Environmental Recovery and Stewardship

With the increasing prevalence of natural disaster impacts, the Queensland Government is committed to supporting the recovery and ongoing resilience building of a region’s natural and/or heritage assets, with particular attention to:

• a community’s exposure to environmental health hazards
• local environmental stewardship that reflects consultation with relevant stakeholders
• biodiversity and ecosystem condition and to the enjoyment and use by others
• harnessing scientific and other knowledge for effective decision making
• enabling environments that can resist impact and recover to an acceptable state
• recovery actions that do not generate further risk to the environment.

Through the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA), a jointly funded arrangement between the Australian Government and state and territory governments, the Australian Government assists the Queensland Government to provide the financial support needed for environmental recovery and resilience building program activities.

The Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (Department) is responsible for administering these programs, in partnership with other Queensland Government departments, and through a combination of grants and procurement, including:

Environmental Recovery Programs—Category D Exceptional Circumstances to assist in environmental recovery actions related to the below events:

• Tropical Cyclone Alfred and Associated Severe Weather, 1 to 16 March 2025 ($74 million)
• North and Far North Tropical Low, 29 January to 28 February 2025 ($73 million)
• Western Queensland Surface Trough and Associated Rainfall and Flooding, 21 March to 19 May 2025 ($16.01 million)
• Tropical Cyclone Jasper, Associated Rainfall and Flooding, 13 to 28 December 2023 ($42.98 million)
• South Queensland Severe Storms and Rainfall, 24 December 2023 to 3 January 2024 ($8.32 million)
• Northern and Central Queensland Monsoon and Flooding 20 December 2022 to 30 April 2023 ($15 million)
• Rainfall and flooding events of 2021–2022 severe weather season ($38.9 million).

Further information on activations under the DRFA is available on the Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) website.

Environmental Recovery Programs

Environmental Recovery Programs aim to support rehabilitation and restoration of disaster affected environments and environmental assets in order to maintain healthy ecosystems and other environmental values and improve resilience for future events.

Environmental recovery actions for a Program are generally grouped into Sub-Programs for a range of activities, such as riverine recovery, pest and weed management and biodiversity conservation. The type of projects that are eligible to be supported through the programs vary depending on the impacts recorded from a severe event. The below case studies have been prepared to showcase the variety of projects that can be supported.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred and Associated Severe Weather, 1 to 16 March 2025 ($74 million)

Tropical Cyclone Alfred impacted Queensland in March 2025. As a result, recovery assistance was activated through an Environmental Recovery Program totalling $74 million. The Program has a 2-year implementation period from 24 June 2025 to 30 June 2027 and will be delivered through a combination of grants and procurement.

The purpose of the Program is to support recovery, improve condition and build resilience in the impacted environments, including beaches and coastal islands, catchments and their associated ecological processes, and protect environmental and cultural assets.

The Package will be delivered under the following initiatives:

1. Catchment and Coastline Rehabilitation
2. National Park Recovery

Activities funded through the Program must be located within one or more of the following eighteen activated local government areas:

• Brisbane City Council
• Bundaberg Regional Council
• Fraser Coast Regional Council
• City of Gold Coast
• Gympie Regional Council
• Ipswich City Council
• Livingstone Shire Council
• Lockyer Valley Regional Council
• Logan City Council
• City of Moreton Bay
• Noosa Shire Council
• Redland City Council
• Scenic Rim Regional Council
• Somerset Regional Council
• South Burnett Regional Council
• Southern Downs Regional Council
• Sunshine Coast Council
• Toowoomba Regional Council

Catchment and Coastline Rehabilitation

Catchment Rehabilitation

The objective of the Catchment Rehabilitation initiative is to support delivery of a range of measures that ensure high-value environmental recovery and mitigation efforts are achieved across the whole of the event impacted catchments from the headwaters to the estuarine and marine environments in the activated areas.

The funding outcomes of this initiative include:

• a strong locally led catchment recovery and rehabilitation focus
• the recovery of catchments impacted by the event, improving condition and building resilience in the impacted environments and associated ecological processes.

Coastline Rehabilitation (recipients announced)

The Coastline Rehabilitation initiative was heavily oversubscribed, with almost $90 million of projects proposed. Following the application and assessment process, $57 million has been allocated to support local councils in their recovery efforts.

The objectives of the Coastline Rehabilitation initiative are to support a range of measures to ensure high-value environmental recovery and mitigation efforts are achieved across impacted coastlines. These include support for coastal recovery nature-based solutions that increase the erosion buffering capacity of the coast and biodiversity conservation measures in the marine environments within the impacted region.

The outcome of this initiative is that eligible applicants are supported to undertake activities that rehabilitate coastlines impacted by the event, including beaches and coastal islands and their associated ecological processes.

Eligible grant applicants include:

• Local governments established under the Local Government Act 2009 or the City of Brisbane Act 2010 impacted by the eligible disaster event (within eligible coastal locations).

Guidelines: view more information in the DRFA ERP Tropical Cyclone Alfred Coastline Rehabilitation Grant Program Guidelines (PDF, 270.8 KB).

National Park Recovery

The National Park Recovery initiative ($3.5 million) program supports recovery activities within the Queensland protected area estate and is being delivered by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service arm of the department.

North and Far North Tropical Low, 29 January to 28 February 2025 ($73 million)

North and Far North Queensland was impacted by a tropical low resulting in record-breaking flood conditions. As a result, recovery assistance was activated through an Environmental Recovery Program totalling $73 million. The Program has a 3-year implementation period from 16 July 2025 to 30 June 2028 and will be delivered through a combination of grants and procurement. The purpose of the Program is to support environmental recovery across North and Far North Queensland significantly impacted by this event.

The Package will be delivered under the following initiatives:

1. Catchment and Coastline Rehabilitation
2. National Park Recovery
3. Heritage Disaster Recovery

Activities funded through the Program must be located within one or more of the following forty activated local government areas:

• Aurukun Shire Council
• Barcaldine Shire Council
• Blackall-Tambo Regional Council
• Boulia Shire Council
• Burdekin Shire Council
• Burke Shire Council
• Cairns Regional Council
• Carpentaria Shire Council
• Cassowary Coast Regional Council
• Charters Towers Regional Council
• Cloncurry Shire Council
• Cook Shire Council
• Croydon Shire Council
• Diamantina Shire Council
• Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council
• Douglas Shire Council
• Etheridge Shire Council
• Flinders Shire Council
• Hinchinbrook Shire Council
• Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council
• Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council
• Longreach Regional Council
• Mackay Regional Council
• Mareeba Shire Council
• McKinlay Shire Council
• Mornington Shire Council
• Mt Isa City Council
• Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council
• Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council
• Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council
• Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council
• Richmond Shire Council
• Tablelands Regional Council
• Torres Shire Council
• Torres Strait Island Regional Council
• Townsville City Council
• Whitsunday Regional Council
• Winton Shire Council
• Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council
• Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council.

Catchment Rehabilitation

The objective of the Catchment Rehabilitation initiative is to support delivery of a range of measures that ensure high-value environmental recovery and mitigation efforts are achieved across the whole of the event impacted catchments from the headwaters to the estuarine and marine environments in the activated areas.

The funding outcomes of this initiative include:

• a strong locally led catchment recovery and rehabilitation focus
• the recovery of catchments impacted by the event, improving condition and building resilience in the impacted environments and associated ecological processes.

Coastline Rehabilitation—(applications closed 6 February 2026—currently under assessment)

The objectives of the Coastline Rehabilitation initiative are to support a range of measures to ensure high-value environmental recovery and mitigation efforts are achieved across impacted coastlines. These include support for coastal recovery nature-based solutions that increase the erosion buffering capacity of the coast and biodiversity conservation measures in the marine environments within the impacted region.

The outcome of this initiative is that eligible applicants are supported to undertake activities that rehabilitate coastlines impacted by the event, including beaches and coastal islands and their associated ecological processes.

Eligible grant applicants include:

• Local governments established under the Local Government Act 2009 with coastal environments that have been impacted by the eligible disaster event.

Guidelines: view more information in the DRFA ERP North and Far North Tropical Low, Coastline Rehabilitation Grant Program Guidelines (PDF, 284.8 KB).

National Park Recovery

The National Park Recovery program supports recovery activities within the Queensland protected area estate and is being delivered by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service arm of the department.

Heritage Disaster Recovery Grants—(applications closed 6 February 2026—currently under assessment)

This program provides grant funding to eligible parties to undertake restoration works to places on the Queensland Heritage Register or a local heritage register (established under the Queensland Heritage Act 1992), or a local government planning scheme or heritage overlay (established under the Planning Act 2016), that were impacted by the North and Far North Tropical Low, 29 January 2025 to 28 February 2025 weather event.

Applications will be assessed under a competitive process with grants up to $50,000 (excluding GST) available for eligible projects that restore heritage places impacted by the event and improve the resilience of those places for future disaster events.

Eligible projects must be located within one of the activated Local Government Authority areas listed in the guidelines below:

Guidelines: view more information in the 2024–25 Environmental Recovery Package: Heritage Disaster Recovery Grants Guidelines (PDF, 446.8 KB).

Environmental Cleanup and Local Conservation Grant Program (applications closed 8 October 2025—currently under assessment)

The objective of the Environmental Cleanup and Local Conservation Grant Program will be to engage impacted communities to undertake on-ground activities within local government areas affected by the North and Far North Tropical Low, 29 January to 28 February 2025 event (the event) which aim to support community environmental restoration:

• remove and dispose of organic and inorganic debris resulting from the event from natural assets including nature reserves, private protected areas, marine areas including coastlines, beaches and mangroves, riparian areas and in waterways, creeks, rivers and streams
• restore natural landscapes and key habitats impacted by the event.

Guidelines: view more information in the North and Far North Tropical Low Environmental Cleanup and Local Conservation Grant Program Guidelines (PDF, 495.3 KB).

Western Queensland Surface Trough and Associated Rainfall and Flooding, 21 March to 19 May 2025 ($16.01 million)

Western Queensland was impacted by a surface trough that brought widespread heavy rainfall and flooding in March to May 2025. As a result, recovery assistance was activated through an Environmental Recovery Program totalling $16.01 million. The Program has a 3-year implementation period from 16 July 2025 to 30 June 2028.

The purpose of the Program is to support environmental recovery across Western Queensland significantly impacted by this event. The Program is being delivered through the below initiatives:

1. Catchment Rehabilitation
2. National Park Recovery

Activities funded through the Program must be located within one or more of the following forty activated local government areas:

• Balonne Shire Council
• Banana Shire council
• Barcaldine Regional Council
• Barcoo Shire Council
• Blackall-Tambo Regional Council
• Boulia Shire Council
• Bulloo Shire Council
• Burdekin Shire Council
• Burke Shire Council
• Carpentaria Shire Council
• Central Highlands Regional Council
• Charters Towers Regional Council
• City of Gold Coast
• Cloncurry Shire Council
• Croydon Shire Council
• Diamantina Shire Council
• Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council
• Etheridge Shire Council
• Flinders Shire Council
• Fraser Coast Regional Council
• Gladstone Regional Council
• Goondiwindi Regional Council
• Gympie Regional Council
• Livingstone Shire Council
• Lockyer Valley Regional Council
• Longreach Shire Council
• Maranoa Regional Council
• McKinlay Shire Council
• Mount Isa City Council
• Murweh Shire Council
• Noosa Shire Council
• Paroo Shire Council
• Quilpie Shire Council
• Richmond Shire Council
• Rockhampton Regional Council
• Southern Downs Regional Council
• Sunshine Coast Regional Council
• Townsville City Council
• Western Downs Regional Council
• Winton Shire Council.

Catchment Rehabilitation

The objective of the Catchment Rehabilitation initiative is to support delivery of a range of measures that ensure high-value environmental recovery and mitigation efforts are achieved across the whole of the event impacted catchments from the headwaters to the estuarine and marine environments in the activated areas.

The funding outcomes of this initiative include:

• a strong locally led catchment recovery and rehabilitation focus
• the recovery of catchments impacted by the event, improving condition and building resilience in the impacted environments and associated ecological processes.

National Park Recovery

The National Park Recovery program supports recovery activities within the Queensland protected area estate and is being delivered by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service arm of the department.

Tropical Cyclone Jasper, Associated Rainfall and Flooding, 13 to 28 December 2023 ($42.98 million)

Northern Queensland was impacted by Tropical Cyclone Jasper in December 2023. As a result, recovery assistance was activated through an Environmental Recovery Program totalling $42.98 million. The Program has a 3-year implementation period from 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2027, and will be delivered through a combination of grants and procurement.

The purpose of the Program is to support environmental and cultural heritage stewards across northern Queensland significantly impacted by Tropical Cyclone Jasper. The Program is being delivered through the below sub-programs:

1. Environmental Investigations Program
2. Healthy Waters Cleanup and Recovery Program
3. Biodiversity and Invasive Species Management Program
4. National Park Recovery Program
5. Environmental and Cultural Asset Steward Support Program

Activities funded through the Program must be located within one or more of the following nine activated local government areas:

• Cairns Regional Council
• Cassowary Coast Regional Council
• Cook Shire Council
• Douglas Shire Council
• Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council
• Mareeba Shire Council
• Tablelands Regional Council
• Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council
• Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council

Eligible applicants will vary between the sub-programs, but will generally include:

• First Nations corporations and Indigenous Land and Sea Rangers groups
• Natural Resource Management organisations, River Improvement Trusts and conservation groups
• Local and State Government
• Private Protected Area landholders
• Tertiary education institutions and private industry.

Sub-program A—Environmental Investigations Program

This program aims to collate an understanding of the extent of environmental impacts across the region including completing surveys, research and stakeholder engagement. The outcomes of these investigations will enable recovery decisions to be made using the best available knowledge. Projects are underway and due for completion in 2025.

Sub-program B—Healthy Waters Cleanup and Recovery Program

This program aims to support riverine and coastal recovery activities such as bank stabilisation, coastal beach nourishment and revegetation, as well as local conservation and clean up activities such as removal and disposal of event-related debris from natural assets and support for environmental conservation activities to rehabilitate natural landscapes.

> i Riverine and Coastal Recovery

Projects for riverine recovery will be developed upon completion of the environmental investigations program. Coastal recovery projects will be developed with the impacted coastal local councils early 2025.

> ii Local Conservation and Cleanup (recipients announced)

The Local Conservation and Cleanup Program provided funding to support eligible recipients to organise on-ground activities which support the clean up of flood debris, focusing along the coastlines and within environmentally sensitive areas inland. The grant program supported projects that will manage contamination concerns accordingly, along with the conservation of natural environments, key habitats and unique wildlife.

Guidelines: view more information in the Cyclone Jasper Local Conservation and Cleanup Grant Program Guidelines (PDF, 478 KB).

Sub-program D—National Park Recovery Program

This program supports recovery activities within the Queensland protected area estate and is being delivered by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service arm of the Department.

Sub-program E—Environmental and Cultural Asset Steward Support Program

This program is a collection of four activities to support environmental and cultural asset stewardship.

> i Private Protected Area Landholder Support (recipients announced)

The objective of the Private Protected Area Landowner Support Program is to fund on-ground projects that rehabilitate and restore severe weather affected environments within the nature refuge or special wildlife reserve boundary to maintain healthy ecosystems and improve resilience for future disaster events.

View Nature Refuge Disaster Recovery Grants for more information.

> ii Cultural Steward Support (applications closed 14 November 2025—currently under assessment)

The objectives of the Program will be for First Nations groups and the Department to co-develop a grant program that enables First Nations groups to undertake activities that manage the environmental recovery from severe event impacts on Country in order to continue to conserve the area’s significant cultural and natural resources and values. This program aims to steward Country and culture on land by incorporating traditional knowledge and capacity building into program delivery.

Guidelines: view more information in the DRFA ERP Tropical Cyclone Jasper Cultural Stewards Support Grant Program Guidelines (PDF, 621.3 KB).

> iii Unallocated State Land Recovery Support

Unallocated State land parcels have experienced significant impacts including damage to, and destruction of fire lines and trails, fallen trees and debris as well as fence line destruction and pest and weed incursions.

This program is being delivered by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing, Rural and Regional Development, and projects to undertake cleanup activities have begun and will be ongoing for the next 12 months.

> iv World Heritage Steward Support

Whilst the Department works in conjunction with a range of partners to protect the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, it is the Wet Tropics Management Authority (WTMA) that is responsible for overall stewardship and activity and land use planning over the area, to ensure it is protected for the world, guided by the best science and indigenous knowledge.

This program will be delivered by WTMA and involves developing community education programs, and other resilience measures to improve the awareness of environmentally sensitive recovery and better prepare infrastructure service providers in events to come.

South Queensland Severe Storms and Rainfall 24 December 2023 to 3 January 2024 ($8.32 million)

South Queensland was impacted by severe storms and rainfall 24 December 2023 to 3 January 2024. As a result, recovery assistance was activated for an Environmental Recovery Program totalling $8.32 million. The Program has a 3-year implementation period from 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2027, and will be delivered through a combination of grants and procurement.

The purpose of the Program is to support environmental recovery and stewards across South Queensland significantly impacted by storms. The Program is being delivered through the below sub-programs:

1. Environmental Investigations Program
2. Healthy Waters Recovery Program
3. Biodiversity Conservation Program
4. National Park Recovery Program
5. Environmental Asset Steward Support Program

Activities funded through the Program must be located within one or more of the following activated areas:

• City of Gold Coast
• Logan City Council
• Scenic Rim Regional Council

Eligible applicants will vary between the sub-program, but will generally include:

• First Nations corporations and Indigenous Land and Sea Rangers groups
• Natural Resource Management (NRM) organisations, River Improvement Trusts and conservation groups
• Local and State Government
• Private Protected Area landholders
• Tertiary education institutions and private industry.

Sub-program A—Environmental Investigations Program

This program aims to collate an understanding of the extent of environmental impacts across the region including completing surveys, research and stakeholder engagement. The outcomes of these investigations will enable recovery decisions to be made using the best available knowledge. Projects are underway and due for completion in 2025.

Sub-program B—Healthy Waters Recovery Program

This program aims to support riverine and landscape recovery such as bank stabilisation and revegetation activities. Projects for riverine and landscape recovery will be developed upon completion of the environmental investigations program.

Sub-program C—Biodiversity Conservation Program

This program aims to support conservation projects that assist recovery of priority and threatened species. Projects for Biodiversity Conservation will be developed upon completion of the investigations program.

Sub-program D—National Park Recovery Program

This program supports recovery activities on park and is being delivered by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service arm of the Department.

Sub-program E—Environmental Asset Steward Support Program

This program is focused on Private Protected Area Landowner Support to fund on-ground projects that rehabilitate and restore severe weather affected environments within the nature refuge or special wildlife reserve boundary to maintain healthy ecosystems and improve resilience for future disaster events.

View Nature Refuge Disaster Recovery Grants for more information.

Northern and Central Queensland Monsoon and Flooding 20 December 2022 to 30 April 2023 ($15 million)

An Environmental Recovery Program was activated for the Northern and Central Queensland Monsoon and Flooding, 20 December 2022 to 30 April 2023. The Program has a 3-year implementation period from 30 June 2024 to 30 June 2027, and will be delivered through a combination of grants and procurement.

The Program is being delivered through the below sub-programs:

1. Environmental Investigations Program
2. Cleanup and Invasive Species Management Program
3. Biodiversity and Riverine Recovery Program
4. National Park Recovery Program

Activities funded through the Program must be located within one or more of the following activated local government areas:

• Boulia Shire Council
• Burke Shire Council
• Carpentaria Shire Council
• Cloncurry Shire Council
• Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council
• Mornington Shire Council
• Mount Isa Council.

Eligible applicants will vary between the sub-programs, but will generally include:

• First Nations corporations and Indigenous Land and Sea Rangers groups
• Natural Resource Management organisations and conservation groups
• Local and State Government
• Private Protected Area landholders
• Tertiary education institutions and private industry.

Sub-program A—Environmental Investigations Program

This program aims to collate an understanding of the extent of environmental impacts across the region including completing surveys, research and stakeholder engagement. The outcomes of these investigations will enable recovery decisions to be made using the best available knowledge. Projects are underway and due for completion in 2025.

Sub-program B—Cleanup and Invasive Species Management Program

This program aims to support local conservation and clean up activities such as removal and disposal of event-related debris from natural assets, as well as pest and weed management.

> i Local Conservation and Cleanup Grants (recipient announced)

The Local Conservation and Cleanup Program provided funding to support eligible recipients to organise on-ground activities which support the clean up of flood debris, focusing along the coastlines and within environmentally sensitive areas inland. The grant program also aims to manage contamination concerns accordingly, along with the conservation of natural environments, key habitats and unique wildlife.

Guidelines: view more information in the North and Central Queensland Monsoon and Flooding Cleanup Grant Program Guidelines (PDF, 591 KB).

> ii Pest and Weed Management

This program is aimed at addressing the pest and weed challenges brought about by the impacts to the environment from the severe weather events. Projects will be developed with eligible applicants in early 2025.

Sub-program C—Biodiversity and Riverine Recovery Program

This program aims to support conservation projects that assist recovery of priority and threatened species, as well as supporting riverine recovery activities such as bank stabilisation and revegetation. Projects for this sub-program will be developed upon completion of the investigations program.

Sub-program D—National Park Recovery Program

This program supports recovery activities on park and is being delivered by the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service arm of the Department.

Rainfall and flooding events of 2021–2022 Severe Weather Season—$38.9 million

Queensland was impacted by multiple significant rainfall and flooding events over the 2021–2022 severe weather season. As a result, recovery assistance was activated for an Environmental Recovery Program totalling $38.9 million. The Program has up to a 4-year implementation period from 30 June 2022 to 30 June 2026, and will be delivered through a combination of grants and procurement.

The Program is being delivered through four sub-programs:

1. Riverine Recovery Program
2. Weeds and Pest Management Program
3. Biodiversity Conservation Program
4. Environmental Assets Program

Eligible projects must be located within one or more of the 39 activated Local Government Areas. Download a copy of the details of the activated Local Government Areas (PDF, 709.7 KB).

Grant Rounds for funding under the 2021–2022 Severe Weather Season Program are closed.

Sub-program A—Riverine Recovery Program (recipients announced)

The Riverine Recovery Program has $32.75 million allocated and is being delivered through a combination of grants and procurement.

The objective of the Riverine Recovery Program was to provide funding assistance to:

• Stage 1 Reconnaissance: identify environmental impacts from the events
• Stage 2 On-ground works: rehabilitate and restore riverine, wetland and riparian environments affected by the event.

Guidelines: view more information in the Riverine Recovery Program Grant Guidelines (PDF, 735.3 KB).

> Stage 1 Reconnaissance recipients

Sub-program B—Weeds and Pest Management Program (recipients announced)

The Weeds and Pest Management Program was allocated $1 million and has now been completed with all activities finished.

The objective of the Weeds and Pest Management Program was to provide funding assistance to improve the management of weeds and pests that were present or likely to be present as a direct result of the events, and reduce their proliferation and spread.

Sub-program C—Biodiversity Conservation Program (recipients announced)

The Biodiversity Conservation Program was allocated $1.6 million and is being managed as a grant program.

The objective of the Biodiversity Conservation Program is to provide funding assistance to:

• mitigate impacts on species and habitat resulting from the recent flooding events
• habitats are restored and reconnected for threatened species
• improve the population trajectories of target threatened species in the catchment area.

Guidelines: view more information in the Biodiversity Conservation Program (Flood Recovery) Grant Program Guidelines (PDF, 699.3 KB).

Sub-program D—Environmental Assets Program (recipients announced)

The Environmental Assets Program was allocated $0.8 million and was, delivered as two components. This Sub-program was managed as a grant program, which has now been completed with all activities finished.

> i Nature Refuge Disaster Recovery Grants—allocation of $300,000

The Nature Refuge Disaster Recovery Grant Program provided funding to support eligible nature refuges that were heavily impacted by the extraordinary disaster events that occurred during 2021–2022. The grants program supported eligible nature refuge landholders to undertake on-ground projects that rehabilitate and restore cyclone, rain and flood-affected environments to maintain healthy ecosystems to improve resilience for future disaster events.

View Nature Refuge Disaster Recovery Grants for more information.

> ii Heritage Disaster Recovery Grants—allocation of $500,000

The Heritage Disaster Recovery Grant Program provided grant funding to support heritage places that were heavily impacted by the extraordinary disaster events occurring within the 2021–2022 severe weather season. The grants supported eligible projects that restored cyclone, rain and flood-affected State heritage places entered in the Queensland Heritage Register to improve the resilience of these places for future disaster events.

Contact

For further information regarding eligibility requirements and advice on preparing an application, please contact the department at DESDRFA@detsi.qld.gov.au