$2M Boost for Queensland’s Environment Post-Floods
- Grants up to $100,000 are available for north and far north community projects to clean up debris and restore flood-damaged landscapes and habitats.
- The grants are funded by the new $2 million 2024–25 Environmental Recovery Package: Environmental Cleanup and Local Conservation Program.
- They are jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments through the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
Disaster affected North and Far North Queensland councils can now apply for their share of $2 million in grant funding under the 2024–25 Environmental Recovery Package: Environmental Cleanup and Local Conservation Program.
The Albanese and Crisafulli Governments have announced a grant program to support on-ground environmental restoration efforts in eligible local government areas hit by record-breaking floods in January and February 2025.
The program is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
Grants of up to $100,000 are on offer for community-led projects that clean up debris and restore natural landscapes and habitats damaged by the floods.
Eligible activities include:
- Removing flood debris from coastlines, reserves, and waterways
- Replanting and weeding to help habitats bounce back
- Aerial surveys to map debris hotspots, and
- Boat-based cleanups in impacted rivers, islands, and coastal areas.
Projects must take place within eligible local government areas and applicants are encouraged to collaborate with Traditional Owners, local councils, Natural Resource Management groups, schools, and other community organisations.
Federal Minister for Emergency Management Kristy McBain said the opening of these grants would allow for recovering communities to take important steps back to normalcy.
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