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The Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy administers the Commonwealth and State Government funded Category C Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements 2018 (DRFA) to non-government organisations, industry groups and peak bodies, community groups, and local governments located in areas impacted by declared disasters.
Community Recovery assists these communities to restore social networks, community connectivity and resilience, and community facilities.
Queensland Rainfall and Flooding events 2021–2022 Flexible Funding Grants
Grants are available to Queensland-based non-government organisation, research bodies, industry groups and peak bodies, community groups, and local government agencies impacted by the Central, Southern and Western Queensland Rainfall and Flooding, Ex TC Seth and SEQ Rainfall and Flooding, and Southern Queensland Flooding Events in 2021–2022 over two rounds detailed below.
From infrastructure investment to mental health and resilience activities, the funding will support a wide range of projects across Queensland.
These projects cover 39 disaster affected local government areas:
- Balonne Shire
- Banana Shire
- Barcaldine Region
- Barcoo Shire
- Blackall-Tambo Region
- Boulia Shire
- Brisbane City
- Bundaberg Region
- Carpentaria Shire
- Central Highland Region
- Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire
- Diamantina Shire
- Flinders Shire
- Fraser Coast Region
- Gladstone Region
- Gold Coast City
- Goondiwindi Region
- Gympie Region
- Ipswich City
- Isaac Region
- Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire
- Livingstone Shire
- Lockyer Valley Region
- Logan City
- Longreach Region
- Maranoa Region
- Moreton Bay Region
- Murweh Shire
- Noosa Shire
- North Burnett Region
- Redland City
- Rockhampton Region
- Scenic Rim Region
- Somerset Region
- South Burnett Region
- Southern Downs Region
- Sunshine Coast Region
- Toowoomba Region
- Western Downs Region.
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56 Queensland-based community groups, non-government agencies, industry groups, and local governments shared in more than $4.5 million delivering 69 projects funded under round two of the Queensland Floods Flexible Funding Grants Program.
Details of recipients are as follows:
Organisation Project title Total grant funding (excl GST) Balonne Shire Council PowerStacks $100,000 Balonne Shire Council Disaster Management Officer – Balonne Shire $100,000 Balonne Shire Council Resilience of the Balonne Shire Evacuation Centre $100,000 Balonne Shire Council Cameron's 1 Ton Survey Post – Investigation and Assessment to Preserve $19,500 Balonne Shire Council Disaster management awareness and capability building – Balonne Shire $30,020 Banana Shire Council Banana Shire – Building community resilience for Floods $100,000 Barcoo Shire Council Barcoo Shire Council Evacuation Centre Equipment and Storage $47,962 Bay Islands Community Services Inc Bay Islands Community Reconnections and Capacity Building $37,000 Benarrawa Community Development Assocation Resilient Oxley $43,000 Boulia Shire Council Remote flood warning infrastructure $100,000 Bravo Disability Support Network Inc Mobile Recovery Connect Service $50,000 Brisbane City Council Augmented reality for flood visualisation trial $80,000 Bundaberg Enterprise Centre Association Inc trading as Regional Business HQ Business disaster preparedness program $100,000 Bundaberg Enterprise Centre Association Inc trading as Regional Business HQ Business disaster preparedness program $100,000 Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation Inc Flavours of the Burnett (Phase 2) – Building a food destination $97,652 Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation Inc Building disaster resilience and recovery of the North Burnett $92,652 Central Queensland University Growing Back Better – post-flood recovery and resilience building by primary producers in Queensland $93,417 ChaplainWatch Inc Deep and Wide: Equipping local faith communities with disaster chaplaincy skills for resilience $36,000 Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council Cherbourg Radio Transmission Tower Modernisation $90,904 City Impact Ltd Community Development – Gold Coast Faith Communities Disaster Recovery and Resilience Network $100,000 Community Plus Queensland Inc Resilient Kurilpa $100,000 Congo-Konexion Inc Community Emergency/Disaster Preparedness and Capacity building $19,430 Cooloola Christian Radio Assoc Inc Replacement of broadcast antennae $45,000 Crows Nest Show Society Crows Nest Showgrounds Canteen Refurbishment and Upgrade $99,999 Dalby Family Support Association Inc Community connection and capacity building project $37,460 Dalby Family Support Association Inc. Disaster management planning and association promotion $31,650 Dallarnil Sports Club Inc Dallarnil Evac Centre $100,000 Dallarnil Sports Club Inc Flood Recovery Barrel Racing Workshop for Children $5,000 Flinders Shire Council Hughenden Festival of Outback Skies $24,000 Fraser Coast Regional Council Better Together – Community Recovery Package $63,500 Gympie Regional Council Community release of updated flooding information $50,000 Ipswich City Council Karalee Alternative Access Track $50,000 Lanescape Goondiwindi Inc. Illuminate the Flow $90,000 Maranoa Regional Council Supply and installation of advance electronic warning signage $90,000 Moreton Bay Regional Council Disaster Proof Your Moreton Bay Business $50,000 Neighbourhood Centres Queensland Inc. Neighbourhood Centres Community-led Practice Flood Recovery Project $77,216 New England North West Health Ltd. Social prescribing $100,000 Noosa Shire Council Disaster management risk audit plans for secondary evacuation centres, places of refuge and recovery hubs $82,000 North Burnett Community Service Inc. Peering into the Future' – developing sustainable North Burnett community resilience $100,000 Queenslanders with Disability Network Get Ready, Plan Ahead Brisbane Project $98,874 QuIVAA - QUEENSLAND INTRAVENOUS AIDS ASSN Riding The Wave: A Harm Reduction Guide to Surviving Floods $22,800 Red Earth Community Foundation Burnett Inland Community Action Initiative – Cherbourg Community Leadership Program (CCLP) $66,000 Ropehill Community Sports Centre Inc. Ropehill communications upgrade $5,528 Rosewood Community Centre Rosewood Community Gardens $49,000 Rural Aid Ltd Providing culturally relevant counselling to Western Queensland farming families and rural communities impacted by recent rainfall and flooding events $99,023 Rural Aid Ltd Providing culturally relevant counselling to Central Queensland farming families and rural communities impacted by recent rainfall and flooding events $99,023 Scenic Rim Regional Council Hall committee capacity building program $50,000 SET FREE MINISTRIES (AUSTRALIA) LTD Set Free Care Resilience and recover hub establishment project $100,000 Sherwood Neighbourhood Centre Inc Disaster planning and preparedness project $43,420 Somerset Regional Council Big Rain Came $92,834 Somerset Regional Council Business resilience and recovery plan $46,100 South Burnett Regional Council South Burnett Safe and Secure Recovery Project $82,780 South Burnett Western Performance Club Inc Cowboy Challenge at the Nanango Equestrian Centre $7,900 Southern Queensland Country Tourism Southern Queensland Country 12 Weeks to Flood Ready $40,000 The Noledge House Emergency Mental Health Action Plan (EMHAP) $9,875 Toowoomba Regional Council Cecil Plains RCIS (Road Condition Sign) $58,884 University of Southern Queenslad Emergency Management Information Project for Regional and Rural Seniors: Increasing Consumer Advocacy Recall in Disaster Situations (CARDS) $95,740 University of the Sunshine Coast Development of the EMERGE post-disaster mental health program $99,103 Varsity Lakes Community Resource Centre Gold Coast Community Resilience Team – Volunteering for Impact $100,000 Varsity Lakes Community Resource Centre Inc Ready Together – Bespoke disaster preparedness plans and community education $42,650 Victoria Hill Hall Community Project Victoria Hill Hall community engagement $6,000 Village Community Services Inc. Beware the Weather $4,343 Volunteering Gold Coast Ltd Leaning in $84,325 Volunteering Queensland INC Increasing volunteer capacity and capability in local communities – Brisbane City Council $59,500 Volunteering Queensland INC Increasing volunteer capacity and capability in local communities – Noosa Shire Council $59,500 Volunteering Queensland INC Increasing Volunteer capacity and capability in local communities – Gympie Regional Council $59,500 Volunteering Sunshine Coast Inc Volunteering Sunshine Coast’s (VSC) Disaster Recovery Management (DRM) Masterplan Operational Framework (MPOF) $98,120 Withcott & District Progress Association Incorporated. Withcott and district family fun day $20,500 Youth Insearch Foundation (Aust) Inc Build resilient Gympie youth: Embed youth insearch $100,000 -
42 Queensland-based community groups, non-government agencies, industry groups, and local governments shared in more than $3 million for 54 projects funded under round one of the Queensland Floods Flexible Funding Grants Program.
Details of recipients are as follows:
Organisation Project title Total grant funding (excl GST) Balonne Shire Council Balonne – Community Connectiveness (Pub Choir) $36,000 Balonne Shire Council Balonne Resilient and Ready $33,833 Balonne Shire Council Get ready Balonne! (Flooding Video) $42,000 Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation Inc Burnett Support Pathways Project $90,926 Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation Inc Burnett Regional Network Database $43,735 Cambooya Landcare Association Inc. Umbiram Creek - designing a template for future resilience and recovery $10,900 Caravan Parks Association of Queensland Limited 12 weeks of flood preparation (Caravanning Queensland) $77,000 Catholiccare Central Queensland Person-centred Disaster Preparation - Central Highlands $37,873 Catholiccare Central Queensland Person-centred Disaster Preparation - Rockhampton and Livingstone regions $45,099 Central Queensland University Capacity building and strengthening resilience in the correctional setting to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disaster. $99,142 Central Queensland University Preparing for the Unimaginable in the Rockhampton Region $94,042 Community Development Services Inc Community psychological preparedness and recovery strategies related to disasters - 3 workshops $10,230 Community Legal Centres Queensland Inc. Disaster resilience community of practice and sector capacity building project $100,000 Community Plus Queensland Inc Building a Stronger More Resilient Community Across the Southside $91,000 Community Plus Queensland Inc Community Resilience Education, Workshop and Event Program $33,286 Community Services Industry Alliance Limited Building Regional Resilience Maturity in Central Highlands, Rockhampton and Livingstone $88,100 Community Services Industry Alliance Limited Building Regional Resilience Maturity in Isaac Region $88,100 Community Services Industry Alliance Limited Building Regional Resilience Maturity in Fraser Coast, Bundaberg and Gympie regions $88,100 Condamine Headwaters Landcare Group Inc Southern Queensland RCS Business Fundamentals Course $48,275 Deception Bay Neighbourhood Centre Incorporated Stronger Communities through Capability and Resilience Building $49,900 Diamantina Shire Council Installation of Emergency Generators at key disaster assets $100,000 Drought Angels Ltd. Angels on the Phone Q Project $19,500 Encircle Ltd Pine River Neighbourhood Community Project $49,900 Encircle Ltd Redcliffe Neighbourhood Community Project $49,900 Encircle Ltd Kallangur Neighbourhood Community Project $49,900 Flinders Shire Council Community Connection - Digital Noticeboards Project $100,000 Gailes Residents Committee Ready Set Recover $44,341 Glenwood Community Centre Inc Resilient Heart Glenwood Project $46,000 Goondiwindi Chamber of Commerce Inc Cultivating Community Champions $42,100 Gympie Chamber of Commerce Inc Small Business Support Breakfasts $13,700 Hebel Sports Association Incorporated Hebel Sports Community Shed $50,000 Kingston East Neighbourhood Group Inc Older Peoples Flood Alliance - Logan (OPFA) $95,642 Lions Club of Cooroy Pomona Inc Pomona King Of The Mountain Event 2023 $15,530 Lockyer Valley Regional Council Resilient People & Places $50,000 Logan City Council Person Centred Emergency Preparedness in Logan City $46,270 Maranoa Regional Council Online Awareness Video: Roma Flood Mitigation Infrastructure $45,000 Neighbourhood Centre Caboolture Inc Caboolture Neighbourhood Community Resilience $49,900 Neighbourhood Centre Maryborough Inc 'Working Towards Connection & Reliability', A Community Recovery initiative $95,285 Neighbourhood Centres Queensland Inc. Growing Resilience Together - Cross-Sectoral Workshop Series to Strengthen Community Recovery $99,400 Passionfruit Australia Incorporated Resilient Passionfruit $22,500 Red Ridge (Interior Queensland) Limited Canvas to Catwalk - driving community recovery and resilience $39,000 Rockhampton Regional Council Community Education Disaster Management Officer $100,000 Sandgate and Bracken Ridge Action Group Incorporated Local Recovery Framework $50,000 Scenic Rim Regional Council Electronic LED Variable Messaging Signs Boards for communicating to community during disasters $87,200 Somerset Regional Council Merryl Dray memorial shelters $100,000 South Burnett Regional Council Day at the Dam $100,000 Stanthorpe Agricultural Society 2023 Stanthorpe Show $15,000 Tambo Arts Council Inc Grasslands Communication Hub $35,000 The Community Place Inc The Community Place Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Community Capacity Building Project $49,000 Wesley Mission Queensland headspace Hervey Bay Mental Health Through a Natural Disaster. $50,000 Western Downs Regional Council Storytelling Competition $25,000 Western Downs Regional Council Regional Communities Mental Wellbeing Comedy Roadshow $29,110 Western Downs Regional Council Western Downs Disaster Awareness and Education Campaign $35,000 Withcott & District Progress Association Inc. Postmans Ridge Hall Upgrade $34,243
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