El Nino is here. Have your say in future drought planning for North West Queensland.
A series of workshops are happening over the coming weeks led by the Rural Economies Centre of Excellence and Southern Gulf NRM.
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The North West Regional Resilience Strategy developed by the Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) is set to be released in early 2022 - delivering a locally-led and regionally-coordinated blueprint to strengthen disaster resilience.
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The Queensland Reconstruction Authority’s Flood Infrastructure Network (FWIN) project, facilitated by NWQROC for North West Queensland, is making great progress and on track to be finalised in June 2022. The project is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments.
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Councils across north-west Queensland will soon use smart technology to communicate regional disaster risk after securing more than $50,000 through the 2020-21 Get Ready Queensland program.
Funding will be administered by the Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) and strengthens the Palaszczuk Government’s efforts to make Queensland the most disaster-resilient state in Australia.
Queensland Treasurer and Minister responsible for the QRA Cameron Dick said seven north-west councils are pooling their funding to purchase push notification beacons that will link to a new Get Ready North West Queensland app.
Six councils from across North West Queensland have developed a new online resource, bringing together local experience and know-how to help locals and visitors prepare and respond during the wet season and beyond.
Carpentaria, Cloncurry, Doomadgee, Flinders, McKinlay and Richmond councils developed the platform www.getreadynwq.com.au, through the North West Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils (NWQROC), teaming up with local leaders, agencies, business and community to create the content.
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