Community Health and Wellbeing - 2025 Tropical Cyclone Alfred and Associated Rainfall and Flooding

About

The $11.77 million Community Health and Wellbeing package aims to work with community groups and councils to address the medium to long-term needs of the event-impacted communities, ensuring a locally informed response and long-term sustainability, and engage across impacted communities to coordinate the recovery process across and improving interconnectedness of recovery activities following Tropical Cyclone Alfred, commencing 1 - 16 March 2025 event.

The outcomes of the package include:

• recovery is locally led through engagement and collaboration with impacted councils, local community members, community organisations, service providers and individuals
• community building activities are delivered and support community recovery, build social cohesion, and assist in addressing social isolation
• local community groups and councils are supported in building preparedness and resilience to future disasters, including areas related to food security.

Eligibility

This package targets Local Government Areas (LGAs) activated for Personal Hardship Assistance Scheme (PHAS) which experienced loss and severe damage of properties due to the Tropical Cyclone Alfred, commencing 1 March 2025 event.

• Brisbane City Council
• Fraser Coast Regional Council (targeted)
• Gold Coast City Council
• Ipswich City Council
• Lockyer Valley Regional Council
• Logan City Council
• Moreton Bay City Council
• Redland City Council
• Scenic Rim Regional Council (targeted)
• Somerset Regional Council (targeted)
• Southern Downs Regional Council
• Sunshine Coast Regional Council (targeted)
• Toowoomba Regional Council.

Funding acknowledgement

The package is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments to support Queensland communities in their recovery from Tropical Cyclone Alfred and Associated Severe Weather, 1 - 16 March 2025 event.

Delivery agency

Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety.

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