The north and north-west reaches of Queensland will benefit from a $16 million investment to rebuild infrastructure damaged by the 2019 monsoon trough.
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The funding will support 46 resilience projects in addition to the $93 million-plus already approved through a Commonwealth and state government partnership to build stronger, more resilient infrastructure for extreme weather events in regional Queensland.
In the North West it will include projects for Carpentaria, Richmond, McKinlay and Croydon shires.
Minister for Emergency Management David Littleproud said construction works would begin in the coming weeks, with the goal of having all projects delivered within 12 months.
"Almost $16 million will be shared between 18 councils and one state agency to rebuild community infrastructure stronger than before," he said.
Queensland Treasurer and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning Cameron Dick said investing now would reduce disaster recovery costs in the future.
"COVID doesn't change the fact we're the most at-risk state in Australia when it comes to natural disasters," Mr Dick said.
"Through the Queensland Reconstruction Authority we will keep working with councils and state agencies to ensure Queenslanders are best protected against disasters in the years ahead."
Approved betterment projects:
Barcoo Shire Council - Upgrade existing floodway and build new floodway on Jundah-Winton Road, $368,000
Burdekin Shire Council - Install bitumen seal, pipes and rock protection along Coach Road, $222,000
Cairns Regional Council - Replace existing pipe culverts on Goldsborough Road with larger pipes, $698,000
Cassowary Coast Regional Council - Stabilise and seal sections of multiple roads and install new floodway, $234,000
Cook Shire Council - Construct concrete floodways and causeways, and seal roads to reduce erosion, $990,000
Croydon Shire Council - Install gravel, stabilise pavement, install bitumen seal and upgrade culverts on Coralie Road, $1,203,000
Hinchinbrook Shire Council -Install pavement on the Menzies Street creek crossing, $76,000
Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council - Construct multiple concrete causeways on Pormpuraaw Road, $319,000
Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council - Extend a concrete causeway and stabilise sections of Portland Road, $1,307,000
Longreach Regional Council - Stabilise a section of Stonehenge River Road and construct concrete causeways on Silsoe and Tocal Roads, $184,000
McKinlay Shire Council - Gravel and seal a 25 km section of Gilliat McKinlay Road, $2.2 million
Townsville City Council - Improve drainage on Apjohn and Echlin Streets, $1,531,000
Whitsunday Regional Council - Reshape table drains on Emu Plains, Exmoor and Rutherford Roads, $147,000
Winton Shire Council - Realign sections of Diamantina River Road and expand the Whyrallah Floodway, $2,468,000
Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council - Construct concrete margins and a concrete floodway on Buddabadoo Road, $92,000
Approved recreational asset projects:
Department of Environment and Science - Repair walking tracks in Conway National Park and access roads to Clement Eastern Beach, $464,000
Richmond Shire Council - Reinstate and clean-out drainage within Lake Fred Recreational Area, $93,000
Townsville City Council - Repair Aplins and Black Weirs, assorted park upgrades, $530,000
Approved water and sewerage projects:
Carpentaria Shire Council - Repair scouring damage to Glenore Weir wall, $66,000
Douglas Shire Council - Remove and replace the cyclone fence at Mossman Waste Water Treatment Plant, $15,000
Townsville City Council - Replace the pipeline crossing Ross River, upgrade switchboards, valves and generators at various water and waste facilities, repair access road to the Kulburn Water Storage site, $2,686,000
Delivery of these projects will be rolled out until June 2021.
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
