2025 North and Far North Tropical Low - exceptional circumstances package

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About the DRFA exceptional circumstances package/s

The 2025 North and Far North Tropical Low recovery operation includes a suite of exceptional circumstances funding developed to support eligible communities, families, small businesses, primary producers and not-for-profit organisations severely impacted by the North and Far North Tropical Low, commencing 29 January 2025 event.

Refer to the DRFA activations summary for the North and Far North Tropical Low, commencing 29 January 2025 event for the details of the DRFA measures activated for each council.

To date, the following DRFA exceptional circumstances package components have been announced:

Environment

Image of Rotary Park Clock Ingham by Kieran Volpe
Community Relief Fund
The Community Relief Fund, jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments, is available to impacted councils to undertake essential immediate recovery activities.

Economic

Ingham flood
Disaster assistance for small businesses and not-for-profit organisations
Extraordinary Disaster Assistance may be available for Not-for-Profit Organisations and Small Businesses affected by the North and Far North Tropical Low, commencing 29 January 2025 event.

Burdekin flooding
Disaster assistance for Primary Producers
Extraordinary Disaster Assistance for Primary Producers following the North and Far North Tropical Low, commencing 29 January 2025 event.
Flooded farm
Coordinated Emergency Fodder Support Package
The Coordinated Emergency Fodder Support Package supports activities to ensure primary producers have access to emergency fodder crucial for sustaining cattle and mitigating the impacts of flooding and loss of pasture in areas impacted by the North and Far North Tropical Low, commencing 29 January 2025.
Townsville flooding 2024
Rural Landholder Recovery Grants
The Rural Landholder Recovery Grant Scheme offers grants of up to $10,000 to help rural landholders pay for the costs of clean-up and reinstatement of a damaged primary production enterprise a result of the North and Far North Tropical Low, commencing 29 January 2025.

Funding acknowledgement

The package is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments to support Queensland communities in their recovery from the North and Far North Tropical Low Commencing 29 January 2025. 

QRA File Reference CM GF/25/505. Last updated 18 February 2025. 

Last updated:
10 March 2025