The Government is helping communities prepare for disasters. It’s funding 158 projects to help Australians cope better with bushfires, floods and cyclones. We are administering these projects.
These projects will make it easier to:
The Government wants to help communities:
Climate change is making disasters worse. We need to reduce the damage caused by disasters and make recovery easier and cheaper.
The projects will focus on 4 main areas:
Reducing disaster risk was a key focus of the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction Framework has three goals to reach by 2030:
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| Applicant | Project | Amount funded |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Breastfeeding Association | Community Protection for Infants and Young Children in Bushfire Emergencies | $684,800 |
| Ballina Shire Council | Reform planning strategies and improve flood emergency management – Ballina | $760,000 |
| Beelong Blue Mountains Incorporated | B Ready – Bushfire preparedness for people living with a Disability | $805,700 |
| Bega Valley Shire Council | Towards Climate Resilient Assets and Infrastructure for Bega Valley Shire | $2,500,000 |
| Bellingen Shire Council | Resilience Awareness Remote Flood Monitoring Infrastructure | $98,691 |
| Billabong Koala & Wildlife Park Pty Ltd | New perimeter fire suppression and wildlife protection system | $28,760 |
| Bilpin Region Advancement Group Incorporated | Safe Air in Fire and Disaster | $60,000 |
| Blue Mountains City Council | Wentworth Falls Lake Dam Upgrade | $3,991,883 |
| Byron Shire Council | Byron Bay Town Centre Flood Mitigation: Drainage Strategy | $1,081,720 |
| Carers Nsw Limited | Care2Prepare: Inclusive household and community risk reduction | $1,699,183 |
| Central Darling Shire Council | Darling River Flood Mapping | $100,000 |
| Cessnock City Council | Cessnock Flood Hazard Road Signage and Community Flood Preparedness | $100,000 |
| Fairfield City Council | Mimosa Road Detention Basin Upgrade | $1,842,500 |
| Kremnos Community Group Inc | Kremnos Community Group Inc – Landscaping for Bushfire and Flood Mitigation | $48,872 |
| Laurieton United Services Club Ltd | Laurieton United Services Club – Flood Defence Wall System | $410,138 |
| Leeton Shire Council | Feasibility Assessment – Floodplain Management Program | $95,000 |
| Lismore City Council | Automated flood warning signage and community flood information | $99,826 |
| Little Owl Pty Ltd | The Nestwell System | $99,000 |
| Meals on Wheels NSW Ltd | ACT! – A Collaborative Toolkit | $187,779 |
| Mid-Coast Council | Preparing the MidCoast community awareness program | $296,289 |
| Mid-Western Regional Council | Get Ready Mid-Western Expo | $88,110 |
| Mountains Community Resource Network Inc | Resilient Villages – Pilot Project | $1,126,277 |
| North Haven Bowling & Recreation Club Ltd | Club North Haven Community Club – New Roof to prevent flooding | $329,943 |
| Old Bar Beach Bowling Club Ltd | Club Old Bar – Upgrades to Emergency Evacuation Centre | $689,892 |
| Penrith City Council | Increasing community awareness preparedness and resilience to climate risks | $95,000 |
| Peppercorn Services Inc. | Person-Centred Emergency Planning Project | $800,715 |
| Port Macquarie Hastings Council | Westport Park Port Macquarie Revetment Wall | $99,500 |
| Port Stephens Council | Development of Strategic Fire Management Plans for Port Stephens | $100,000 |
| Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | Braidwood Major Overland Flow Investigation | $99,000 |
| Rous County Council | Richmond and Wilsons Rivers NSW Flood Mitigation Planning | $250,000 |
| Shoalhaven City Council | Shoalhaven Flood Preparation & Emergency Response for Community Resilience | $1,199,000 |
| Singleton Council | Creating Resilient Community through Awareness Preparedness & Connectedness | $658,511 |
| SNPHN Ltd | Northern Beaches Primary Care Flood Preparedness, Response and Resilience | $308,675 |
| Southcoast Health and Sustainability Alliance | Hanging Rock Climate Haven – Batemans Bay | $99,700 |
| Springwood Country Club Ltd | The replacement of the Club house roof | $106,400 |
| Stuarts Point And District Community Organisation (Spadco) | Stuarts Point Community helps ourselves through a resilient initiative | $34,800 |
| The Flagstaff Group Limited | PrepareAbility | $262,500 |
| Tweed Shire Council | Resilient Tweed - Sustainable Living Festival 2022 | $59,360 |
| Upper Lachlan Shire Council | Upgrade of Upper Lachlan's Emergency Operations Centre | $67,480 |
| Wagga Wagga City Council | Wiradjuri Flood Mitigation | $231,000 |
| Applicant | Project | Amount funded |
|---|---|---|
| Litchfield Council | Litchfield Council Tree Risk Management and Tree Risk data base | $45,000 |
| West Arnhem Regional Council | Preparing WARC remote communities for disaster mitigation and response | $141,409 |
| Yawoorroong Miriuwung Gajerrong Yirrgeb Noong Dawang Aboriginal Corporation | MG Community Access Roads |
$1,675,083
| Applicant | Project | Amount funded |
|---|---|---|
| Balonne Shire Council | Balonne Shire Flood Modelling and Mapping | $90,250 |
| Banana Shire Council | Meissners Road Contact Creek culvert project | $383,556 |
| Brisbane City Council | Automated Flooded Road Warning Systems (AFRWS) | $99,000 |
| Bulloo Shire Council | Stafford Street Minor Culvert Replacement | $93,000 |
| Bundaberg Regional Council | Local & District Disaster Coordination Centre & Community Resilience Hub | $2,079,207 |
| Bunya Peoples' Aboriginal Corporation | Healthy Resilient Country = Healthy Resilient Communities | $1,009,400 |
| Burdekin Shire Council | Digital Message Board for Home Hill | $93,879 |
| Burke Shire Council | Archie Creek Crossing Upgrade – Gregory Lawn Hill Road | $1,691,023 |
| Cairns Regional Council | Partnering to improve flooding resilience in a tropical urban catchment | $1,175,000 |
| Carpentaria Shire Council | Karumba Point Shoreline Protection & Revitalisation Project | $1,592,473 |
| Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council | Cherbourg Fire Mitigation Project 2022 | $89,450 |
| Cloncurry Shire Council | Cloncurry Airport – Master Planning for Disaster Risk Reduction | $551,000 |
| Dabu Jajikal Aboriginal Corporation | Cyclone Preparedness: building resilience in the Dabu Jajikal community | $370,450 |
| Everick Foundation Limited | Dawson River, Gyranda Section – Wulli Wulli Heritage Resilience Project | $494,967 |
| Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal | Disaster Resilient and Future Ready – Burnett Inland Communities | $981,782 |
| Gladstone Regional Council | Coast Road Infrastructure Resilience Upgrade Design | $310,000 |
| Gold Coast City Council | Flood Mitigation Infrastructure Improvements for Southport CBD | $3,571,000 |
| Hinchinbrook Shire Council | Hinchinbrook Disaster Communication and Early Warning System Upgrade | $99,999 |
| Ipswich City Council | Disaster & Climate Risk and Resilience Project | $269,041 |
| Isaac Regional Council | Styx Rive and Plane Creek (south) Flood Study | $98,000 |
| Lockyer Valley Regional Council | Community Resilience Engagement Project | $437,028 |
| Longreach Regional Council | Purchase of Four Variable Message Signboards Mounted on Trailers | $65,099 |
| Mackay Marina Pty Ltd | Mackay Small Craft Marina Cyclone Resilience Project | $2,500,000 |
| Mackay Regional Council | Pioneer River Levee Valetta Gardens/Rivers Edge | $3,315,093 |
| Mapoon Aboriginal Council | From Equipment Shed to a Resilience Base. | $96,500 |
| Mount Isa City Council | Incident Management System and Road Resilience | $100,000 |
| Northern Gulf Resource Management Group Ltd | Resilient Futures for Queensland’s Gulf Savannah | $1,272,070 |
| Queensland Remote Aboriginal Media Aboriginal Corporation | Queensland Remote Aboriginal Media Cyclone Communications Project | $98,235 |
| Redland City Council | Increasing preparedness and resilience for Minjerribah (Nth Stradbroke Is) | $573,713 |
| Reef Catchments (Mackay Whitsunday Isaac) Limited | Nature based solutions to build regional resilience | $3,507,750 |
| Regional Development Australia Sunshine Coast Incorporated | Smoke Alarm for the Sunshine Coast | $99,957 |
| Rockhampton Regional Council | Archer Street Drainage Scheme Stages 1 & 2 | $2,989,383 |
| Scenic Rim Regional Council | Scenic Rim Region Disaster Waste Management Plan | $82,965 |
| Somerset Regional Council | Somerset priority evacuation routes Austroads improvement project | $3,546,238 |
| Southern Downs Regional Council | Flood Studies – Killarney, Karara and Allora. | $405,000 |
| Sunshine Coast Regional Council | Case Study Options Analysis of Coastal Hazard Adaptation Infrastructure | $800,600 |
| Tablelands Regional Council | Upgrade of Merrilands Hall – Re-screwing Roof & Cafeteria Floor Replacement | $93,500 |
| Toowoomba Regional Council | Fire trail upgrade to improve fire preparedness capacity | $56,321 |
| Torres Shire Council | Climate Adaptation and Resilience Planning in the Torres Strait | $98,500 |
| Unganco Pty Ltd | Tropical Cyclone Risk Assessment and Mitigations in Cape York Communities | $4,454,400 |
| Whitsunday Regional Council | Community Resilience Programs | $120,000 |
| Applicant | Project | Amount funded |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Hills Council | Towards Community Led Resilience | $1,028,800 |
| Adelaide Plains Council | Coastal Adaptation Study and Coastal Adaptation Strategy | $60,000 |
| Brown Hill and Keswick Creeks Stormwater Board | Lower Brown Hill Creek Upgrades | $10,000,000 |
| Charleston Community Centre Inc | Improving facilities at Charleston Hall for relief, support and resilience | $99,532 |
| City of Holdfast Bay | Tarlton and Whyte Street, Somerton Park Flood Protection | $2,927,000 |
| City of Onkaparinga | Bushfire preparedness and resilience in the City of Onkaparinga | $3,578,875 |
| City of Port Adelaide Enfield | Disaster Risk Reduction in Port Adelaide Project (DRRPAP) | $2,180,000 |
| City of Salisbury | Emergency Response Flood Response Plan for flood vulnerable residents | $96,500 |
| Corporation of the City of Marion | Resilient South Regional Climate Action Plan | $99,000 |
| Corporation of the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters | Trinity Valley Stormwater Management Upgrade | $9,913,174 |
| District Council of Loxton Waikerie | Riverland Flood Disaster Risk Reduction Project – Waikerie Jetty Replacement | $178,832 |
| Goolwa to Wellington Local Action Planning Association Incorporated | Cultural burning for bushfire risk reduction in the Bull Creek Range | $97,900 |
| Kangaroo Island Council | Kangaroo Island Natural Disaster Risk Mitigation Project | $290,000 |
| Kingscote Football Club | Upgrade of Kingscote Emergency Relief Centre and Last Resort Refuge | $99,542 |
| Mount Barker District Council | Fire 2 Flourish: mitigate and reduce disaster risk in the Mt Barker LGA | $1,376,818 |
| Returned and Services League In South Australia Tumby Bay Branch | Tumby Bay RSL Building Optimisation Project for a Community Support Hub | $98,400 |
| Southern and Hills Local Government Association | Bushfires & Biodiversity: building balanced, long-term regional resilience | $100,000 |
| Southern Koala And Echidna Rescue Ltd | SKER Bushfire Infrastructure | $37,250 |
| The Corporation of the City of Adelaide | Resilient Flood Planning, City of Adelaide | $3,722,046 |
| Yorke Peninsula Council | Understanding cultural burns as an on-Country risk reduction practice | $77,000 |
| Applicant | Project | Amount funded |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton Council | Brighton Derwent River Foreshore Coastal Hazards Project | $55,000 |
| Burnie City Council | Roundhill Bushfire Mitigation plan implementation | $41,500 |
| Central Highlands Council | River Clyde Flood Mapping and Study | $247,360 |
| Derwent Valley Council | Building resilience to flood in the Derwent Valley | $906,090 |
| Enzen Australia Pty Ltd | Disaster Smart Tasmanian Communities | $2,572,000 |
| Friends of Garden Island Creek Incorporated | Garden Island Creek Erosion and Flood Disaster Reduction Planning Project | $46,000 |
| Friends of North Bruny Incorporated | Dedicated Fire Water Tanks at North Bruny Fire Station | $46,000 |
| Geoneon Pty Ltd | Anticipate and Monitor the Impact of Bushfires in Greater Hobart | $361,782 |
| Hobart City Council | Sparking Conversations, Igniting Action – Greater Hobart Resilience Program | $1,624,713 |
| Rural Business Tasmania Inc. | Preparing your business for disaster resilience | $85,000 |
| South East Tasmanian Aboriginal Corp | Ngune Nire Program | $1,192,112 |
| Applicant | Project | Amount funded |
|---|---|---|
| Attentis Pty Ltd | The LVIN - Expansion & Live Flood Monitoring Incorporation (LVIN-LF&FN) | $198,730 |
| Bass Coast Shire Council | Crisis Management Preparedness Framework, Plan and Training | $44,000 |
| Baw Baw Shire Council | Emergency Management Review and Planning for Noojee and Surrounding Areas | $35,587 |
| Burrandies Aboriginal Corporation | Culture Connecting Communities Across Borders for Bushfire Abatement | $958,900 |
| Central Goldfields Shire Council | Central Goldfields Flood Mapping Project | $225,000 |
| Community Recovery Committee Bunyip Complex Fires Association Incorporated | Building Indigenous Land and Fire Management Project | $296,320 |
| Forrest Public Reserves Committee Incorporated | Thriving in the Otways | $50,000 |
| Foundation For National Parks & Wildlife | Fire Wise | $2,189,377 |
| Gippsland Health Network Limited | Vulnerability mapping across Gippsland for increased community resilience | $475,251 |
| Glenelg Shire Council | Dartmoor and Nelson Flood Study | $250,000 |
| Macedon Ranges Shire Council | Going off-grid grid to build resilience | $65,000 |
| Maffra & Districts Landcare Network | Licola landscape rehydration disaster risk reduction project | $98,500 |
| Mount Alexander Shire Council | Emergency Resilience Trailers | $99,000 |
| Moyne Shire Council | Ocean Drive Port Fairy Foreshore Protection Options Analysis | $80,000 |
| Murrindindi Shire Council | LEAPing into community resilience | $452,400 |
| Riverine Plains Incorporated | More Robust Weather Station Network to Support Climate Resilience | $657,254 |
| Rural Financial Counselling Service Victoria – Wimmera South West Inc. | Agri & small business well-being support in complex bushfire recovery | $1,664,500 |
| Southern Grampians Shire Council | Southern Grampians flood planning for Coleraine and Dunkeld | $251,000 |
| Venus Bay Community Centre Inc | Community Resilience and Reliable Energy Feasibility Study at Venus Bay | $195,000 |
| Wellington Shire Council | Community Risk and Vulnerability Preparedness Resource | $498,408 |
| Yarra Ranges Shire Council | Resilient Yarra Ranges | $10,000,000 |
| Applicant | Project | Amount funded |
|---|---|---|
| City of Busselton | Busselton Storm Surge Risk Mitigation (Tropical Cyclones) | $3,532,500 |
| City of Karratha | Survey and assessment of tree resilience to cyclones. | $72,931 |
| City of Wanneroo | Prepare Together Project | $83,456 |
| Northern Agricultural Catchments Council Incorporated | In the wake of the storm – Environmental Recovery and Preparedness | $375,666 |
| Shire of Ashburton | Onslow Seawall Extension | $5,000,000 |
| Shire of Broome | Cable Beach (Walmanyjun) Coastal Protection Project | $3,850,000 |
| Shire of Carnamah | Kickstart Emergency Connectivity | $99,900 |
| Shire of Carnarvon | Improving Flood Preparedness | $1,390,772 |
| Shire of Coorow | Coorow Power's On Evacuations and Communication | $99,500 |
| Shire of Cunderdin | More Resilient Meckering | $96,158 |
| Shire of Exmouth | Upgrade Tantabiddi Creek Crossing | $95,000 |
| Shire of Irwin | Refurbishment & upgrade of Emergency Welfare Centre Roof | $99,000 |
| Shire of Perenjori | The Perenjori Evacuation Centre Cyclone Upgrades | $93,500 |
| Shire of Shark Bay | Improving community awareness, recovery and resilience to tropical cyclones | $36,323 |
| Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley | Feasibility Study - Community Resilience and Business Case | $292,500 |
| Town of Claremont | Overland Flood Analysis and Prevention Planning | $60,000 |
| Town of Port Hedland | Sutherland Street Seawall | $3,701,000 |
| Applicant | Project | Locations | Amount funded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Tourism Industry Council Ltd | Don’t Risk It Manual Refresh | NSW, QLD, SA |
$99,650
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| Mirima Council Aboriginal Corporation | Creating disaster awareness and resilience in multilingual communities | WA, NT | $75,029 | |
| Planergy Productions Pty Ltd | Indigenous Natural Disaster Awareness Campaign | WA, NT | $142,844 | |
| Surf Life Saving Australia Limited | Disaster preparedness along Australia’s coastline due to climate change | QLD, NSW | $1,350,000 | |
| The Australian Outward Bound Foundation | Creating A National Centre for Outdoor Risk & Readiness at Outward Bound | NSW, ACT |
$3,766,500