2026 Betterment Fund

About

Betterment allows local governments and state agencies to rebuild essential public assets to a more resilient standard to help them withstand the impacts of future natural disasters.

Examples include improvements to vital infrastructure such as roads, bridges and floodways. These can vary from stabilisation of low-lying roads to reduce erosion and scouring, upgrades to drainage structures to increase capacity or replacing gravel with reinforced concrete to improve resilience.

Queensland Betterment Funds are jointly funded (50:50) by the Australian and Queensland Governments.

Given the record-breaking season, multiple Betterment funds were established in 2025 to better prepare regions across Queensland for future weather events.