Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements
The joint Australian, state and territory governments' Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) provide a range of financial assistance to the natural disaster-declared areas in each state or territory.
For the tropical cyclone which impacted parts of Queensland between 19 and 27 March 2019, the available assistance measures include:
- Personal Hardship Assistance Scheme is available in the four (4) local government areas of:
- Aurukun
- Cook
- Lockhart River
- Mareeba
- Essential Services Safety and Reconnection Scheme is available in the four (4) local government areas:
- Aurukun
- Cook
- Lockhart River
- Mareeba
- Counter Disaster Operations is available is available in the twenty-one (21) local government areas of:
- Aurukun
- Barcaldine
- Barcoo
- Blackall-Tambo
- Boulia
- Bulloo
- Burke
- Cloncurry
- Cook
- Diamantina
- Doomadgee
- Douglas
- Isaac
- Lockhart River
- Longreach
- Mareeba
- Mornington
- Murweh
- Pormpuraaw
- Quilpie
- Winton
- Reconstruction of Essential Public Assets is available in the nineteen (19) local government areas of:
- Aurukun
- Barcaldine
- Barcoo
- Blackall-Tambo
- Boulia
- Bulloo
- Burke
- Cloncurry
- Cook
- Diamantina
- Douglas
- Isaac
- Lockhart River
- Longreach
- Mornington
- Murweh
- Pormpuraaw
- Quilpie
- Winton
- Disaster Assistance (Primary Producer) Loans available in the five (5) local government areas of:
- Blackall-Tambo
- Boulia
- Cook
- Diamantina
- Longreach
- Disaster Assistance (Essential Working Capital) Loans Scheme for primary producers available in the five (5) local government areas of:
- Blackall-Tambo
- Boulia
- Cook
- Diamantina
- Longreach
- Freight subsidies available in the five (5) local government areas of:
- Blackall-Tambo
- Boulia
- Cook
- Diamantina
- Longreach
- Disaster Assistance (Small Business) Loans available in the local government area:
- Disaster Assistance (Essential Working Capital) Loans for small business available in the local government area:
Category C Assistance
Recovery grants of up to $25,000 are also available for eligible primary producers in the two (2) local government areas of Blackall-Tambo and Cook.
For information on available recovery assistance, visit the Queensland Reconstruction Authority website.
For further information on recovery arrangements, visit the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements page.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will replace passports that have been lost or damaged in declared natural disasters free of charge, visit the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website.
