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New online game helps Queensland kids get disaster ready

Media Release: 26 June 2020 The Get Ready Queensland Challenge, a new educational game to help Queensland children and their families prepare for future disasters and severe weather, is now available online. The initiative is funded under joint Commonwealth-Queensland Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) through the Community Recovery Fund, established in the wake of the....

$36 million for our agricultural communities – the shows will go on

The Australian Government is spending $36 million to support agricultural show societies recover from the effects of COVID-19, ensuring they can continue after the pandemic.....

Financial support remains in place for drought-affected families

The Australian Government is continuing its support for drought-affected farming households by extending Round 2 of the $148.5 million Drought Community Support Initiative (DCSI) program until the end of this year.....

Funding for long term support in bushfire affected Queensland communities

Communities across southern and eastern Queensland impacted by devastating bushfires last year will receive funding to employ Community Development Officers to help lead long-term recovery efforts.....

Funding continues for flood recovery services in Townsville

Vital flood recovery services will continue in Townsville for another 12 months with almost $290,000 in additional funding to help the community rebuild after the devastating 2019 monsoon event.....

$9 million boost to flood recovery and resilience projects in North Queensland

Media Release: 25 June 2020 Communities impacted by flooding in Far North and North Queensland in early 2019 will benefit from more than $9 million in grant funding for 119 local projects to boost flood recovery and resilience. Minister for Emergency Management David Littleproud said the funding was the largest round delivered under the $15.5....

Australian Government toasts wine’s 2050 vision

The Australian Government is toasting the launch of Australian wine industry’s Vision 2050 to guide the sector’s focus and growth over the next three decades.....

Uni fee reforms a boom for agriculture

The cost of studying agriculture at university will be slashed from 2021 under an Australian Government higher education funding plan aimed at producing graduates for high-priority jobs for growth sectors.....

Agricultural narcotic exports to benefit from improved market access

The Australia Government has delivered improved access to global markets for agricultural narcotic exports for medicinal cannabis and hemp industries through the Export Control Amendment (Certificate of Narcotics Exports) Bill 2020.....

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