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 Southern Queensland flooding, the available assistance measures may include:
- personal hardship assistance scheme in the six (6) local government areas of:
- Lockyer Valley
- certain parts of Moreton Bay
- certain parts of Somerset
- Southern Downs
- certain parts of Toowoomba
- certain parts of Western Downs
- Essential Services Safety and Reconnection Scheme in the six (6) local government areas of:
- Lockyer Valley
- certain parts of Moreton Bay
- certain parts of Somerset
- Southern Downs
- Certain parts of Toowoomba
- certain parts of Western Downs
- counter disaster operations in the twenty-one (21) local government areas of:
- Balonne
- Brisbane
- Bundaberg
- Fraser Coast
- Gladstone
- Gold Coast
- Goondiwindi
- Gympie
- Ipswich
- Livingstone
- Lockyer Valley
- Logan
- Moreton Bay
- North Burnett
- Rockhampton
- Scenic Rim
- Somerset
- South Burnett
- Southern Downs
- Toowoomba
- Western Downs
- restoration of damaged essential public assets in the eighteen (18) local government areas of:
- Balonne
- Bundaberg
- Fraser Coast
- Gladstone
- Gold Coast
- Goondiwindi
- Gympie
- Ipswich
- Livingstone
- Lockyer Valley
- North Burnett
- Rockhampton
- Scenic Rim
- Somerset
- South Burnett
- Southern Downs
- Toowoomba
- Western Downs
- Disaster Assistance Loans and Essential Working Capital Loans for primary producers in the twelve (12) local government area of:
- Balonne
- Bundaberg
- Gympie
- Lockyer Valley
- Moreton Bay
- North Burnett
- Scenic Rim
- Somerset
- South Burnett
- Southern Downs
- Toowoomba
- Western Downs
- Disaster Assistance Loans and Essential Working Capital Loans for small business in the eight (8) local government area of:
- Balonne
- Gympie
- Lockyer Valley
- Moreton Bay
- Somerset
- Southern Downs
- Toowoomba
- Western Downs
- Disaster Assistance Loans and Essential Working Capital Loans for not for profit organisations in the eight (8) local government area of:
- Balonne
- Gympie
- Lockyer Valley
- Moreton Bay
- Somerset
- Southern Downs
- Toowoomba
- Western Downs
- Freight subsidies for primary producers available in the twelve (12) local government areas of:
- Balonne
- Bundaberg
- Gympie
- Lockyer Valley
- Moreton Bay
- North Burnett
- Scenic Rim
- Somerset
- South Burnett
- Southern Downs
- Toowoomba
- Western Downs.
Additional recovery assistance measures
Recovery grants of up to $75,000 are available for eligible primary producers to help with recovery and reinstatement activities These grants are available in the five (5) local government areas of Gympie, Lockyer Valley, Somerset, Southern Downs and Western Downs.
Recovery grants of up to $50,000 are available for eligible small businesses to help with recovery and reinstatement activities These grants are available in the eight (8) local government areas of Balonne, Gympie, Lockyer Valley, Moreton Bay, Somerset, Southern Downs, Toowoomba and Western Downs.
Additional recovery packages
Clean Up Package To assist state agencies and local councils with the clean-up, removal and disposal of flood-related debris in impacted communities.
Resilient Residential Recovery Package industry and community education program; resilient household rebuild program; home raising program; voluntary home buy-back program and property level flood information.
Human and Social Recovery Package Flexible funding grants; community health and wellbeing package; accommodation package; and a community development program.
Economic Recovery Package Industry recovery and resilience officers; small business support package; tourism recovery and resilience package; rural landholder recovery grant program; and medium to large business recovery loans.
Environmental Recovery Package Environmental recovery package; and flood risk management package.
Infrastructure and Built Recovery Package Community and recreational assets program; betterment for roads and transport assets; and local recovery and resilience grants.
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.
