Canberra
The Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) has been extended to people severely affected by flooding in the local government areasof South Burnett and Cherbourg, Queensland.
These floods have had a devastating impact on this community and it is a very difficult time for the people affected. The AGDRP will provide a much-needed helping hand to the people of South Burnett. Those directly affected by the floods in this area are encouraged to test their eligibility for the AGDRP.
The AGDRP is already being provided to individuals who have been severely impacted by flooding in the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Bundaberg, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Gympie, Lockyer Valley, North Burnett, Rockhampton and Somerset. Further information on Australian Government assistance is available online at www.disasterassist.gov.au.
The Disaster Income Recovery Subsidy (DIRS) is also being made available to individuals in the LGAs of Banana, Gladstone, Ipswich, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Goondiwindi and Toowoomba. This assistance provides payments to employees, small business persons and farmers who can demonstrate they have experienced a loss of income.
The assistance will ensure that people are able to stay in these areas and will support the longer-term recovery of the devastated local and regional economies. The DIRS is already being provided to individuals in the LGAs of Bundaberg, Gympie, Fraser Coast, North Burnett and Lockyer Valley.
The easiest way to lodge a claim for the AGDRP or the DIRS is online at www.humanservices.gov.auor by calling the Australian Government Information Line on 180 22 66 from 8am to 8pm local time, seven days a week. Completed claim forms can also be lodged in person at a Department of Human Services service centre.
This Australian Government assistance is over and above the support already being provided under the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA), which are jointly funded by the Australian Government and the states.
In Queensland:
Personal Hardship and Distress assistance is available in the 23 local government areas of: Banana, Brisbane City, Bundaberg, Cherbourg, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Gold Coast, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Moreton Bay, North Burnett, Redland, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba and Western Downs.
Concessional Interest Rate Loans and Freight Subsidies for Primary Producers are available in the 22 local government areas of: Banana, Bundaberg, Central Highlands, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Gold Coast, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Moreton Bay, North Burnett, Redland, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba and Western Downs.
Concessional Interest Rate Loans for Small Business are available in the 23 local government areas of: Banana, Brisbane City, Bundaberg, Central Highlands, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Gold Coast, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Moreton Bay, North Burnett, Redland, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Toowoomba and Western Downs.
Clean-up and recovery grants of up to $25,000 are available for affected primary producers in, or in parts of, the following 14 local government areas of: Banana, Bundaberg, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, North Burnett, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs and Toowoomba.
Clean-up and recovery grants of up to $25,000 are available for affected small businesses and not-for-profit organisations in, or in parts of, the following 7 local government areas of: Bundaberg, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Gympie, Lockyer Valley, North Burnett and Southern Downs.
Counter Disaster Operations assistance to councils and State government agencies is available in the 45 local government areas of: Aurukun, Banana, Brisbane City, Bundaberg, Burdekin, Burke, Cairns, Carpentaria, Cassowary Coast, Central Highlands, Cherbourg, Cook, Etheridge, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Gold Coast, Goodiwindi, Gympie, Hinchinbrook, Ipswich, Isaac, Ipswich, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Mackay, Mapoon, Moreton Bay, Napranum, North Burnett, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Redlands, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett, Southern Downs, Sunshine Coast, Tablelands, Toowoomba, Torres Shire, Torres Strait Island, Western Downs and Whitsunday.
Restoration of Essential Public Assets assistance to councils and State government agencies is available in the 51 local government areas of: Aurukun, Banana, Brisbane, Bundaberg, Burdekin, Burke , Carpentaria, Cassowary Coast, Central Highlands, Cherbourg, Cloncurry, Cook, Doomadgee, Etheridge, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Gold Coast, Goondiwindi, Gympie, Hinchinbrook, Hope Vale, Ipswich, Isaac, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Mackay, Mapoon, McKinlay, Mornington, Moreton Bay, Napranum, North Burnett, North Peninsula, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Redland, Rockhampton, Scenic Rim, Somerset, Southern Downs, South Burnett, Sunshine Coast, Tablelands, Toowoomba, Torres Strait Island, Western Downs, Whitsunday, Wujal Wujal and Yarrabah.