom, Huntly, Junortoun and Heathcote. The project will include flood modelling, input from hydrologists and ecologists, and workshops with stakeholders to identify a shared vision and priority actions for land managers and the community. Identified actions will support flood mitigation outcomes while protecting and enhancing ecological and cultural values. | $295,000 | $352,000 | $647,000 |
| Western Treatment Plant Lake Borrie Foreshore Protection | VIC - Greater Geelong, Wyndham | The Western Treatment Plant Lake Borrie Foreshore Protection project will design and construct ~600m of a combination of rock revetment and rock sill, establishing supported littoral vegetation, to protect the coastal embankments of the Lake Borrie wastewater treatment system from coastal erosion. This will mitigate the risk of coastal hazards to critical infrastructure, the environment and the community. | $3,735,000 | $3,735,000 | $7,470,000 |
| Climate Resilient Education | VIC - All | The Climate Resilient Education project will assess the cascading and long-term impacts of climate-related disasters and climate change on Victorian education communities, and assess if and how current education helps to build resilience and embeds adaptation. Based on these assessments, the project will co-design strategies with education communities to strengthen disaster and climate resilience and ensure better and more equitable learning and wellbeing outcomes through a changing climate. | $1,310,000 | $1,447,099 | $2,757,099 |
| VICSES in Schools - Flood and Storm Education | VIC - All | The VICSES in Schools - Flood and Storm Education project will develop age-appropriate session plans and guidance material on flood and storm risk safety for students. The new framework and resources will replace the current scattered and inconsistent approaches when VICSES (Victorian State Emergency Services) volunteers engage with around 12,000 school students annually. | $148,494 | $150,414 | $298,908 |
| Securing fire-fighting water - Axedale CFA | VIC - Greater Bendigo | The Securing Fire-Fighting Water project will install water tanks and a larger electric pump at Axedale Country Fire Authority (CFA) station to enable secure and more efficient filling of CFA tankers. The new water filling point will increase the stations water security, ability to deliver training, and capacity to effectively respond to and manage fire risk. | $5,000 | $5,000 | $10,000 |
| Improved hydrological modelling and analytical capability to mitigate bushfire-related risks to water security *Multi-jurisdictional | ACT - Unincorporated ACT;NSW - All;QLD - All;SA - All;TAS - All;VIC - All;WA - All | The Improved Hydrological Modelling and Analytical Capability to Mitigate Bushfire-Related Risks to Water Security project will develop and implement a framework to assess, monitor and predict bushfire impacts on water quality. The project will build catchment models and analytical laboratory capabilities to increase bushfire preparedness and resilience in water supply catchments, by improving the preparedness of water utilities and catchment managers, and supporting the development of cost-effective risk mitigation strategies. | $482,473 | $1,827,151 | $2,309,624 |
| Fuelling the fire behaviour models of the future: Developing a new in-field fuel assessment guide *Multi-jurisdictional | NSW - All;QLD - All;SA - All;TAS - All;VIC - All | The Fuelling the Fire Behaviour Models of the Future project will develop a new in-field fuel assessment manual that capitalises on proven ground methods and emerging remote sensing technologies. The manual will be used for validating fuel inputs into fire behaviour models and quantifying the effects of fuel treatments. This project may lead to more accurate fire danger ratings and a greater understanding of fuel, fire and climate interactions. | $3,018,635 | $3,171,968 | $6,190,603 |
| Are You Ready Translation Videos | VIC - Melton, Wyndham | The Are You Ready Translation Videos project will create multiple emergency preparedness and awareness videos, translated to assist in educating those communities that are unable to comprehend the current emergency preparedness information. In addition, the translated videos will include first responders messaging. | $68,400 | $68,792 | $137,192 |
| Creating Safe Shelter Spaces - Holding a Gendered Lens on Emergency Management Exercises. | VIC - All | The Creating Safe Shelter Spaces project will conduct comprehensive assessments of emergency shelters through a gendered lens in collaboration with Victorian councils. By focusing on the safety and specific needs of vulnerable populations including women, children, and LGBTQIA+ individuals, the project seeks to mitigate the risks of gender-based violence, sexual assault, and other forms of abuse that have been shown to occur within emergency shelters during disasters. | $249,964 | $250,900 | $500,864 |
| Flood to Flourish: empowering communities to adapt to flood risk and strengthen climate change resilience *Multi-Jurisdictional | NSW - Tweed;VIC - Latrobe (Vic.), Maribyrnong | The Flood to Flourish project will deliver methods and tools for empowering communities to collaborate in flood risk management and resilience building. These methods and tools will enable communities, Traditional Owners, governments, agencies and industry to collaboratively engage and build resilience capabilities and networks, develop a shared understanding of flood risk, explore ideas of risk tolerance, identify priorities, and co-develop risk management and resilience solutions. | $1,425,201 | $1,637,961 | $3,063,162 |
| Koondrook Township Levee - Stage 1 | VIC - Gannawarra | The Koondrook Township Levee - Stage 1 project is the first in a series of planned stages to construct a levee network to mitigate the risk of riverine flooding in the Koondrook township. This stage will raise the level of Gunbower Parade and install supporting drainage infrastructure to provide protection for a 1% Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) flood event and reduce the need for temporary levees to be built. | $851,774 | $223,100 | $1,074,874 |
| Examining non-burn fuel treatments to enhance bushfire mitigation options in a changing climate | VIC - All | The Examining Non-Burn Fuel Treatments to Enhance Bushfire Risk Mitigation Options in a Changing Climate project will assess and quantify the effectiveness of different bushfire risk-reduction management activities. Detailed non-burn fuel treatment models and new methods for simulating fire behaviour will be established and incorporated into Victoria’s Bushfire Risk Modelling Framework. Enhanced understanding of a broader range of risk mitigation options will increase capability to mitigate elevated bushfire risk. | $604,876 | $704,870 | $1,309,746 |
| ReadyMaroondah: Empowering Local Organisations for a Resilient Future | VIC - Maroondah | The ReadyMaroondah: Empowering Organisations for a Resilient Future project will increase the capacity and capability of community organisations that provide services to marginalised and/or at-risk community members, improving community resilience to future climate events or disruptions. Through a social network analysis, self-assessment of organisational strengths, and co-design of program activities, council will have a better understanding of community connections, knowledge, attitudes and emergency preparedness which will enable more targeted interventions. | $205,252 | $219,464 | $424,716 |
| Consequence-Based, Intelligence-Driven Warnings | VIC - All | The Consequence-Based, Intelligence-Driven Warnings project ensures more timely, tailored and relevant warnings during flood and storm emergencies, providing information to people to take action and stay safe. Flood warning areas will be based on likely consequences with information in warnings tailored to local impacts through predefined and documented intelligence. Storm warnings issued through VicEmergency will be via data feed from the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) providing more timely, consistent and relevant information to communities. | $2,475,000 | $2,522,500 | $4,997,500 |
| Updating the Victorian Arterial Road Bushfire/Grassfire Risk Assessment and Maps | VIC - All | The Victorian Arterial Road Bushfire/Grassfire Risk Assessment and Maps project will update the Department of Transport and Planning’s roadside bushfire/grassfire risk assessment and maps, which were last produced in 2013. The outputs of this project will support predictive modelling, fuel management planning, and mitigation activities. This will underpin an inter-agency approach to mitigating the risk of bushfires starting on, alongside or affecting Victoria’s arterial road network and the surrounding environments. | $396,000 | $396,000 | $792,000 |
| Resilient Asset Management Investment (RAMI) | VIC - Darebin, Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Merri-bek, Moonee Valley, Port Phillip, Stonnington, Yarra | The Resilient Asset Management Investment (RAMI) project will build on existing knowledge and risk management initiatives to create a transformative program across inner Melbourne councils. RAMI aims to ensure that investment in resilience is embedded into council processes, so that critical climate and disaster risks become business-as-usual considerations in asset management and funding decisions. Outputs include tool development, system integration, and capability building across finance, asset management and sustainability functions. | $1,997,272 | $4,318,350 | $6,315,622 |
| Cool Communities Moonee Valley | VIC - Moonee Valley | The Cool Communities Moonee Valley project will build community resilience to extreme heat. This will be achieved through a trauma-informed capacity building project which includes providing guidance on accessing local cool spaces during heat waves, outreach with vulnerable residents, and equipping community leaders with tools and knowledge. | $34,007 | $34,610 | $68,617 |
| Seymour Flood warning system improvements | VIC - Mitchell | The Seymour Flood Warning System Improvements project will install additional rain gauges on Goulburn River tributaries and upgrade and expand the existing Total Flood Warning system in the Seymour catchment. This will increase warning lead times and flood height prediction data, and provide more comprehensive flood intelligence for agencies and communities to prepare for and respond to flood events. | $79,000 | $79,000 | $158,000 |
| Improving use of the Protocol for Inter-council Emergency Management Resource Sharing in Victoria | VIC - All | The Improving use of the Protocol for Inter-council Emergency Management Resource Sharing in Victoria project will develop supporting online forms, improve data management systems, update supporting documentation and templates, and develop a model for resource sharing including trained regional champions. Improved use of the Protocol by Councils during emergencies will enhance regional coordination and increase capability and resilience to respond to larger emergencies. | $200,000 | $200,000 | $400,000 |
| Victorian Climate Resilient Councils (VCRC) | VIC - All | The Victorian Climate Resilient Councils project will implement a coordinated, state-wide program of support through a digital platform, resources and direct assistance for Victorian councils to strengthen their knowledge, skills and capacity to prepare for, manage and reduce climate change risks impacting local government service delivery and operations. | $655,740 | $984,940 | $1,640,680 |
| Preparing Together Loddon Mallee | VIC - Buloke, Campaspe, Central Goldfields, Gannawarra, Greater Bendigo, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Mildura, Mount Alexander, Swan Hill | The Preparing Together Loddon Mallee project will provide leadership training, resources, and bring together the skills, knowledge and experience of First Nations people, young people, multicultural and rural communities with climate disaster experts prioritising opportunities for resilience outcomes. This will integrate unique local knowledge and lived experience into disaster risk reduction action across the region and ensure meaningful inclusive partnerships to support community networks and community-led climate resilience projects. | $675,000 | $681,600 | $1,356,600 |
| Creswick Flood Mitigation Works | VIC - Hepburn | The Creswick Flood Mitigation Works project will deliver a new stormwater retention basin on the inside of the levee banks to protect the township from riverine flooding. The basin and the recently completed construction of a stormwater main and pump infrastructure will reduce risk of flash flooding, mitigate the severity of flood impacts, and enhance resilience against severe storm events. | $236,150 | $236,157 | $472,307 |
| Smythesdale Flood Study | VIC - Golden Plains | The Smythesdale Flood Study project will determine the potential impacts of flooding in the township of Smythesdale. The Flood Mapping will be used to update the Golden Plains Planning Scheme; to inform risks to Aboriginal Cultural Heritage, properties, roads and infrastructure; inform of potential mitigation measures; assist with emergency management planning and community education to build flood resilience. | $140,515 | $190,515 | $331,030 |
| Transition/retreat policy for property and assets impacted by coastal hazards and sea level rise | VIC - Bass Coast, Bayside (Vic.), Cardinia, Casey, Colac Otway, Corangamite, East Gippsland, Frankston, Glenelg, Greater Geelong, Hobsons Bay, Kingston (Vic.), Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula, Moyne, Port Phillip, Queenscliffe, South Gippsland, Surf Coast, Warrnambool, Wellington, Wyndham | The Transition/Retreat Policy for Property and Assets Impacted by Coastal Hazards and Sea Level Rise project will deliver policy direction and transition/ retreat adaptation options for Victoria. It will pursue policy options that are equitable, inclusive, fair, straight forward and efficient. Local government will be able to draw on the policy and tools to deliver adaptation plans that call for transition away from in coastal locations impacted by hazards. | $1,528,250 | $2,404,742 | $3,932,992 |
| Permanent power backup for priority NBN fixed wireless sites | VIC - Ballarat, Corangamite, East Gippsland, Hepburn, Mansfield, Mount Alexander | The Permanent Power Backup for Priority NBN Fixed Wireless Sites project will install permanent power backup at 6 priority sites in Victoria. This will increase community resilience as NBN customers will be able to stay connected to communication services when commercial power becomes unavailable during natural disasters. | $543,600 | $543,600 | $1,087,200 |
| Goornong Flood Study | VIC - Greater Bendigo | The Goornong Flood Study project will assess, model and map areas at risk of flooding in and around the Goornong township and consider local mitigation options. This will inform the Goornong Structure Plan, a draft document that will guide growth in the Goornong township, and will also inform changes to the Greater Bendigo Planning Scheme. This will ensure consideration of local flood risk in future decision-making to reduce flood impacts. | $125,200 | $125,200 | $250,400 |
| Protecting Victorias water catchments by securing remote water supplies for aerial firefighting operations | VIC - Alpine, Baw Baw, East Gippsland, Mansfield, Murrindindi, Wellington, Yarra Ranges | The Protecting Victoria’s Water Catchments by Securing Remote Water Supplies for Aerial Firefighting Operations project will deliver improvements to Victoria’s aerial firefighting operations by establishing 15 heli-dip water points in remote areas. The additional heli-dip water points will reduce the impact of bushfires on Victoria’s water supply catchments as a result of reduced helicopter turn-around times and more efficient firebombing activities. | $4,995,000 | $5,384,832 | $10,379,832 |
| Financial Counselling Disaster-Ready Project: Embedding workforce capabilities to strengthen community resilience | VIC - All | The Financial Counselling Disaster-Ready Project will enhance the preparedness of the Victorian financial counselling sector to better support communities and reduce the financial impacts of disaster. This will be achieved through 3 concurrent initiatives: sector capacity building; planning and preparation activities; and community resilience building. Among the project activities, this project will deliver an advanced financial counsellor training program, a sector activation plan, and a community awareness program to strengthen resilience. | $202,150 | $210,250 | $412,400 |
| Campaspe Shire Critical Flood Infrastructure for Emergency Response and Resilience | VIC - Campaspe | The Campaspe Shire Critical Flood Infrastructure for Emergency Response and Resilience project will deliver flood mitigation infrastructure through acquisition of pumps, trailers, and pipework, and construction of shedding to protect the equipment. Deployment of the new flood infrastructure will allow rapid response and isolation of town drainage systems during flood emergencies, mitigate potential flooding impacts, and build community disaster preparedness capability and resilience. | $280,000 | $280,000 | $560,000 |
| Mt Martha Landslip Protection Works | VIC - Mornington Peninsula | The Mt Martha Landslip Protection Works project will reinstate an access road rendered unsafe and unusable after it collapsed and slid onto The Esplanade main road beneath it. The project will also stabilise the embankment and protect this section of road from future slippage onto the main road. Through construction of engineered retaining walls, future risk to life and property will be significantly mitigated. | $2,186,400 | $2,186,400 | $4,372,800 |
| MacKillop Seasons' Community Resilience Project | VIC - Ararat, Ballarat, Brimbank, Buloke, Campaspe, Cardinia, Central Goldfields, Colac Otway, East Gippsland, Gannawarra, Greater Bendigo, Greater Shepparton, Hepburn, Hindmarsh, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Melton, Mildura, Mitchell, Mount Alexander, Murrindindi, Nillumbik, Northern Grampians, South Gippsland, Swan Hill, West Wimmera, Whittlesea, Wodonga, Yarra, Yarriambiack | The MacKillop Seasons' Community Resilience Project will build capacity in local Education and Community Services sector professionals in identified communities, through training, mentoring and co-delivery of evidence informed programs. This will improve resilience among children, parents and carers, professionals, and community members, by increasing their capacity to identify emergency risk factors and impacts, and prepare for and navigate natural disasters. | $600,000 | $600,000 | $1,200,000 |
| Connewarren Lane Flood Resilience Project | VIC - Moyne | The Connewarren Lane Flood Resilience Project will enhance resilience and mitigate risk of significant flood impacts in and around the Hopkins River floodplain. Infrastructure improvements in the vicinity of the Hopkins River include culvert upgrades, installation of a gabion mattress and plinth, shoulder protection works and waterproof road pavement re-sheet. Previous efforts have focused on repairs; this project will focus on future proofing. | $1,550,970 | $1,550,970 | $3,101,940 |
| Lenne Street, Mooroopna Town, Shepparton City Drainage Improvements | VIC - Greater Shepparton | The Lenne Street, Mooroopna Town, Shepparton City Drainage Improvements project will deliver structural upgrades to the existing drainage network to mitigate flooding issues. The project includes enhancements to reserve retention capacity, provision of a new pump station, and reconstruction of Howe Street. The upgrades are expected to improve drainage and resolve stormwater flooding, increase traffic access, and protect houses from inundation during heavy rainfall events. | $1,680,199 | $2,094,308 | $3,774,507 |
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Jurisdiction co-contribution | Total project cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evacuation Centre Emergency Power Redundancy Project | Mundaring | The Evacuation Centre Emergency Power Redundancy Project will install a generator at Mundaring Arena, the areas primary evacuation centre. Recent bushfire and storm emergencies highlighted vulnerabilities in the arena’s external power grid reliance. The project will mitigate the risks that power loss poses to community wellbeing during a natural disaster. The supply of uninterrupted power will enhance the evacuation centre's resilience, safeguarding evacuees effectively during emergencies. | $91,235 | $91,235 | $182,470 |
| Eastern Community Resilience Centre | Derby-West Kimberley | The Eastern Community Resilience Centre will provide a critical central location for the provision of services for more than 24 Indigenous communities that get isolated when the road between Derby and Fitzroy Crossing is closed. The Hub will consist of accommodation, storage, caretaker facilities, power and water supply, helipad and will be located within the Bayulu Community on land subleased to the Gamdoowa Gooniyandi Aboriginal Corporation.. | $5,373,800 | $0 | $5,373,800 |
| Bunbury Storm Surge Barrier Rock Protection Structure Repair | Bunbury | Bunbury Storm Surge Barrier (SSB) Rock Protection Structure Repair project aims to repair the supporting rock protection structures of the SSB. Mitigating the risk of inundation to 2100 residential buildings, 500 commercial businesses located in the eastern section of the city by re-engineering the degraded supporting rock structures. The upgraded design will withstand a 200 yr. inundation event and extend the operational life of the rock structures to 2076 (50yrs). | $3,766,720 | $4,597,178 | $8,363,898 |
| Tjuntjuntjara Fire Rescue and Emergency Disaster Ready Project | Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Menzies | The Tjuntjuntjara Fire Rescue and Emergency Disaster Ready Project supports community first responders in preventing and attending fire, flood and rescue emergencies by providing essential facilities and appliances to respond to incidents. Without this investment, Tjuntjuntjara is exposed to increasing and catastrophic risk of fire and flood events, as evidenced by major floods in March 2024 and the loss of our Aged Care Centre in a catastrophic fire in 2023. | $2,334,000 | $325,000 | $2,659,000 |
| Bushfire Warning Systems Electronic Fire Danger Rating Signage | Busselton | Bushfire Warning Systems Electronic Fire Danger Rating Signage will implement 5 signs in strategic locations to increase awareness and improve communication of fire risks in the community. A communication tool that assists in educating and building community preparedness and understanding of bushfire risk that exists within the region on any given day. Fire danger ratings provide information on actions to protect yourself and others from dangerous impacts of bushfire. | $66,000 | $66,000 | $132,000 |
| South-West weather stations network upgrade | Augusta Margaret River, Bridgetown-Greenbushes | To improve localised weather forecasting capability in the South West region of Western Australia (WA) by upgrading infrastructure, systems development and Aboriginal services establishment. |
$4,290,000 | $4,325,000 | $8,615,000 |
| Characterisation of Coastal Sediment Cells along the WA South Coast | Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Busselton, Denmark, Dundas, Esperance, Jerramungup, Manjimup, Nannup, Ravensthorpe | Characterisation of Coastal Sediment Cells along Western Australia (WA) South Coast will identify, map and characterise 2D sediment cells between Cape Naturaliste and the South Australia border. Sediment cell definition helps align coastal disaster mitigation actions with coastal landforms and reduce knock-on effects. The project informs decision-making in preparation for coastal hazards and risks, and assists in understanding sea level rise impacts, and is a key tool for catchment-to-coast management. | $249,680 | $251,844 | $501,524 |
| Increasing Bushfire Readiness and Resilience for Purnululu National Park World Heritage Area | Halls Creek | Increasing Bushfire Readiness and Resilience for Purnululu National Park World Heritage Area is a project led by the Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) to construct additional bore infrastructure at existing water points. This will assist in reducing the impact and risk of, and increasing resilience to, bushfires by building capacity of first responders through sustained access to critical water supplies for aerial and ground suppression activities. | $192,155 | $221,712 | $413,867 |
| Supporting community connectivity in times of disaster | Westonia | Supporting community connectivity in times of disaster project will protect and support the community during natural disaster events by installing a backup generator power supply, and NBN satellite-connection devices to our evacuation centre. During an emergency, the ability to communicate can be key to survival, these devices will provide power, internet and phone access even if the Telstra or Optus services have failed.. | $35,247 | $35,247 | $70,494 |
| Smoke Detection Camera System Trial | Augusta Margaret River, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Busselton, Donnybrook-Balingup, Manjimup, Nannup | Smoke Detection Camera System Trial is a year-long trial to test the effectiveness of artificial intelligence in detecting early smoke generated by bushfires in the south west of Western Australia. The early detection of fires leads to improved response times to combat bushfire in its early stages ultimately resulting in less destruction. A comparison between detection aircraft, lookout towers and cameras will be analysed at the end of the trial. | $166,500 | $167,072 | $333,572 |
| Kununurra Regional Multi-Purpose Emergency Evacuation Centre (Stage 1) | Wyndham-East Kimberley | The Kununurra Regional Multi-Purpose Emergency Evacuation Centre, Stage 1 project encompasses a cyclone-rated upgrade to the existing Leisure Centre and construction of additional facilities (commercial kitchen, ablution areas, court, multifunctional rooms). The centre will meet cultural requirements for the many First Nations Communities in the region, building community resilience during normal times through training and educational programs and transforming to an evacuation centre and emergency response hub during natural disasters. | $14,127,498 | $1,569,722 | $15,697,220 |
| Building Coastal Resilience in Perth's Communities | Cambridge, Fremantle, Joondalup, Stirling, Wanneroo | Building Coastal Resilience in Perth’s Communities is a community-driven green infrastructure, education and monitoring project designed to address coastal hazards within the region. Through 3 core program areas (nature-based restoration, citizen science monitoring and education) it will mitigate coastal hazard risks, empower the community through on-ground action, and better prepare Perth’s community for future natural disasters. | $793,925 | $1,501,577 | $2,295,502 |
| The Adaptation Game Canning | Canning | The Adaptation Game (TAG) Canning project is a community engagement, education and capacity building tool to assist the community to prepare for and respond to potential climate disaster events. TAG Canning is a facilitated table-top game simulating the impacts of climate change events in the local Canning area, used to raise awareness about what climate change looks like to help people identify actions to adapt and become more climate resilient. | $30,500 | $30,500 | $61,000 |
| Safe Lives | Derby-West Kimberley | The Safe Lives project will install solar-power systems to four inhabited Mulway blocks, alongside installation of a solar array and battery system for key community-use buildings, including the women’s group building, nursery and other shared facilities. | $800,000 | $150,000 | $950,000 |
| WA Tsunami Inundation Modelling ProjectPhase 4 | Ashburton, Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Exmouth, Northampton, Shark Bay | The WA Tsunami Inundation Modelling Project (WATIMP) Phase 4 will deliver the first evidence-informed earthquake-generated tsunami evacuation maps in northwest Western Australia from Onslow to Kalbarri. The project will also deliver products to inform land use planning in the same area. This will ensure that communities at risk of tsunamis are better prepared. WATIMP Phase 4 will build on the existing WATIMP Phase 1 to 3 which focused on Geraldton to Busselton. | $613,483 | $796,815 | $1,410,298 |
| Disability Inclusive Emergency Planning (DIEP) Forums | Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Busselton, Cockburn, Karratha, Mandurah, Manjimup, Murray, Swan | The Disability Inclusive Emergency Planning (DIEP) forums project will deliver 11 forums state-wide. Hosted in partnership with local governments (LG) and facilitated by the University of Sydney (UniSyd), the forums will bring together local emergency services, services providers and community members living with disability to co-design solutions to local emergency issues. Reports provided by UniSyd will be used by LGs to prioritise Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DIDRR) initiatives locally. | $314,196 | $372,808 | $687,004 |
| Network vulnerability assessment for WA state roads | Statewide | Network vulnerability assessment for WA state roads aims to develop a dynamic data driven vulnerability assessment tool, to provide strategic analysis to inform targeted, cost-effective resilience building across the Western Australia state road networks. Vulnerability assessment outcomes will purposely highlight communities that have existing or growing vulnerability to network closures and disruptions and are at risk of isolation and being cut off from support services as a result of natural hazard events. | $300,000 | $789,581 | $1,089,581 |
| Coastal Resilience Enhancement Project | Fremantle | The project upgrades drainage at Fremantle Sailing Club and Johannah Street through tidal valves, water treatment, and passive systems to reduce flooding, improve water quality, and build climate resilience. | $659,100 | $1,136,996 | $1,796,096 |
| Gilbert Street Flood Pumps Upgrade | Port Hedland | The Gilbert Street Flood Pumps Upgrade project will reduce storm water flood hazard risk by replacing three flood pumps within the Port Hedland commercial and industrial area. The project will strengthen the Towns capacity to manage storm water hazard impacts in West End Area of Port Hedland. | $500,000 | $2,576,969 | $3,076,969 |
| Community Safety Australian Fire Danger Rating (AFDR) Signs | Kalamunda | Community Safety AFDR Signs project will address the need to upgrade signs to electronic digital messaging boards to modernise and increase community resilience and preparedness by having access to all emergency information immediately without delays. Residents of Kalamunda need access to this information as soon as practical as more than 90% of Kalamunda has been identified by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) as a bushfire-prone area. | $65,000 | $67,620 | $132,620 |
| Installation of automated sprinkler systems at two hospitals in the Rockingham Peel Region | Murray, Rockingham | Installation of automated sprinkler systems at two hospitals in the Rockingham Peel Region, Rockingham General Hospital and Murray District Hospital, would offer a critical early intervention and mitigation option that is currently unavailable and provide better protect the critical health infrastructure in the event of a bushfire. The water suppressant treatment would minimise the risk of ember attack on the healthcare facilities while the Department of Fire and Emergency Services are en-route. | $65,000 | $66,000 | $131,000 |
| Stubbs Park Evacuation Centre Redevelopment | Dumbleyung | The Stubbs Park Evacuation Centre Redevelopment is a construction project that will redevelop an existing community facility to deliver a modern, fully functional, accessible, and fit-for-purpose evacuation centre. The redeveloped facility will be capable of safely accommodating displaced residents from across the Shire of Dumbleyung who are impacted by emergency events. The project will strengthen the Shires capability to prepare for and provide emergency relief and support during an incident. | $1,100,000 | $1,110,000 | $2,210,000 |
| Fire Danger Rating Signs - Digital | Harvey | Fire Danger Rating Signs - Digital project will increase awareness and educate communities about potential fire danger by installing 5 digital fire danger rating signs throughout the Shire of Harvey. It is proposed that these signs will be in key locations along main roads and entering high bushfire risk areas. These digital signs will provide Real-time Updates, Visibility and Attention, Customisation, Remote Management, and Integration with other systems (Emergency Western Australia). | $75,000 | $75,000 | $150,000 |
| Shire of Waroona Evacuation Centre Back Up Power Supply | Waroona | Shire of Waroona Evacuation Centre Back Up Power Supply project entails upgrading the switchboard at the Waroona Recreation and Aquatic Centre (WRAC) to enable a generator to power the facility when the electricity network has been impacted by a disaster. The WRAC is the Shire's primary evacuation centre. Enabling a backup power supply will enhance preparedness and resilience by preventing disruption for evacuees and management in times of crisis. | $37,769 | $37,769 | $75,538 |
| Broome Recreation Aquatic Centre (BRAC) Importance Level 4 (IL4) Upgrades | Broome | Broome Recreation Aquatic Centre (BRAC) Importance Level 4 (IL4) Upgrades project is to undertake structural improvements to the Broome Recreation Aquatic Centre (BRAC) to ensure that the building meets current day requirements for a building that is specified as importance level 4 (IL4) and utilised as the Shire of Broome Emergency Evacuation Centre. | $115,443 | $204,557 | $320,000 |
| Pingelly Evacuation Centre Redundancy Power Project | Brookton, Corrigin, Cuballing, Narrogin, Pingelly, Wandering, Wickepin | Pingelly Evacuation Centre Redundancy Power Project includes the purchase and installation of a 100kVA generator and associated switchboard connections to the Pingelly Recreation and Cultural Centre (PRACC). Which has been identified as the regions evacuation centre for Pingelly, and the wider region of Wandering, Wickepin, Corrigin, Brookton, Cuballing, Popanyinning, Narrogin, and other locations as required. | $23,791 | $23,791 | $47,582 |
| City of Joondalup Coastal Hazard Management Program | City of Joondalup | The City of Joondalup Coastal Hazard Management Program is a multi-faceted approach to mitigate coastal hazards impacts. Sand nourishment will provide a buffer to coastal erosion. The coastal monitoring program will identify current risks while the Coastal Hazard Assessment will determine potential future hazards and inform adaptation options. Improving the understanding of hazards will allow informed coastline management decisions to be made for the community’s continued enjoyment of the coast. | $676,469 | $676,469 | $1,352,938 |
| Completion of Augusta Volunteer Marine Rescue Headquarters | Statewide | Completion of Augusta Volunteer Marine Rescue headquarters at Augusta Boat Harbour will enhance emergency response times in the event of water-based rescues. Response times will be significantly reduced through minimising delays in mobilising rescue personnel and travel times associated with towing and launching rescue vessels. This will reduce the risk of tragedies arising from ineffective water-based rescues and evacuations during catastrophic bushfires, and at sea from storms affecting multiple vessels. | $797,500 | $988,375 | $1,785,875 |
| Standby Emergency Power Supply – Meckering Evacuation Centre | Statewide | The Standby Emergency Power Supply project aims to install a power system at the Meckering Evacuation Centre, addressing the critical absence of emergency power during natural disasters like bushfires, storms, earthquakes and floods. Anticipated outcomes include improved community safety, enhanced evacuation center functionality, and increased resilience to power disruptions. The project aligns with disaster risk reduction objectives, contributing to a safer and more prepared Meckering and nearby communities. | $73,282 | $73,282 | $146,564 |
| Evacuation Centre Emergency Backup Power Supply - Wongan Hills Recreation Complex | Statewide | Evacuation Centre Emergency Backup Power Supply - Wongan Hills Recreation Complex project involves the provision of a fixed, auto-start generator for the local recreation centre which serves as an emergency evacuation centre for the Shire. This will ensure critical services such as shelter, food and water can be offered during the event of a power outage, as there is currently no backup power source for this building. | $22,500 | $25,000 | $47,500 |
In 2025–26, Round Three delivered $200 million in Australian Government funding to support 96 projects across Australia.
Successful projects under Round Three of the DRF were announced on 17 November 2025. Payments to Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania were made on 10 March 2026. The payment to the Australian Capital Territory was made on 7 April 2026. Payments to the Northern Territory and Queensland were made on 7 May 2026.
The list of projects is available below.
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Jurisdiction co-contribution | Total project cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory Flash Flood Warning System | Unincorporated ACT | The Australian Capital Territory experiences high-risk flash flooding in the many creeks that run through the urban area. The project will take existing flood data and leverage state-of-the-art modelling to provide timely, location specific, and relevant warnings to the community. This will build community resilience and reduce the risk of flash flooding impact and ensure emergency response is best postured to assist those members impacted by the hazard. | $421,240 | $422,317 | $843,557 |
| Ginninderra, Jerrabomberra and Woolshed Creek catchments flood studies | Unincorporated ACT | This project will undertake technical assessments of flooding in the Ginninderra, Jerrabomberra and Woolshed Creek catchments. It will identify flood prone areas for a range of design rainfall events. This will include climate change projections and identify effective flood mitigation options and provide insight to appropriate land-use, development, infrastructure. | $652,605 | $668,443 | $1,321,048 |
| Scenario planning for resilient government and community | Unincorporated ACT | Workshops will be conducted with community, industry and government to better understand risk associated with complex, concurrent and compounding natural disasters in geographic regions. Geographic overviews of natural disaster risk will be produced. Narrative driven scenario planning sessions will determine capability gaps in current arrangements, with subsequent work to update them, increasing community resilience in the ACT for future disasters. Community consultation will occur prior to publishing geographic preparedness documentation. | $644,909 | $697,872 | $1,342,781 |
| Building pharmacy preparedness for natural disasters in the ACT | Unincorporated ACT | This project will equip pharmacists in the ACT with the knowledge, skills, and resources to respond effectively during natural disasters. It includes an accredited training module, a live webinar, and a localised disaster preparedness factsheet. The initiative will strengthen the health system’s resilience by improving pharmacists’ knowledge and capacity to ensure timely access to medicines and essential health services in emergencies. | $176,950 | $44,495 | $221,445 |
| Volunteer wellbeing for resilience project – building capacity and capability of the emergency volunteering workforce. | Unincorporated ACT | The project will provide the critical development and delivery of capacity building training for volunteers and volunteer managers in organisations that contribute to disaster recovery efforts. This will enhance resilience in the sector by empowering these organisations to provide services using trauma-informed, person-centred approaches that focus on volunteer wellbeing and build a sustainable volunteer workforce. | $139,649 | $34,921 | $174,570 |
| Outdoors under pressure | Western Australia - All, New South Wales - All, Northern Territory - All, Victoria - All, South Australia - All, Tasmania - All, Queensland - All, Unincorporated ACT | This project will deliver national disaster resilience support for the outdoor sector through digital tools, professional training, risk data collection, and collaboration with emergency services and weather experts. Activities include workshops, resource development, and creation of a risk intelligence platform. The expected outcome is a safer, better-connected outdoor sector with improved ability to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to natural disasters and extreme weather events. | $1,789,428 | $541,070 | $2,330,498 |
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Jurisdiction co-contribution | Total project cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narrandera urban stormwater upgrade | Narrandera |
This project will upgrade the Narrandera urban stormwater system to mitigate the impacts of 1 per cent Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) flood events, such as those experienced in 2022, by:
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$14,174,095 | $3,543,524 | $17,717,619 |
| Wytaliba and Weilmoringle levees enhancement and pumping infrastructure project | Brewarrina | This project will replace two levee structures with crest heights suitable for protection against 1 in 100-year flood level. The existing sewage ponds will be augmented to achieve a new crest height to the same level. | $8,363,700 | $929,300 | $9,293,000 |
| Disaster preparedness – Building RediCommunities among First Nations communities in Bega Valley, Mehi and Stanley | Bega Valley, Moree Plains | Australian Red Cross will deliver the evidence-based RediCommunities program to empower First Nations communities in Bega Valley and Moree Plains to understand local disaster risk and develop and implement a preparedness plan. | $1,080,000 | $270,000 | $1,350,000 |
| Mountains to sea: green blue disaster resilience for NSW North Coast | Byron, Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Lismore, Richmond Valley | Nature-based ecological restoration along NSW North Coast rivers and coast will rehabilitate natural ecosystems across 43km and 128ha of streambank and coastline, reducing disaster risk and increase resilience to floods, storms and cyclones. First Nations people will work on Country and contribute knowledge and land management practices. Community capacity to implement nature-based measures will be increased through project engagement allowing benefits to extend over place and time. | $2,657,215 | $1,223,582 | $3,880,797 |
| Iluka road raising project | Clarence Valley | The project will implement and complete the design and construction for 2.1km of flood prone section of a vital emergency connection route for the town of Iluka, NSW to emergency services and support. Raising the road from 1-in-5-year flood to 1-in-100-year flood level. | $3,156,591.92 | $3,156,591.92 | $6,313,183.84 |
| Baryulgil Evacuation Centre and community resilience project | Clarence Valley | Baryulgil Square Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) will reduce disaster risk through the Baryulgil Evacuation Centre and Community Resilience Project by clearing bushfire hazards and installing a modular evacuation centre, built off-site, with power, water, internet, and hygiene facilities. A small excavator and tractor will support mechanical clearing around homes, replacing traditional burn-offs due to increased rainfall, flooding, and cyclone activity, enabling safer and more effective hazard reduction. | $2,017,526 | $310,000 | $2,327,526 |
| North Wagga Wagga 5 per cent AEP levee construction & third party impact mitigation | Wagga Wagga | In 2024, Council adopted a recommendation from a DCCEEW-funded study to raise the existing North Wagga Levee to provide a 5per cent Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) level of protection and to improve evacuation routes for the village of North Wagga. Council has completed the detailed survey, Review of Environmental Factors (REF) and is in the process of completing a detailed design. Construction will commence in 2026 and should be completed by the end of 2029. | $9,100,775 | $9,100,775 | $18,201,550 |
| NSW Flood Data Portal Accessibility Gateway & Viewer | New South Wales - All | This multi-agency program focuses on improving access to flood data. This work focuses on critical NSW Flood Data Portal enhancements including an Accessibility Gateway and Viewer, required to enable users (Emergency Managers, Local Government, industry specialists, and public) to improve inclusive decision-making and gain an enhanced understanding of flood risk. It will provide information that will further empower communities and local governments to minimise their flood risk. | $2,000,000 | $3,624,000 | $5,624,000 |
| Bushfire Risk Analysis Implementation Project | Central Coast (NSW) | The project forms Stage 2 (or the implementation phase) of Central Coast Council’s Bushfire Analysis Project and 5-year Risk Mitigation Program Plan. The project is risk-informed and aims to create new or enhance existing Asset Protection Zones identified within the “Five Focus Areas” as referenced in the Central Coast Bushfire Risk Management Plan. The Focus Areas are considered areas of elevated bushfire risk on the urban bushland interface. | $749,000 | $751,000 | $1,500,000 |
| Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley Resilient Homes and Preparedness Program | Blacktown, Central Coast (NSW), Hawkesbury, Hornsby, Liverpool, Penrith, The Hills, Wollondilly | The program will deliver up to 2,000 in-home assessments to the most at-risk properties in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley, including recommended resilience measures and personalised evacuation plans. Regional preparedness messaging will also be delivered with support from floodplain councils. This program will improve the resilience of our most at-risk households and raise awareness of regional risk, leading to better preparedness and safer communities. | $2,041,850 | $5,594,000 | $7,635,850 |
| Protecting our vulnerable people during future disasters | Eurobodalla | A network of Havens in bushfire and heatwave emergencies in the Eurobodalla has been developed by SHASA since 2022. The network specifically targets vulnerable populations and complements the Shire's evacuation centres. This project will finalise the network by completing the fit-out of facilities as Havens and integrate them with other emergency shelter options. | $552,442 | $138,161 | $690,603 |
| Cultural Fire: building disaster-ready communities | Bega Valley | This project will advocate for the integration of cultural land management practices, such as cultural burning, into the disaster readiness framework along the coastal and urban fringes. Evidence, alongside scientific monitoring tools, will be used to demonstrate the critical role that these practices play in mitigating wildfire risks and enhancing biodiversity. | $175,000 | $22,000 | $197,000 |
| Connected and Prepared: enabling regional readiness through the Northern Rivers Community Resilience Alliance | Ballina, Byron, Clarence Valley, Kyogle, Lismore, Richmond Valley, Tweed | This project will deliver a step-change in disaster resilience across the Northern Rivers by supporting at least 60 independent grassroots volunteer-led resilience groups through the Alliance. It tackles a critical, often overlooked gap: the governance systems that make community-led resilience sustainable. Groups will receive tailored support to develop processes, volunteer systems, tools, structures. Aligned with DRF objectives and NSW priorities, the project lays the groundwork for scalable, regional disaster preparedness. | $1,502,728 | $375,682 | $1,878,410 |
| Holbrook levee construction finalisation | Greater Hume | This project will complete the final stage of the Holbrook levee, including associated culverts, road reinstatement and easements. Completion will significantly reduce flood damage risk, improve community resilience, and may contribute to reduced insurance premiums for residents and businesses. | $1,653,600 | $413,400 | $2,067,000 |
| Raymond Terrace flood resilience and mitigation project | Port Stephens | This project will provide an upgrade to the configuration and capacity of the Bourke Street flood pump station in Raymond Terrace. This upgrade will improve the communities flood immunity and resilience, reducing flood impact to residents, businesses and critical infrastructure. | $1,675,000 | $1,675,000 | $3,350,000 |
| Scaling Cultural Burning: building healthy country economies for improved disaster resilience | Bega Valley, Scenic Rim | This project will scale Indigenous-led Cultural Burning across six high-risk sites in SE Queensland and South Coast NSW. Co-designed with Traditional Owners, it integrates cultural knowledge with ecological, economic, and disaster risk analysis to reduce bushfire impacts, build community resilience, and inform national policy. It supports training, risk planning, and sustainable business models to embed Cultural Burning into long-term disaster preparedness and land management strategies. | $6,020,093 | $1,236,166.79 | $7,256,259.79 |
| Increasing resilience of 2 flood impacted sections of MR 514 Oxley Road | Balranald | This project will increase resilience and preparedness by raising the North Wagga levee to a 5% AEP standard, reducing the frequency and severity of flooding experienced by residents. | $2,452,000 | $613,000 | $3,065,000 |
| Australian School Prepare & Care Natural Disaster Toolkit | Northern Territory - All, New South Wales - All, Tasmania - All, South Australia - All, Queensland - All, Western Australia - All, Victoria - All, Unincorporated ACT | This project will develop and deliver a toolkit for Australian primary and secondary school communities to strengthen preparedness for mental health and wellbeing impacts of natural disasters, and build resilience in children, young people, and adults. Headspace will deliver customised workshops and resources and support schools to implement activities. | $8,930,422 | $2,242,453 | $11,172,875 |
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Jurisdiction co-contribution | Total project cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development of an emergency coordination facility | Alice Springs | Build Alice Springs Town Council’s (ASTC) and the Alice Springs community’s disaster resilience through the development of an Emergency Coordination Facility, which will strengthen Council’s capacity and capability in disaster preparedness, and meeting its response and recovery obligations, as well as minimising business continuity risks for the organisation during and after a disaster. | $593,653 | $73,421 | $667,074 |
| Managing flood risk in Yuendumu | Central Desert | This project aims to manage flood risks in Yuendumu by conducting a detailed survey including a LiDAR survey and flood study and designing stormwater management infrastructure. The design will guide future funding application for the construction of the stormwater management infrastructure in the future DRF rounds. This project mitigates flood risks in Yuendumu, protecting infrastructure, reducing waterborne diseases, enhancing resilience, improving emergency safety, and ensuring sustainable community infrastructure. | $221,643 | $24,734 | $246,377 |
| Laynhapuy Disaster Management Framework: Capacity building for Yolŋu-Led disaster preparedness | East Arnhem | This project will develop a culturally appropriate Disaster Management Framework to help Laynhapuy Homelands Aboriginal Corporation prepare for and respond to disaster events and emergencies such as cyclones, flooding, and bushfires. It will include clear plans, staff training, and practical exercises to build local knowledge and capability. The outcome will be a stronger, safer organisation that can continue supporting Yolŋu communities during and after disaster events. | $150,825 | $16,759 | $167,584 |
| Embedded Meteorologist to improve disaster risk management in the Northern Territory | Northern Territory - All | The project aims to establish embedded meteorological expertise provided by the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) through the provision of a 36-month service agreement. The project aims to optimise the use of meteorological and hydrological data in tactical and strategic planning, improving the overall efficiency and effectiveness of emergency management. This project works to ensure NT Police, Fire & Emergency Services utilise the best-available information to enhance community resilience to natural disasters. | $495,000 | $495,000 | $990,000 |
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Jurisdiction co-contribution | Total project cost |
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| Kowanyama Hub | Kowanyama | This project will construct the Kowanyama Hub, a multipurpose Disaster Coordination Centre to effectively and efficiently coordinate disaster management and emergency service operations. When no disaster coordination, the Hub, will operate as an Indigenous Knowledge Centre, to co-ordinate a range of programs and activities that support the documentation and preservation of Indigenous languages and culture. | $8,203,500 | $911,500 | $9,115,000 |
| Coast Road resilience upgrade | Gladstone | The project will upgrade 3.8 kilometres of low-lying Coast Road in Baffle Creek to improve flood resilience. Works include raising road levels, installing new culverts, and improving drainage and safety features. Once complete, the road will remain accessible during flood events, reducing isolation for residents, supporting emergency access, and enhancing community safety, wellbeing and resilience. | $5,239,328 | $5,239,328 | $10,478,656 |
| Preparing for and responding to emergencies for people with communication disability | Queensland - All | Communication-accessible disaster preparedness workshops, forums and an all-hazards toolkit will be co-designed and delivered, immediately increasing disaster preparedness for 275 Queenslanders with communication disability and increasing the long-term capacity of Emergency Services, local councils and community organisations to communicate effectively with people with communication disability in future disasters. | $272,455 | $127,795 | $400,250 |
| Bedourie flood levee enhancements | Diamantina | The project aims to improve the existing flood protection system in Bedourie by addressing critical structural issues. It is a proactive disaster risk reduction initiative designed to strengthen the town's flood resilience, improve emergency preparedness, and mitigate the adverse impacts of flooding. | $1,108,071 | $123,119 | $1,231,190 |
| Rockhampton Airport temporary barrier project | Rockhampton | This project will deliver a temporary flood barrier that can be deployed to provide adequate flood protection at the Rockhampton Airport Terminal. | $1,145,045 | $1,145,045 | $2,290,090 |
| Cloncurry Shire Council Eastern Drainage Stage 5 Project | Cloncurry | The Eastern Drainage Stage 5 project will deliver the final stage of flood mitigation works through the eastern drainage division of the Cloncurry Township. This includes up-stream diversion works that will both reduce the flow of water into low lying areas along McIlwraith, Miles and Dutton Streets and channel this into drainage infrastructure developed and delivered through previous stages of this project. | $2,687,889 | $534,000 | $3,221,889 |
| Murweh Shire Council Local Disaster Coordination Centre Relocation & Refurbishment Project | Murweh | This project will deliver a specialised Local Disaster Coordination Centre to improve the disaster management capabilities. The facility will be located at a flood-free site in the Airport Precinct, repurposing the former Charleville Weather Station. This project will enhance disaster preparedness improve the coordination of emergency response operations and support critical communications. | $474,418 | $67,712 | $542,130 |
| Mareeba - place of refuge | Mareeba | This project upgrades the Cedric Davies Community Hub to a place of refuge by installing Crimsafe screens to windows, cyclone-proof doors, kitchen upgrade including appliances, refurbish toilets and amenities, new disability toilet, cleaners' cupboard, install back-up generator with concrete apron and roof. This will strengthen the local economy, improve disaster response, ensure community safety and social inclusion. | $252,250 | $252,250 | $504,500 |
| Burketown multipurpose emergency evacuation and emergency coordination centre | Burke | The project covers the detailed planning, design and documentation of an emergency evacuation centre and disaster coordination centre. It will provide a place of refuge for the community and designed to withstand floods, cyclones, storms and bushfires; ensure uninterrupted access to power, communications and support; serve as an emergency service coordination, training and multipurpose centre. | $414,000 | $90,000 | $504,000 |
| Disaster Resilience Builder for Business | Queensland - All | The Business Chamber Queensland's Disaster Resilience Builder for Business will provide a curated pathway to build business capability. Starting with disaster readiness assessment (governance, climate risk, continuity planning, resource management, testing, communication, and improvement), followed by modules on risk assessment, business continuity and recovery, with supporting information, tools and coaching. | $3,245,798 | $921,500 | $4,167,298 |
| Culturally Inclusive Disaster Planning and Exercising Project | Queensland - All | Working collaboratively with First Nations peoples on Country, the Culturally Inclusive Disaster Planning and Exercising project will scope how traditional, cultural, and local knowledge, practices, and language will be incorporated into Local Disaster Management Plans and disaster management practices. | $739,000 | $1,505,000 | $2,244,000 |
| Balonne emergency mobile generators | Balonne | Council will purchase 4 x 45KVA Generators mounted on steel trailers with changeover switches to enable community continuity during disasters which affect the power supply therefore water and sewer. The generators will be on standby across the seven towns in our LGA. | $270,000 | $30,000 | $300,000 |
| Palm Island cyclone shelter | Palm Island | Construct an up to 800 person cyclone shelter (to be used as an evacuation centre and/or community hall) to serve the 4,000 plus residents on Palm Island. It will improve disaster preparedness and response actions, reduce disaster risks, improve community resilience during and post disaster events, and make a substantial contribution to community safety and wellbeing. | $14,620,000 | $2,515,000 | $17,135,000 |
| Enhanced flood intelligence and warning systems | Townsville | This is a three-year program aimed at improving the collection, analysis, and distribution of flood intelligence. It will include upgrades to the existing flood warning infrastructure, the addition of new infrastructure, a review of mapping products based on the latest flood studies, and the implementation of automated warnings and alerts for the community. | $985,000 | $985,000 | $1,970,000 |
| Queensland Flood Forecast & Warning System | Queensland - All | A Queensland Flood Forecast and Warning System (QFFWS) will provide road authorities with advanced notification of when and how road assets and associated infrastructure will be impacted by flooding events. Additionally, the system will also calculate receding waters so that appropriate inspectors can re-open roads/bridges after inundation has occurred. | $2,850,000 | $2,950,000 | $5,800,000 |
| Resilient Construct of Mt Berryman Floodway | Lockyer Valley | The current floodway is at the end of life, exhibiting significant failures and becoming increasingly susceptible to damage. The new floodway will be more resilient to inundation and will be widened to “future-proof” the floodway for two-way operation. | $575,000 | $575,000 | $1,150,000 |
| South Mission Beach Flood Resilience Project | Cassowary Coast | Enhance flood protection in South Mission Beach by expanding open channel drainage and removing bunds that obstruct flow, halving the five-year flood extent, lower flood depths below floor height, and reduce flood risk for 250 properties. Suitable excavated material will support coastal revegetation, reinforcing natural buffers against storm surges and erosion. | $390,154 | $109,846 | $500,000 |
| National Get Ready | Tasmania - All, Queensland - All, South Australia - All, New South Wales - All, Northern Territory - All, Victoria - All, Western Australia - All | The project will build preparedness for all Australians. Building on the successful Get Ready Queensland model, this project establishes the National Get Ready program as a strategic and measured approach to community preparedness in Australia. The project will deliver a National Get Ready Framework, governance, and resource sharing arrangements at a national level, but locally tailored. | $8,383,989 | $19,495,200 | $27,879,189 |
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Jurisdiction co-contribution | Total project cost |
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| Outback Ready: emergency management plan development for Outback SA communities | Unincorporated SA | The Outback Ready project will involve the development of emergency preparedness, management and recovery plans for the 24 communities in Outback South Australia supported by the Outback Communities Authority. Over two years, an emergency management expert will be employed to work with these 24 communities and emergency service organisations to develop emergency preparedness, management and recovery plans that are customised for and supported by each community. | $528,807 | $92,436 | $621,243 |
| Roots of Resilience: Safe Country, Strong Future | Ceduna, Cleve, Elliston, Franklin Harbour, Kimba, Lower Eyre Peninsula, Port Lincoln, Streaky Bay, Tumby Bay, Whyalla, Wudinna, Yorke Peninsula | This Aboriginal-led program is working with remote South Australian communities to strengthen disaster resilience and governance. It updates climate strategies, engages communities to assess disaster risk, and identifies priorities. Local leaders are supported to drive resilience efforts. The program lasts around 16 weeks per community, focusing on building sustainable capabilities rooted in cultural knowledge and systems of care for Country, ensuring long-term community-driven impact. | $2,457,032 | $273,400 | $2,730,432 |
| Securing firefighting water for bushfire resilience in the Coorong Tatiara area | Coorong, Tatiara | This project will survey existing public and private firefighting infrastructure and include maps on the BART Emergency Service Platform. The survey will identify infrastructure such as large tanks, bores, and other water sources that can be updated with Country Fire Service Compatible fittings for quick access. | $122,000 | $137,000 | $259,000 |
| Climate Ready Coasts 2.0: Scaling evidence-based coastal risk reduction | Adelaide Plains, Alexandrina, Barunga West, Ceduna, Charles Sturt, Cleve, Coorong, Copper Coast, Elliston, Franklin Harbour, Grant, Holdfast Bay, Kangaroo Island, Kingston (SA), Lower Eyre Peninsula, Marion, Mount Remarkable, Onkaparinga, Playford, Port Adelaide Enfield, Port Augusta, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie, Robe, Salisbury, Streaky Bay, Tumby Bay, Victor Harbor, Wakefield, Wattle Range, West Torrens, Whyalla, Yankalilla, Yorke Peninsula |
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$2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | $4,400,000 |
| Investment-ready business case for Gawler River floodplain flood mitigation | Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains, Barossa, Gawler, Light, Playford | This project will complete the Gawler River Flood Management Business Case by addressing critical gaps identified in the Infrastructure SA Gate 2 Review, including geotechnical investigations of the Bruce Eastick Dam, hydrological modelling, and cultural heritage assessments. The completed Business Case will enable investment in four key flood mitigation measures: dam raising, levee upgrades, planning controls, and community awareness campaigns. | $774,000 | $870,278 | $1,644,278 |
| Disaster preparedness - building RediCommunities in Naracoorte Lucindale, Yankalilla, Port Lincoln and Mid Murray | Mid Murray, Naracoorte Lucindale, Port Lincoln, Yankalilla | Australian Red Cross will deliver the evidence-based RediCommunities program to empower disaster-affected and socially vulnerable communities in Naracoorte Lucindale, Mid-Murray, Port Lincoln and Yankalilla LGAs to understand local disaster risk and develop and implement a preparedness plan. | $2,200,000 | $550,000 | $2,750,000 |
| Building Wakefield's flood resilience - Stage 1 | Wakefield | The project encompasses a series of targeted, informed infrastructure investments to mitigate flood risk, including road height alterations and new stormwater drainage systems, protecting existing residential and future development sites, strengthening our community's resilience through significant flood events. These solutions have been developed following extensive research and consultation. | $1,600,634 | $1,600,637 | $3,201,271 |
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Jurisdiction co-contribution | Total project cost |
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| Launceston Flood Mitigation Plan | Launceston | The City of Launceston recognises the existential risks associated with major floods on our city. This project will deliver a comprehensive Launceston Flood Mitigation Plan, to address current and future vulnerabilities associated with flooding. The plan will include research, flood modelling, economic analysis and historic data, to provide an assessment of flood mitigation options and their costs and benefits. The plan will consider infrastructure projects, natural solutions and policy measures. | $540,000 | $1,032,708 | $1,572,708 |
| Enhancing disaster readiness in Devonport | Devonport | This project aims to enhance disaster resilience in Devonport by updating local risk reduction and emergency plans and strengthening governance frameworks. It focuses on improving hazard understanding through real-time data from river monitoring, supporting better-informed decision-making for emergency planning and response. By integrating data-driven approaches with coordinated planning, the project will improve risk reduction efforts, boost resilience to extreme weather events, and ensure more effective disaster response across the municipality. | $25,760 | $52,256 | $78,016 |
| Tasmanian Integrated Fire Camera Network | Tasmania - All | The project is a collaboration between Tasmania's three fire management agencies to enhance Tasmania’s fire detection capabilities. The project will install new fire detection cameras and develop an online portal. It will utilise AI-enabled fire detection software with human verification. Feeds from existing and currently deficiently managed cameras will be integrated into this portal, providing a unified and effective detection of fire incidents. | $1,439,050 | $2,187,000 | $3,626,050 |
| Aerial imagery intelligence for Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Recovery (PPRR) | Central Highlands (Tas.), Circular Head, Derwent Valley, Huon Valley, Northern Midlands, Southern Midlands, Waratah-Wynyard, West Coast | Aerial imagery provides critical intelligence for emergency response and disaster preparedness. At present, much of Tasmania’s high-risk fire areas rely on outdated imagery, making it unreliable, with some rural regions nearly 20 years old. This project plans to capture new digital imagery, ensuring agencies responsible for fire mitigation have access to accurate data via the Tasmanian Government’s online mapping platform, ListMap, and the Common Operating Platform (COP). | $440,000 | $464,577 | $904,577 |
| Mitigating increasing risks from pollen storms by expanding and enhancing the Australian bioaerosol monitoring network. | Victoria - All, Western Australia - All, South Australia - All, New South Wales - All, Tasmania - All | Pollen storms seriously affect the health of many Australians and can trigger high-mortality epidemic thunderstorm asthma events. Expanding the Australian network of automated monitors will enable real-time tracking of airborne allergens, accurate prediction of high-risk episodes, and tailored alerts for vulnerable individuals and health and emergency services. The integrated network will support enduring resilience to this escalating hazard through implementation of ongoing system maintenance, communication and response frameworks. | $5,991,124 | $2,953,898 | $8,945,022 |
| Building flood resilience in key areas of Glamorgan Spring Bay, Lutruwita, Tasmania | Glamorgan-Spring Bay | This project will increase the resilience of Glamorgan Spring Bay in key catchments and address risks of flooding by implementing effective infrastructure improvements and riparian management strategies to mitigate the effects of extreme waterflows and improve waterway health. The project will also trial the use of river monitoring devices to provide early warning to residents and visitors, working with key stakeholders and community to increase awareness and preparedness. | $504,837 | $63,940 | $568,777 |
| Bruny Island safe access and community environmental fire buffer zone. | Kingborough | This project reduces the abundant fuel load in an iconic section of Bruny Island that is a strategic traffic (daily average approximately 1200 vehicles) and services bottleneck. The risk of fire is independently rated as extreme. This area hosts an iconic Tourism asset (150,000 visitors annually) and a range of endangered species. Modern mulching technology with Cultural Burning will reduce significant risk, capture learnings and develop skills for the whole community. | $206,389 | $227,257 | $433,646 |
| Tasmanian coastal hazard resilience planning project | Break O'Day, Brighton, Central Coast (Tas.), Clarence, Dorset, Hobart, Huon Valley, Kingborough, Tasman, Waratah-Wynyard, West Tamar | The project will develop a comprehensive state-wide approach to coastal hazard management through enhanced hazard mapping of priority investigation areas, development of robust planning tools, and creation of a state-wide framework for coastal community engagement. This multi-council collaboration will increase understanding of risk, improve statutory planning responses, and enhance community preparedness for coastal erosion, inundation, and sea level rise. | $417,675 | $580,353 | $998,028 |
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Jurisdiction co-contribution | Total project cost |
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| Traralgon Flood Safe Communities Program: enhanced community resilience to flooding in Traralgon | Latrobe (Vic.) | This project will establish two Community Flood Resilience Hubs and a Planning Centre to help residents prepare for and respond to flood events. The hubs will provide self-service sandbag stations, safety information, and practical training. Community education and engagement activities will build local knowledge, strengthen networks, and enhance flood resilience across Traralgon. | $440,000 | $539,000 | $979,000 |
| Supporting emergency preparedness and facilitating local community ownership during disaster recovery | Ballarat, Latrobe (Vic.) | This project will leverage Foodbank Victoria's 2000sqm purpose-built community warehouse assets in Ballarat & Morwell to implement volunteer and donation practices that support emergency preparedness and recovery following natural disasters. | $502,757 | $661,877 | $1,164,634 |
| Frankston City Coastal resilience 2100: building adaptative capacity and preparedness | Frankston | This project will deliver a Coastal Hazard Adaptation and Resilience Plan, landslide risk assessment, and a survey-grade drone-enabled monitoring program. The project fosters preparedness through scenario-based planning and embeds Traditional Owners knowledge to strengthen community resilience to climate change and coastal hazards. | $143,380 | $144,925 | $288,305 |
| Uplifting the disaster readiness capabilities of Local Government | Adelaide Hills, Derwent Valley, Douglas, Greater Shepparton, Ku-ring-gai, Kwinana, Noosa, Onkaparinga, Perth, Surf Coast, Townsville, Yarra Ranges | The project will co-develop and pilot a practical, evidence-based capability assessment framework with local governments. The scalable framework will support informed investment decisions, guide priority reforms, enable peer support, and identify tailored training and resource needs. This project will strengthen local government leadership in Australia’s disaster resilience efforts. | $1,271,091 | $1,005,310 | $2,276,401 |
| Coastal protection Infrastructure upgrade and risk reduction program | Bass Coast, East Gippsland, Greater Geelong, Mornington Peninsula, Wellington | The program will deliver upgraded coastal protection infrastructure projects at priority sites in Fishermans Beach Mornington, Bullock Island Gippsland, Loch Sport and Silverleaves. This will include vertical seawalls, revetments, and dune restoration to mitigate community exposure to risk and improve asset condition, as well as a flood study and adaptation plan for Ocean Grove to inform flood protection design and hazard monitoring. | $5,196,428 | $6,855,412 | $12,051,840 |
| Assessing earthquake hazards to reduce disaster risks to Victoria’s water, energy and transportation infrastructure | Victoria - All | The project will create a cutting-edge earthquake hazard model for Victoria, using geological and geophysical data to uncover hidden seismic sources and ground-shaking hotspots. The results will improve earthquake hazard understanding, guide infrastructure design, inform Victoria's disaster mitigation strategies and emergency management frameworks, and improve resilience against future earthquakes, with a focus on the La Trobe Valley region. | $765,456 | $10,394,951 | $11,160,407 |
| Lower Maribyrnong River flood mitigation study: pathway to implementation | Brimbank, Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Moonee Valley | The project will undertake a comprehensive assessment of long-term sustainable flood mitigation for the Lower Maribyrnong River catchment. This will include infrastructure and non-infrastructure solutions, and the applicability, adaptability and scalability of options to the Melbourne-wide context and different flood events. Identified feasible flood mitigation solutions will increase the safety and resilience of catchment communities and enhance preparedness and adaptive capacity for future flood events. | $700,000 | $707,000 | $1,407,000 |
| Disaster response training and rapid deployment of lifesaving resources in response to natural disasters | Victoria - All | The project will deliver specialised training for Life Saving Victoria volunteers and provide Personal Protective Equipment to volunteers for flood response. Appropriate resources and structured training courses in swift water rescue, inter-agency operations, and emergency management will strengthen volunteer capability and resource capacity to ensure a faster, more effective response to natural disasters across Victoria. | $592,767 | $170,675 | $763,442 |
| Growing rural resilience: adaptation planning pilot for Wimmera primary producers facing catastrophic and cascading disasters | Hindmarsh, Horsham, Northern Grampians, West Wimmera, Yarriambiack | The project will pilot a scenario-based adaptation planning process for cascading impacts on agricultural producers in Wimmera Victoria, initiated by disasters such as bushfires and severe storms. The project will build knowledge by improving understanding of producer vulnerability to cascading disaster impacts, enhance capability and preparedness for multiple concurrent hazards, and mitigate risk for agricultural communities by increasing adaptation capacity and strengthening economic stability. | $409,540 | $589,940 | $999,480 |
| Adaptive management of urban stormwater discharges into rural drainage after extreme rainfall events. | Greater Shepparton | The project will develop updated urban discharge conditions and a new adaptive framework to guide future planning where urban stormwater discharges to the rural drainage system. The project will investigate ways to reduce flash flooding from extreme rainfall events while also reducing impacts on agricultural land, residential properties, downstream waterways and infrastructure. | $150,000 | $190,000 | $340,000 |
| Shepparton water supply flood resilience | Greater Shepparton | The project will help to secure the water supply for Shepparton and surrounding communities up to a 1-in-100-year – 1 per cent Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) flood. This will be achieved through construction of a permanent barrier around the Shepparton Water Treatment Plant, which will mitigate the risk of ingress of flood waters to the clear water storages that store potable water for Shepparton and surrounding communities. | $2,000,000 | $2,080,000 | $4,080,000 |
| Technology uplift and harmonisation of burned area data products across Australian jurisdictions | New South Wales - All, Queensland - All, South Australia - All, Tasmania - All, Western Australia - All, Victoria - All, Northern Territory - All, Unincorporated ACT | The project will support jurisdictions to uplift their technology, infrastructure and governance for burned area mapping. This involves improving data governance, data management systems, quality assurance and data processing algorithms. Collectively, these measures will improve data quality, and the efficiency with which it can be collected, shared and aggregated nationally to inform bushfire emergency response and risk management. | $1,757,446 | $2,630,870 | $4,388,316 |
| Campbells Creek flood study | Mount Alexander | The project will determine the potential impacts of flooding in Campbells Creek to inform enhanced emergency management plans. The study will focus on the impact of riverine flooding, accounting for climate change and storm water impacts. This will support assessment and resilience improvements to the Campbells Creek Flood Levee, enabling targeted mitigation strategies and dissemination of accessible flood risk information to improve community flood preparedness. | $95,000 | $96,500 | $191,500 |
| Multicultural resilience emergency management project – Grampians Region | Ararat, Ballarat, Golden Plains, Hepburn, Hindmarsh, Horsham, Moorabool, Northern Grampians, Pyrenees, West Wimmera, Yarriambiack | The project will enhance multicultural communities' emergency preparedness and emergency services' cultural competency. It will address service gaps with culturally appropriate resources, community capacity development, multicultural representation in emergency planning, improved communications, and the creation of sustainable systems. This project will support vulnerable multicultural communities and build resilience across all phases of emergency management. | $751,831 | $213,541 | $965,372 |
| Bogong High Plains Road landslip prevention project | Alpine | The project will upgrade Bogong High Plains Road to enable water to pass underneath to address the risk of a repeated road landslip or closure. By removing two structural retaining walls and a corrugated steel pipe drain and reconstructing an embankment and culvert, this project will ensure maintained access to Falls Creek Resort and AGL’s McKay Creek Power Station. | $2,149,300 | $2,150,249 | $4,299,549 |
| Numurkah flood mitigation implementation - southern levees | Moira | The project will construct two ring levees south of Broken Creek to protect an area including residential houses, hospital and ambulance stations. The levees are comprised of earthen embankments, concrete walls and demountable components, and will mitigate flood risk for this community by protecting the southern Numurkah township and allowing emergency vehicle access to the hospital during flood events up to 1 per cent Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP). | $6,454,104 | $6,454,104 | $12,908,208 |
| Great Ocean Road Region – coastal resilience program | Colac Otway, Corangamite, Moyne, Surf Coast, Warrnambool | The program will deliver new coastal resilience works, including critical infrastructure in priority areas of Lorne and Torquay. A Regional Coastal Adaptation Plan will also be advanced to assess vulnerabilities and risks and establish adaptation priorities and strategies. These initiatives will collectively bolster the region's resilience to coastal hazards, ensuring the protection and sustainability of the region’s cultural, environmental, economic, and social assets. | $6,300,000 | $6,480,000. | $12,780,000 |
| Increasing community resilience and reducing flood risks for Murray Valley West Catchment | Moira | The project will undertake obstruction removal works across the catchment to reconnect natural flow paths. Developed in collaboration with local communities, Traditional Owners and agencies, this project will lessen the impact of heavy rainfall, flooding, and waterlogging on residents, roads, and highly productive agricultural land, enhancing the region’s resilience, productivity and sustainability. | $2,519,780 | $2,556,558 | $5,076,338 |
| Miners Rest flood mitigation project | Ballarat | The Miners Rest Flood Mitigation project is a multiyear project that will protect the community of Miners Rest from flooding. MRFM will undertake updates to the Burrumbeet Creek flood model in line with the lastest climate change projections, produce flood maps to quantify and communicate risk. | $2,915,000 | $2,991,000 | $5,906,000 |
| Resilient water infrastructure: protecting Central Victoria from future flood disruptions | Ballarat, Greater Bendigo, Hepburn, Mount Alexander | The project will flood-proof essential water and wastewater assets across central Victoria. This project will relocate and elevate high-voltage systems at Eppalock Pump Station and retrofit ten flood prone sewer pump stations in Rochester. These upgrades will deliver scalable, climate-resilient infrastructure to protect services for over 200,000 people, minimise flood recovery costs, and improve regional preparedness. | $5,110,421 | $5,110,421 | $10,220,842 |
| Project title | Location | Description | Cth awarded funding | Jurisdiction co-contribution | Total project cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitigate the risk of seawater inundation of South Carnarvon Western Australia Gascoyne coast | Carnarvon | The project aims to extend, upgrade and heighten the town's surge wall and coastal levee system. The town has an extreme risk of seawater inundation within the next 25 years and the town’s natural and man-made inundation protecting systems require both structures to be upgraded to mitigate this hazard to the community. | $5,582,831 | $625,000 | $6,207,831 |
| Walpole Townsite Airstrip fenceline construction | Denmark, Manjimup, Plantagenet | The project involves constructing an animal-proof fence to minimise the risk of kangaroos and emus colliding with fire management aircraft, including water bombing aircraft. The construction of an animal-proof fence will enable the aircraft to operate during all daylight hours (currently hours are restricted) which is critical for increasing bushfire response to communities around Walpole/Nornalup which are at high risk of intense bushfire. | $32,500 | $32,552 | $65,052 |
| City wide data collection and flood modelling | Fremantle | The project focuses on the increasing risks of coastal inundation/stormwater flooding. The project will address existing data gaps by providing critical information required to prioritise infrastructure upgrades, emergency planning and develop long-term strategies. The project will play a crucial role in raising awareness of flood risks and climate change impacts within the community, fostering a culture of resilience and preparedness. | $399,000 | $399,750 | $798,750 |
| Shire of Mingenew Emergency Evacuation Centre | Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Mingenew, Morawa, Perenjori, Three Springs | The project involves reconfiguration and improvements of the existing Mingenew Recreation Centre to deliver an accessible, inclusive, and fit-for-purpose Emergency Evacuation Centre capable of accommodating 50 beds during an emergency/natural disaster. The Centre will also provide essential space and facilities to enable its use as a mustering point for emergency services personnel and volunteers. The project supports preparedness, mitigates risk, and increases disaster resilience. | $500,000 | $519,717 | $1,019,717 |
| Kwinana power up project | Kwinana | The project enhances resilience and mitigates risk for vulnerable communities, by enabling the city to purchase a suitable mobile trailer-mounted generator and enabling electrical connection upgrades at the Medina Evacuation Centre and Mandogalup Infrastructure Coordinating Committee. This also will ensure continuous essential services can be provided from the Administration building and Operations Depot during power failures, boosting overall preparedness and capability maintaining important local government service delivery. | $30,816 | $40,000 | $70,816 |
| Flash flood warning system in Karijini National Park | Ashburton | The project aims to install rain gauges and water level monitors in key catchment areas, enabling real-time data monitoring to deliver early warnings of flash floods. This initiative will improve visitor safety, enhance preparedness, and deepen understanding of water patterns to reduce risks. With approximately 600,000 visitors annually, unpredictable flash flooding caused by seasonal thunderstorms in the parks gorges poses safety concerns. | $228,785 | $259,648 | $488,433 |
| Mobile generator for dual-use in emergency management | Carnamah, Mingenew, Morawa, Perenjori, Three Springs | The project will procure a mobile generator to enhance the resilience and operational readiness of the Three Springs Primary Evacuation Centre, also powering Three Springs Incident Management Centre. The mobile nature of the generator allows for its use at secondary evacuation sites, ensuring continuous power supply during disasters, thereby mitigating risk and bolstering community preparedness and response capabilities. | $34,650 | $3,850 | $38,500 |
| DFES and Main Roads Multi Hazard Detection Network | Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Karratha, Leonora, Meekatharra, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley | The program expands the successful Main Roads Western Australia Floodway network in high disaster risk locations, enhancing the floodway, weather and remote visual capabilities to incorporate fire detection and air quality monitoring at all locations providing year-round, live localised information to support situational awareness, enhanced resilience, mitigation and inter-agency interoperability. | $1,135,606 | $1,215,020 | $2,350,626 |
| The Remote Airstrips Community Engagement (RACE) Program: Saving lives by improving airstrips impacted by disasters | Albany, Ashburton, Augusta Margaret River, Bayswater, Beverley, Boddington,Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Brookton, Broome, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bruce Rock, Bunbury, Busselton, Capel, Carnamah, Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Collie, Coolgardie, Coorow, Corrigin, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Cue, Cunderdin, Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Dardanup, Denmark, Derby-West Kimberley, Donnybrook-Balingup, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Dundas, East Pilbara, Esperance, Exmouth, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Greater Geraldton, Halls Creek, Harvey, Irwin, Jerramungup, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Karratha, Katanning, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kojonup, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Lake Grace, Laverton, Manjimup, Meekatharra, Menzies, Merredin, Mingenew, Moora, Morawa, Mount Magnet, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Mundaring, Murchison, Murray, Nannup, Narembeen, Narrogin, Ngaanyatjarraku, Northam, Northampton, Nungarin, Perenjori, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Port Hedland, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Tammin, Three Springs, Toodyay, Trayning, Upper Gascoyne, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wandering, Waroona, West Arthur, Westonia, Wickepin, Williams, Wiluna, Wongan-Ballidu, Woodanilling, Wyalkatchem, Wyndham-East Kimberley, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York | The program enhances resilience and emergency preparedness by empowering initiatives to improve remote airstrip infrastructure, training communities in maintenance, and mitigating disaster risks. By strengthening access to aeromedical services and disaster response, the program ensures safer, more reliable air transport for regional Western Australia, particularly for Aboriginal communities and disaster-prone areas. | $253,000 | $160,000 | $413,000 |
| Emergency Evacuation Centre: backup power generator upgrade | York | The project will improve disaster resilience at the York Recreation and Convention Centre, and Shire Administration Building by upgrading switchboards and acquiring an 80kVA trailer-mounted generator. This enables rapid, independent power access during outages, ensuring critical emergency services and welfare functions can continue, enhancing preparedness, operational continuity, and public safety in high-risk disaster scenarios. | $134,500 | $140,212 | $274,712 |
| Jamukurnu-Yapalikurnu Aboriginal Corporation disaster resilience capacity building project | East Pilbara | The project seeks to gather lessons learnt from extreme weather events which have impacted Martu communities, on and off, determination lands. In addition, opportunities for improvement from response agencies in emergency management preparedness and response activities will be identified and a response plan will be developed which specifically addresses the role of JYAC as the Registered Native Title Body Corporate (RNTBC). | $300,000 | $100,410 | $400,410 |
| HeatWatch - Department of Health (WA) | Western Australia - All | The project addresses the critical risk of heatwaves by leveraging advanced machine learning to develop HeatWatch, a syndromic surveillance system. It supports WA Climate Health goals, builds on existing infrastructure for scalability, and empowers timely responses to reduce health system demand from heatwaves, protect at-risk populations, and enhance long-term resilience. | $246,752 | $266,038 | $512,790 |
| Ngurra Kayanta bushfire infrastructure protection project | East Pilbara, Halls Creek | The project aligns DRF and Second National Action Plan objectives and actions with community aspirations. The project offers under-represented First Nations People with capacity & preparedness in disaster resilience through the protection of cultural & community assets around the Jalyirr Outstation in remote Western Australia. The project is underpinned by sound scientific two-way approaches to bushfire risk and mitigation in the Great Sandy Desert region. | $890,000 | $105,000 | $995,000 |
| Establishment of a remotely piloted natural hazard monitoring capability | Western Australia - All | The project will enable DFES to identify and procure suitable fixed-wing remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) to be introduced into service for defined-use cases. Emerging remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) technology offers a transformative capability across the whole emergency management sector. RPAS offers access to low-cost aerial intelligence to support and maintain situational awareness, aid decision-making and enhance responder and community safety. | $1,221,000 | $1,240,323 | $2,461,323 |
| Increasing Karajarri Ranger capacity to mitigate extreme wildfire risks | Broome | The project will build capacity in the Rangers to reduce the extreme risk of megafires on significant environmental, cultural, community and economic assets. This will be achieved through increasing targeted early season and suppression fire management; preparedness through more waterpoints, grading and a light fire tanker; planning through increased information collated in a dashboard; and ignition management through community engagement. | $895,114 | $318,387 | $1,213,501 |
In 2026–27, Round Four will deliver up to $142.477 million of Australian Government funding for disaster risk reduction initiatives.
Project Proposals for DRF Round Four opened on 29 May 2026 and closed on 1 July 2026.
Further information on Round Four, including next steps in the assessment process, is set out in the Guidelines, which are available below and on Grant Connect.
If you submitted a project proposal and have questions about the assessment process, contact your Lead Agency (see contact details below) in the first instance. NEMA is unable to provide updates on applications before outcomes are announced.
General questions about the program can be directed to disaster.ready@nema.gov.au.
We are seeking community feedback on the DRF. This feedback will help improve the design of future rounds.
The survey is available online, and open to applicants (past and prospective). It can also be completed by Lead Agencies, and other organisations or individuals with an interest in the DRF.
You can submit a response at any time throughout the year. Input to Round Four (2026–27) design closed on 31 August 2025. Responses received after this date will inform the design of future rounds.
For general enquiries about DRF or updates on any of these rounds please email: Disaster.Ready@nema.gov.au. Or contact the Lead Agency in your state or territory.