Statement regarding: Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements

Key points

• Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding has welcomed the Federal Government's decision not to proceed with proposed changes to disaster recovery funding arrangements. She thanked the Prime Minister for listening to concerns raised by Ipswich City Council and councils across Queensland.
• Preliminary analysis showed Ipswich would have faced a shortfall of $32.7 million across six disaster events between 2018 and 2026. For the 2022 floods alone, the city would have been more than $28 million worse off.
• Harding said the funding is critical for restoring roads and community infrastructure.