Disaster assistance has been swiftly activated for the Toowoomba, Lockyer Valley, Fraser Coast, Gold Coast, Gympie, Ipswich, Logan, Noosa, North Burnett and Sunshine Coast local government areas in response to heavy rainfall and flooding that continues to unfold across Queensland’s south-east.
Member for Groom Garth Hamilton welcomed the assistance being made available to cover the cost of the massive clean-up efforts expected for these 10 council areas through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
“As the rain continues to fall it is important for these local councils to know assistance is there to ensure they can recover from this latest flooding event in Queensland as quickly as possible once floodwaters recede,” said Mr Hamilton.
“For the second time in as many months, South-East Queensland finds itself at the centre of another unfolding emergency with many roads and bridges in the region already submerged.”
The assistance will also go towards repairing roads and other vital public infrastructure damaged by the floods in the hardest-hit regions of Gympie, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, North Burnett, Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba.
The Australian and Queensland governments will continue to monitor this developing flooding event and will work with all impacted communities to ensure they all have the appropriate level of support they need.
“The activation of this DRFA assistance for Fraser Coast, Gold Coast, Gympie, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Noosa, North Burnett, Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba councils is the first for this event but we stand ready to extend assistance to ensure all affected communities receive all the support they need to recover, once they’ve had an opportunity to assess the impacts.” Mr Hamilton said.
Information on disaster assistance can be found on the QRA’s website at www.qra.qld.gov.au
