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Bushfire Support

Our region has faced the full extremes of Mother Nature in recent years; from drought, to fire, to flood.

Black Summer Bushfires 2019-2020

A Local Recovery Plan is developed to ensure the people, property and the environment impacted by a disaster continue to recover from it; be it in the immediate aftermath or over the long-term. The Plan documents the supports, reconstruction and restoration needed, the actions to be taken, and the measures of success for delivering on the Plan for the communities affected.

In response to the Black Summer Bushfires of 2019, the Locker Valley Local Recovery Group developed the 'Bushfire Recovery Plan - Eastern Queensland Bushfires', 7 October - 19 December 2019' (PDF).

Bushfire Recovery Plan 2019 - page one

Image Credit: Michelle Kocsis (2019)

Image Credit: Michelle Kocsis (2019)

Grants, other financial assistance

Individuals, community groups, local businesses and primary procedures still grappling with the impacts of the Eastern Queensland Bushfires between 7 October - 19 December 2019, may still be eligible for a range of assistance.

Health, wellbeing and other household support

Disaster Impact Survey

Primary producers who experience damage or losses due to bushfires, or other disaster events, are encouraged to complete DAF’s Disaster Impact Survey. These reports help determine if additional assistance is needed to support the recovery needs of the impacted primary producers.

Primary producers can also complete a:

Primary producers experiencing distress can access free mental health support as well as free financial counselling through the Rural Financial Counselling Service.

Other Black Summer Bushfires information

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