Cyclone shelter and flood levee boost in disaster plan
Projects including a cyclone shelter and flood levees are part of a $1 billion funding plan to build Australia’s disaster readiness and resilience.
A cyclone shelter able to take 800 people and a stormwater upgrade to curb the impacts of a one-in-100-year flood are among disaster resilience measures receiving a share of $200 million in federal funding.
The disaster-ready funding to make communities more resilient to severe weather events is being announced by federal Emergency Management Minister Kristy McBain in Canberra on Monday.
The $200 million will support 96 projects in every state and territory, with contributions from states, territories and other partners increasing the funding to $350 million.
The projects have been chosen for round three of the federal governmentâs $1 billion Disaster Ready Fund (DRF).
They aim to reduce bushfire risks, build flood protection infrastructure including cyclone shelters, boost flood resilience and deploy advanced warning systems as natural disasters become more frequent and intense.
âAustralians are no strangers to the floods, bushfires, and cyclones that impact us year-on-year,â McBain said in a statement.
âThatâs why the Albanese government established the Disaster Ready Fund, providing up to $1 billion over five years.â
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Round three brings total DRF investment so far to $600 million, with $400 million already awarded to more than 350 projects, with 43 projects nearing completion or complete.
New projects include $14.2 million for the Narrandera Urban Stormwater Upgrade in NSW to mitigate the impacts of a one-in-100-year flood and $14.6 million for an 800-person cyclone shelter on Palm Island in Queensland.
Other approved projects include $6.5 million to build two ring levees as part of the Numurkah Flood Mitigation scheme in Victoria and $1.6 million to build Wakefieldâs flood resilience in South Australia.
-with AAP
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