- Joint media release with the Hon David Elliot MP - Multi-million bushfire clean-up package for Northern NSW
31 October 2019
Communities hit by the September and October Northern NSW bushfires will be able to clean up faster thanks to a $7.2 million state and federal recovery package.Read More
- Joint media release with the Hon Craig Crawford MP - Disaster assistance extended for small businesses in Cook Shire
25 October 2019
Businesses in Cook Shire will be back on their feet faster after Tropical Cyclone Trevor with additional disaster assistance now available.Read More
- Joint media release Hon Coralee O’rourke MP - Townsville Rockwheelers back in the saddle after floods
23 October 2019
The Townsville Rockwheelers Mountain Bike Club will have its flood-damaged trails at Douglas repaired after receiving a $197,670 grant.Read More
- Joint media release with the Hon Cameron Dick MP - Additional funding for cyclone damaged Whitsundays Harbour
22 October 2019
Shute Harbour will be restored with another $10 million committed to the project after it was delayed by technical issues.Read More
- Joint media release with the Hon Shannon Fentiman MP - Getting small business back on track across Queensland
21 October 2019
Small businesses hit by monsoonal flooding in northern Queensland earlier this year will get free mentoring and advice with face-to-face access to business advisors, support networks and government agencies.Read More
- Joint media release with the Hon Coralee O’rourke MP - long-term support boosted for flood-affected North Queensland
21 October 2019
Community Development Officers will soon be working on the ground in eight northern Queensland councils to help recovery efforts after the monsoonal floods.Read More
- Joint media release with the Hon Cameron Dick MP - Reconnecting regional Queensland with better roads
18 October 2019
Another $15.7 million will help rebuild Central Queensland roads damaged by monsoon foods earlier this year, to a higher standard.Read More
- Joint media release with the Hon Cameron Dick MP - New floodway provides safer journey for rural residents
18 October 2019
It will be safer to travel through Gundiah, Bauple and Tiaro during floods and storms with the completion of the new and improved Gundiah floodway.Read More
- Support boosted for Northern NSW and Southern Queensland Bushfires
16 October 2019
The Liberal-National Government is providing one-off disaster payments to those worst affected by the bushfires that have swept through Northern New South Wales and Southern Queensland.Read More
- Preparing emergency workers for a busy summer
15 October 2019
The Liberal-National Government is working with the states and territories to better prepare all Australians ahead of another challenging summer weather season.Read More
- Joint media release with the Hon Marise Payne - International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
13 October 2019
On the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, we affirm our commitment to work to reduce the risk of natural disasters to communities across Australia and the Indo-Pacific.Read More
- Joint media release with the Hon Kate Jones MP, Queensland Minister for Innovation and Tourism Industry - $5 million flood support boost for North Queensland
11 October 2019
Tourism operators in Northern Queensland hit by January’s floods will be given a hand, with a $5 million stimulus and recovery package.Read More
- Joint media release with the Hon David Elliot MP, New South Wales Minister for Police and Emergency Services - Bushfire assistance for Richmond Valley communities
09 October 2019
Disaster assistance has been made available for communities in Richmond Valley in response to the impacts of the Busbys Flat Road fire.Read More
- Joint media release with the Hon Kate Jones MP, Queensland Minister for Innovation and Tourism Industry Development and the Hon Shannon Fentiman MP, Queensland Minister for Training and Skills Development
01 October 2019
New tourism training program for flood affected QueenslandersRead More
- Joint media release with the Hon Corey Wingard MP - Disaster resilience projects receive $1.7 million boost
23 September 2019
Young South Australians will be taught what to do during a natural disaster as part of a $1.7 million package to make communities more resilient.Read More
- Joint media release with the Hon David Elliott MP - Bushfire assistance for the Hunter region
19 September 2019
Disaster assistance has been made available for Muswellbrook and Singleton communities affected by bushfires in mid-February.Read More
- Joint media release with the Hon David Elliott MP - Recovery grants for farmers in northern NSW
19 September 2019
Recovery grants are now available to help eligible primary producers who were affected by severe storms in Walcha and surrounding areas from 20 December 2018.Read More
- Joint media release with the Hon Craig Crawford MP - Bushfire assistance extended for Southern Queensland communities
14 September 2019
Disaster assistance has been extended to primary producers, small businesses and not for profits impacted by the Southern Queensland bushfires.Read More
- Joint media release with the Hon Scott Morrison, Prime Minister - Additional Australian Government assistance to help people affected by the Queensland and New South Wales bushfires
13 September 2019
The Australian Government will deliver new income assistance to people affected by the bushfires in Queensland and New South Wales.Read More
- Joint media release with the Hon Mathias Cormann - Emergency response fund to help Australians recover from natural disasters
11 September 2019
Disaster-hit communities will be back on their feet faster, with the Government introducing legislation for a new $4 billion future fund.Read More
- Joint media release with the Hon Craig Crawford MP - Bushfire assistance extended for more Queensland communities
11 September 2019
Disaster assistance has been extended to help cover the costs of fighting the fires in Noosa and
the Sunshine Coast, as southern Queensland’s current bushfire emergency continues to unfold.Read More
- Joint media release with the Hon David Elliott MP - Extension of assistance for bushfire affected communities in Bellingen
11 September 2019
Disaster assistance has been extended to communities in the Bellingen Local Government Area, as the Bee’s Nest bushfire continues to burn.Read More
- Joint media release with the Hon Shannon Fentiman MP - Recovery grants extended for North Queensland floods
10 September 2019
Small businesses and primary producers impacted by the North and Far North Queensland floods earlier this year have until the end of November to apply for recovery grants.Read More
- Joint media release with the Hon Craig Crawford - Bushfire assistance for Southern Queensland communities
08 September 2019
Disaster assistance has been made available for bushfire affected Scenic Rim and Southern Downs communities including Applethorpe, Canungra, Beechmont Township, Binna Burra, Sarabah and parts of Illinbah.Read More
- Joint Media Release with Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, Minister for Defence - Bushfires in QLD and NSW
07 September 2019
Bushfires in QLD and NSWRead More
- Joint media release with the Hon David Elliott MP, New South Wales Minister for Police and Emergency Services - Bushfire assistance for Northern NSW communities
07 September 2019
Bushfire assistance for Northern NSW communitiesRead More
- Joint media release with the Hon Sussan Ley MP and the Hon David Elliott MP - Disaster assistance for flood-affected communities in Carrathool
04 September 2019
Disaster assistance has been made available for communities in the local government area of Carrathool who were affected by floods in mid-April. Read More
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