The Albanese and Crisafulli Governments have today committed an additional $38 million towards large-scale disaster recovery efforts for flood affected communities across north-west Queensland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Targeted investments will be made across programs and projects that will assist the recovery of flood affected farmers and communities, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Primary producer recovery grants up to $75,000 are available to impacted farmers in Carpentaria, Cloncurry, Croydon, Flinders, McKinlay, Richmond and Winton Shires, including upfront payments of $10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Cloncurry Airport Recovery and Renewal Package will see $11.5 million of works rolled out to repair the damaged airstrip and increase the airport\u2019s capacity to accommodate larger aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another $5 million investment will grow the region\u2019s Coordinated Emergency Fodder Support Package to $7 million, helping primary producers keep their stock fed in Carpentaria, Cloncurry, Flinders, McKinlay, Richmond and Winton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This $38 million commitment from the Albanese and Crisafulli Governments is being made through the joint Commonwealth-state Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Primary producers applying for Disaster Recovery Grants can visit www.qrida.qld.gov.au<\/a> or phone 1800 623 946.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Farmers needing fodder support should contact their local council immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the latest disaster information, all Queenslanders can visit www.disaster.qld.gov.au<\/a>, with around the clock support also available via the Queensland Community Recovery Hotline on 1800 173 349.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis funding will provide immediate support to flooded communities that are hurting now and will set them up for success in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThese disaster packages will make sure flood affected Queenslanders can recover and importantly build back stronger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe want all Australians to know that their government has their back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ve got boots on the ground across the north and north-west to inform our recovery and the support we\u2019re providing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter what we\u2019re up against, we\u2019ll continue delivering for Queensland.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I\u2019m back in Cloncurry again for the second time in 13 months, this time with the PM and Minister McBain, and we have a simple message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We know the people, communities and industries of regional Queensland play a crucial role in our country and its economy and we are here for them every step of the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThese floods have been devastating for farming families in Queensland\u2019s north and central west, there’s no other way to put it, and as a Queenslander I know how important this help will be in regions like this one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s our job to be there for all Australians, no matter what disasters we face, and this major investment speaks to that responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRecovery is a long road and it takes time to reach the end, but today we\u2019re telling Queenslanders that we\u2019ll get there together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe local knowledge of our mayors and industry bodies is crucial to the shape of these support measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor our farmers, communities and families, we\u2019ve listened and we\u2019re getting on with the work.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Albanese and Crisafulli Governments have today committed an additional $38 million towards large-scale disaster recovery efforts for flood affected communities across north-west Queensland. Targeted investments will be made across programs and projects that will assist the recovery of flood affected farmers and communities, including: Primary producer recovery grants up to $75,000 are available to … Continue reading “$38 million in disaster support for North-West Queensland”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36794"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36795,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36794\/revisions\/36795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Prime Minister Anthony Albanese:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Acting Queensland Premier Jarrod Bleijie:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Federal Minister for Emergency Management Kristy McBain:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Queensland Minister for Disaster Recovery Ann Leahy:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n