Clara River Crossing, Richmond Road

The Federal Government’s proposed 50:50 disaster recovery funding split would shift more cost and risk onto remote councils like Croydon Shire - councils that are already managing vast road networks, repeated severe weather events and limited local revenue.

Ballaleah Road, Mornington Island

A 50:50 disaster recovery funding model would make recovery harder, slower and less certain for remote councils like Mornington Shire. It would shift more cost and risk onto communities with the least capacity to absorb it.

Building drought resilience in North West Queensland - jointly funded by the Federal Government’s Future Drought Fund and State Government, the Regional Drought Resilience Program (RDRP) aims to support regions to prepare for future droughts.

This biosecurity project, delivered in collaboration with Southern Gulf NRM continues the regional coordination, planning and capacity building work that has been making significant progress over the last 3-4 years in the region with a focus on the four eligible Councils of Doomadgee, Burke, Carpentaria and Etheridge councils.