State and Federal funding has been provided for the “betterment” of local communities in Queensland. 

Queensland’s flood-hit communities will be able to “build back better” with a major $170 million funding win announced over the weekend, according to the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ).

LGAQ  CEO Alison Smith says the joint Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements funding package will allow councils to apply to the Queensland Reconstruction Authority to repair damage to a better standard to face future weather events.

“Queensland is Australia’s most disaster-prone state so we must always endeavour to build damaged infrastructure back at standard designed to endure the next disaster to strike,” Ms Smith said.

“Councils cannot do this on their own so we welcome the support of the State and Federal governments through critical initiatives like this $170 million funding allocation.”

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