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All the latest news and initiatives from the Queensland Reconstruction Authority.

Last updated:
17 December 2024
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Further funding to help drive bushfire recovery in Queensland communities

22 January 2021
Seven Queensland councils will share in $8.9 million of additional funding for a range of projects to help drive the economic recovery of communities impacted by last year’s devastating bushfires.
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Additional funding to help Queensland communities recover from bushfires

17 December 2020
More than $11 million has been approved for a range of projects that will help with the economic and social recovery in Queensland communities that were heavily impacted by last year’s bushfires.
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Johnathan Thurston helps Peregian Springs State School get ready

3 December 2020
Get Ready Queensland Ambassador and rugby league legend Johnathan Thurston visited Peregian Springs State School today to discuss how students and their families are preparing for severe weather this disaster season.
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Cloncurry Sedan Dip Road better than ever

2 December 2020
Sedan Dip Road in Cloncurry has been rebuilt better than ever after it was damaged by the monsoon and floods in February 2019. The roadworks received $9.4 million in Betterment funding under the joint Australian and Queensland Governments’ Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.
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Queensland resilience recognised with awards

14 October 2020
Community groups, state and local governments, an architects’ firm and a north Queensland high school have taken out top honours at the 2020 Get Ready Queensland Resilient Australia Awards, with winners announced at a virtual ceremony as part of this year’s Get Ready Queensland Week.
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Get Ready Queensland Week 2020 launch

12 October 2020

The Get Ready Queensland Team made a special visit to Rocklea State School this morning with GRQ ambassador Johnathan Thurston to officially launch Get Ready Queensland Week (12 – 18 October).
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More funding to help Queensland communities

7 October 2020

Five Queensland council areas heavily impacted by last year’s bushfires will share in more than $6 million to deliver a range of locally developed projects that will contribute to economic and social recovery, and create local jobs.
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$9.6 million in resilience funding to disaster-proof Queensland

7 October 2020
Forty-nine projects are being delivered through the $13.1 million Queensland Resilience and Risk Reduction Fund (QRRRF), a joint initiative between Australian and Queensland Governments.
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Helping councils get REDI for the next disaster

7 July 2020
The Repeat Events and Dollars Index (REDI) mapping application, developed by the Queensland Reconstruction Authority, will help councils better understand their risk to natural disasters and the costs that come with such events.
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Queensland communities share in $16 million for resilient infrastructure

10 June 2020
Regional and remote parts of Queensland have been approved for almost $16 million to rebuild infrastructure damaged by the 2019 monsoon trough event to a more resilient standard.