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 tropical cyclone Niran which impacted parts of North Queensland from 25 February 2021, the available assistance measures include:
- Counter disaster operations in the six (6) local government areas of:
- Burdekin
- Cairns
- Cassowary Coast
- Hinchinbrook
- Palm Island
- Yarrabah
- Restoration of damaged essential public assets in the five (5) local government areas of:
- Cairns
- Cassowary Coast
- Hinchinbrook
- Palm Island
- Yarrabah
- Disaster assistance (primary producer) loans; disaster assistance (essential working capital) loans scheme for primary producers; and freight subsidies for primary producers in the five (5) local government areas of:
- Cairns
- Cassowary Coast
- Hinchinbrook
- Mareeba
- Tablelands
Recovery grants
Recovery grants of up to $75,000 are available for eligible primary producers in the local government areas of Cairns, Cassowary Coast, Hinchinbrook, Mareeba and Tablelands.
For information on available recovery assistance, visit the visit the
Queensland Reconstruction Authority website.
For further information on recovery arrangements, visit the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements 2018 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.
