Flood affected small businesses and not-for-profits in the local government areas of Barcoo, Boulia, Bulloo, Diamantina, Longreach, Murweh, Paroo, Quilpie, and Winton can now access disaster loans from the Australian and Queensland Governments.
The Australian and Queensland Governments are activating grants totalling more than $80 million to eligible small businesses, primary producers, not-for-profits, and rural landholders to support communities impacted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
The Albanese Government and Crisafulli Government have made changes to disaster funding so North Queensland farmers can get assistance to replant crops destroyed in flooding last month.
Small businesses, primary producers and not-for-profits impacted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred in South East Queensland can now apply for concessional loans to support their recovery.
More than $50 million in new extraordinary disaster assistance to guide long-term flood recovery.
The Albanese and Crisafulli Governments are extending assistance to support seventeen more councils as well as primary producers and rural landholders in Charters Towers and Flinders, after flooding across the north and northwest of the state.
When I began my career as a young banker in the late 1980s, farming in Queensland was a very different world. Looking back 40 years later, now as QRIDA’s Regional Area Manager for North Queensland, the integration of technology into both farming and finance is nothing short of remarkable.
More support is being provided into North Queensland, with more than $100 million in extraordinary grants now available for flood affected primary producers, small businesses and not for profit agencies across flood affected areas.
Disaster hit primary producers, small businesses and not-for-profits in seven northern Queensland council areas can now apply for concessional loans to assist with their recovery from the sustained rains and flooding endured the past week.
Flood affected businesses and not-for-profits in the South Burnett local government area can now apply for concessional operational loans to aid their recovery from sustained heavy rainfall and flash flooding.