The funding is part of the Palaszczuk Government's $5.7 million Local Government Levy Ready Grant Program.

Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch said the Palaszczuk Government was providing the grants to local councils across Queensland to help them get ready for the state's waste disposal levy which will be introduced on July 1 this year.

"This funding program will help to support the ratepayers of Mount Isa," Ms Enoch said.

Mount Isa City Council's funding is to assist in upgrading the Mount Isa and Camooweal landfill sites. Among other things, the grant will fund the relocation of the Mount Isa landfill gatehouse, install security cameras and a new generator, and upgrade traffic controls and barriers and IT infrastructure.

At the Camooweal landfill the grant will assist in upgrading fencing and undertaking other maintenance and infrastructure improvements at the site.

"I've heard from Mount Isa locals about how important the Camooweal facility is to the community and I'm glad this grant will help to support it," Ms Enoch said.

"Mount Isa City Council was a little late to the party with its funding application, but after several prompts from me personally, and my department, it's good to see they submitted their application and can receive this important funding.

"We recognise that local councils play a key role in our broader strategy to reduce the amount of waste in Queensland that is disposed to landfill, and that's why we are very keen to support them in this way."

Ms Enoch said Queensland's new waste disposal levy would lead to the creation of jobs, local waste management and resource recovery solutions and market development, particularly in regional areas.

"The waste disposal levy will bring Queensland into line with other mainland states in Australia, which all have similar levies," she said.

"The Palaszczuk Government is also standing by our commitment that Queenslanders will not have to pay more to take out their wheelie bin every week.

"We are providing advance payments to councils over-and-above the rate of household waste that goes to landfill (105pc) to ensure the costs are not passed onto ratepayers."

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