🏠 Community Recovery Grants – Personal Hardship Assistance
Check your eligibility and apply:
👉 https://www.qld.gov.au/community/disasters-emergencies/disasters/money-finance/eligibility-apply/nq-monsoon-trough-flooding-december-2025
Available grants include:
🔹 Essential Services Hardship Assistance Grant
Lost one or more essential services (power, gas, water or sewerage) for 5+ days
• $150 – individuals
• Up to $750 – families of 5 or more
🔹 Emergency Hardship Assistance Grant
For immediate essentials such as food, clothing, medical supplies or temporary accommodation
• $180 – individuals
• Up to $900 – families of 5 or more
🔹 Essential Household Contents Grant
For uninsured, low-income earners (tenants or owner-occupiers) to replace essential household items
• $1,765 – individuals
• Up to $5,300 – couples or families
🔹 Essential Services Safety & Reconnection Scheme
Up to $5,000 to assist with inspections and repairs to reconnect electricity, gas, water or sewerage
🔹 Structural Assistance Grant
Up to $80,000 for uninsured, income-tested owner-occupiers to repair or replace damaged homes
📞 Queensland Community Recovery Hotline:
1800 173 349
💼 Disaster Recovery Allowance (DRA)
For workers and sole traders unable to work due to flooding, isolation, road closures or business disruption.
Check eligibility:
👉 https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/natural-disaster-support?context=60042
✔️ Fastest way to claim: online via myGov
📞 Assistance: Australian Government Emergency Information Line – 1800 226 6
🚜 Primary Producer Assistance
🔹 Exceptional Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants
Up to $75,000 for clean-up, debris removal, fencing, vet costs, carcass disposal and recovery works.
Apply here:
👉 https://www.qrida.qld.gov.au/program/exceptional-disaster-assistance-recovery-grants-nq-monsoon-trough#
📞 Support with applications:
Sam Fryer – Regional Area Manager (North West & Gulf)
📱 0427 007 240
🔹 Freight Subsidies – up to $5,000 per property
For transport of:
• Fodder
• Building and fencing materials
• Equipment and machinery
• Stock removal and restocking
🔹 Emergency fodder access available
📊 DPI Agriculture Disaster Impact Survey
Primary producers are strongly encouraged to complete the survey to report damage and losses.
This data is critical to inform future disaster assistance activation.
👉 https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/a65512900348401a812e57d743e4c104
If you’re unsure of exact costs, an estimate is better than leaving it blank.
Rural Financial Counselling Service North Queensland
Rural Business Disaster Recovery
Dedicated support to help you and your business get back on track following a disaster.
✔ Free
✔ Impartial
✔ Confidential
👉 Click here to access the flyer and learn more
Head Office – General Enquiries
📧 rfcsnq@rfcsnq.com.au
📞 07 4652 5669
🌐 rfcsnq.com.au/disaster-recovery