Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements
This page provides additional information on previous bushfire events related to AGRN
870, 876 and 879.
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 bushfires which impacted parts of Queensland from September 2019, the available assistance measures include:
- Counter Disaster Operations is available in the twenty three (23) local government areas of:
- Brisbane
- Bundaberg
- Gold Coast
- Cook
- Fraser
- Gladstone
- Gympie
- Ipswich
- Livingstone
- Lockyer Valley
- Mareeba
- Noosa
- North Burnett
- Redland
- Rockhampton
- Scenic Rim
- Somerset
- South Burnett
- Southern Downs
- Sunshine Coast
- Toowoomba
- Townsville
- Whitsunday
- Essential Services Safety and Reconnection Scheme in the nine (9) local government areas of:
- Bundaberg
- Gladstone
- Livingstone
- Noosa
- Scenic Rim
- Somerset
- Southern Downs
- Sunshine Coast
- Toowoomba
- Personal Hardship Assistance Scheme in the nine (9) local government areas of:
- Bundaberg
- Gladstone
- Livingstone
- Noosa
- Scenic Rim
- Somerset
- Southern Downs
- Sunshine Coast
- Toowoomba
- Reconstruction of Essential Public Assets in the three (3) local government areas of:
- Gold coast
- Scenic Rim
- Southern Downs
- Disaster Assistance Loans for small businesses in the nine (9) local government areas of:
- Bundaberg
- Gladstone
- Livingstone
- Noosa
- Scenic Rim
- Somerset
- Southern Downs
- Sunshine Coast
- Toowoomba
- Disaster Assistance Loans for not-for-profits in the two (2) local government areas of:
- Disaster Assistance Loans for primary producers in the thirteen (13) local government areas of:
- Bundaberg
- Gladstone
- Gympie
- Ipswich
- Livingstone
- Lockyer Valley
- Mareeba
- Noosa
- Scenic Rim
- Somerset
- Southern Downs
- Sunshine Coast
- Toowoomba
- Freight subsidies and disaster recovery grants for primary producers in the thirteen (13) local government areas of:
- Bundaberg
- Gladstone
- Gympie
- Ipswich
- Livingstone
- Lockyer Valley
- Mareeba
- Noosa
- Scenic Rim
- Somerset
- Southern Downs
- Sunshine Coast
- Toowoomba
Community Recovery Fund and Recovery Grant
A Community Recovery Fund (CRF) has been activated to further assist bushfire affected communities. Funding is available for a range of measures including mental health support, community development fund, local government grants, walking trails restoration, tourism recovery officers and a marketing program.
Recovery grants of up to $75,000 are also available for eligible primary producers.
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.
