Australian Government expenditure for Queensland floods
Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment as at midnight 13 January 2012.
- Claims granted - 399,536
- Amount paid - $465,739,888
Disaster Income Recovery Subsidy as at midnight 16 December 2011.
- Claims granted - 53,440
- Amount paid - $61,527,255
Volunteer Information
The recovery efforts for the Queensland (Qld) floods will be a slow and complex process, with volunteers required to help in the weeks and months to come.
Volunteering Qld maintains continual contact with key disaster management agencies and will notify registered volunteers as new opportunities to help become available. This information is available from Volunteering Qld's Community Response to Extreme Weather (CREW) page.
To offer your assistance please visit the Volunteering Qld website and fill in the online form. Please note that it may be difficult to access the Volunteering Qld website at the moment due to a large number of users trying to access the site. Alternatively, you could try calling the CREW team on 1800 994 100 to register as a volunteer.
Australian Government assistance
Australian Government assistance for:
Disaster Income Recovery Subsidy (DIRS)
The Disaster Income Recovery Subsidy (DIRS) was available until 31 March 2011.
Ex gratia payment for New Zealanders affected by recent flooding
Ex gratia payments for New Zealanders affected by flooding were made available until 31 July 2011.
The Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment
The Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) was available until 4 July 2011.
Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA)
This assistance is provided through the joint Australian and State Government's Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) and applies to the natural disaster declared areas in each state.
NDRRA assistance is being made available in the following 65 local government areas: Arukun, Balonne, Banana, Barcaldine, Barcoo, Blackall-Tambo, Brisbane, Bulloo, Bundaberg, Burdekin, Burke, Cairns, Carpentaria, Cassowary, Central Highlands, Charters Towers, Cherbourg, Cook, Croydon, Doomadgee, Etheridge, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Gold Coast City, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Hinchinbrook, Hope Vale, Ipswich City, Isaac, Kowanyama, Lockhart, Lockyer Valley, Logan City, Longreach, Mackay, Mapoon, Maranoa, Moreton Bay, Mornington, Murweh, Napranum, North Burnett, Northern Peninsula, Palm Island, Paroo, Pormpuraaw, Quilpie, Redland, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Tablelands, Toowoomba, Torres, Torres Strait, Townsville, Western Downs, Whitsunday, Winton, Woorabinda and Yarrabah.
Personal hardship and distress assistance was available in the following 25 local government areas: Balonne, Banana, Barcaldine, Brisbane, Bundaberg, Central Highlands, Cherbourg, Fraser Coast, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Mackay, Maranoa, Moreton Bay, Murweh, North Burnett, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba and Western Downs. Individuals suffering from personal hardship as a result of the flooding in the nominated local government areas were eligible for assistance.
For further assistance available visit the Individuals and Families page.
Concessional interest rate loans of up to $250,000 for small businesses and primary producers, as well as freight subsidies of up to $5,000 for primary producers, are available in the following 29 local government areas: Balonne, Banana, Barcaldine, Blackall-Tambo Brisbane, Bundaberg, Central Highlands, Cherbourg, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Ipswich, Isaac, Lockyer Valley, Longreach, Maranoa, Moreton Bay, Murweh, North Burnett, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Western Downs and Woorabinda. For more information please visit the Queensland Rural Adjustment Authority (QRAA) website or contact 1800 623 946.
Concessional interest rate loans of up to $100,000 for charitable and not-for-profit organisations are available in the following 30 local government areas: Balonne, Banana, Barcaldine, Blackall-Tambo, Brisbane, Bundaberg, Central Highlands, Cherbourg, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Ipswich, Isaac, Lockyer Valley, Longreach, Mackay, Maranoa, Moreton Bay, Murweh, North Burnett, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Western Downs and Woorabinda
For further assistance available visit the Small business and primary producers page.
Tier 1 clean up recovery grants of up to $5000 and Tier 2 grants of up to $20,000 for primary producers and small business are available in 22 local government areas and 6 partial local government area. They include: Balonne, Banana, Barcaldine, Brisbane, Bundaberg, Central Highlands, Cherbourg, Fraser Coast, Gympie, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Moreton Bay, North Burnett, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Western Downs and Woorabinda and the defined portion of Blackall-Tambo, Gladstone, Goondiwindi, Isaac, Maranoa and Murweh. For more information please visit the QRAA website or contact 1800 623 946.
Tier 1 clean up recovery grants of up to $5000 and Tier 2 grants of up to $20,000 for charitable and not-for-profit organisations are available in the following 30 local government areas: Balonne, Banana, Barcaldine, Blackall-Tambo, Brisbane, Bundaberg, Central Highlands, Cherbourg, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Ipswich, Isaac, Lockyer Valley, Longreach, Mackay, Maranoa, Moreton Bay, Murweh, North Burnett, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba, Western Downs and Woorabinda.
For further available assistance visit the Small business and primary producers page.
The 'Category C' community and recovery package was made available on 20 May 2011 for all 65 affected local government areas.
Assistance for the restoration of essential public assets is available in the following 63 local government areas: Arukun, Balonne, Banana, Barcaldine, Barcoo, Blackall-Tambo, Brisbane, Bulloo, Bundaberg, Burke, Cairns, Carpentaria, Cassowary, Central Highlands, Cherbourg, Cook, Croydon, Doomadgee, Etheridge, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Gold Coast City, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Hinchinbrook, Hope Vale, Ipswich City, Isaac, Kowanyama, Lockhart, Logan City, Longreach, Mackay, Mapoon, Maranoa, Moreton Bay, Mornington, Murweh, Napranum, North Burnett, Northern Peninsula, Palm Island, Paroo, Pormpuraaw, Quilpie, Redland, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Tablelands, Toowoomba, Torres, Torres Strait, Townsville, Western Downs, Whitsunday, Winton, Woorabinda and Yarrabah. Certain counter disaster operations are available in most all areas.
The Prime Minister also announced on 27 January 2011 a $2 billion advance payment under the NDRRA to the Queensland Government. With this money rebuilding can start in more than 60 flood-affected communities across Queensland.
Further information regarding NDRRA can be found on the Emergency Management website.
Essential services safety and reconnection grants of up to $5,000 are available in the following 25 local government areas: Balonne, Banana, Barcaldine, Brisbane, Bundaberg, Central Highlands, Cherbourg, Fraser Coast, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Mackay, Maranoa, Moreton Bay, Murweh, North Burnett, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba and Western Downs.
Funeral and memorial grants of up to $10,000 are available in the following 65 local government areas: Balonne, Banana, Barcaldine, Barcoo, Blackall-Tambo, Brisbane, Bulloo, Bundaberg, Burdekin, Burke, Cairns, Carpentaria, Cassowary, Central Highlands, Charters Towers, Cherbourg, Cook, Croydon, Doomadgee, Etheridge, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Gold Coast City, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Hinchinbrook, Hope Vale, Ipswich City, Isaac, Kowanyama, Lockhart, Logan City, Longreach, Mackay, Mapoon, Maranoa, Moreton Bay, Mornington, Murweh, Napranum, North Burnett, Northern Peninsula, Palm Island, Paroo, Pormpuraaw, Quilpie, Redland, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Tablelands, Toowoomba, Torres, Torres Strait, Townsville, Western Downs, Whitsunday, Winton, Woorabinda and Yarrabah.
