Federal Minister for Emergency Management David Littleproud has made joint announcements with fellow members of Parliament, outlining the details of funding grants for bushfire-impacted communities in Queensland and farmers in the Mareeba Shire local government area.
Community-led recovery and resilience programmes in fire-affected communities in Queensland following the 2019 bushfires will be supported by way of flexible funding grants, with $1.8 million to be shared among community groups, local councils, and non-government organisations in 23 communities from Cook to the Gold Coast.
Applications are now open until 2:00pm on June 03 for the grants, which were unveiled by Littleproud with Minister for Communities Coralee O’Rourke. Small grants of between $2,500 and $50,000, as well as larger grants of between $50,001 and $100,000 are available.
“It is vitally important recovery efforts from the bushfires are locally-led and supported by the Commonwealth and Queensland governments and we are pleased to be able provide funding to help,” said the Emergency Management Minister.
“We’ll continue to work closely with all bushfire-impacted communities to ensure they have the resources and support they need to make a complete recovery.”
Meanwhile, Mareeba Shire farmers can now access grants of up to $75,000 to assist with their bushfire recovery.
Queensland Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner noted: “The activation of these DRFA (Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements) Category C grants ensures the Mareeba community has the support it needs.
“Department of Agriculture and Fisheries staff worked closely with Mareeba primary producers to ensure they were able to access this special disaster assistance. The Queensland and Commonwealth governments are committed to working with farmers and supporting them until they are able to get back on their feet.”
