$50 million pledged for recovery of Queensland sports and community facilities

Extraordinary disaster recovery packages worth more than $50 million are now available to support the recovery of sporting and community facilities in flood-hit North Queensland locations.

Funded by the Federal and Queensland Governments under the joint Commonwealth-state Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA), this latest tranche of extraordinary disaster assistance includes:

• $30 million Sport and Recreational Community Facilities Recovery Program to rebuild and carry out repairs on flood impacted sport and rec facilities;

• $20 million Community and Recreational Assets Recovery Program grants-based program to repair and rebuild affected community facilities.

• Previously announced $25,000 Extraordinary Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants will also increase to $75,000 for primary producers and $50,000 for small businesses and not-for-profits.

The Governments are also extending disaster assistance to Aurukun, Burke, Doomadgee, Mareeba, Mornington, Mount Isa, Napranum and Torres Councils following February’s flood event across northern Queensland.

This DRFA support will fund councils’ response, clean-up and recovery, including emergency repairs and long-term reconstruction of the road network.

This support takes the total number of councils receiving DRFA assistance in response to the North and Far North Tropical Low weather event to 38.

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