COUNCIL FLOOD RECOVERY COORDINATION PROGRAM

Learn how Council is undertaking significant works across the city.

What is the Council Flood Recovery Coordination Program?

Following the severe weather impacts on Ipswich in early 2022, Council undertook significant emergency works on public assets such as parks, buildings and roads across the city. Now, Council has progressed to the recovery and reconstruction phase.


With such a large task ahead, Council identified the need to find a more coordinated approach to manage flood recovery activities in a way that minimises the impact on our business-as-usual work.


The Council Flood Recovery Coordination Program has been established and provides organisational coordination across four key streams:

  • Stream 1 - Council Asset Recovery Program
  • Stream 2 - Extraordinary Waste Recovery Project
  • Stream 3 - Environmental Rehabilitation Program
  • Stream 4 - Resilient Homes Fund Program.

To provide an overview of the recovery works scheduled, underway and already completed, an interactive map has been developed to provide details of the flood recovery projects across the Ipswich City Council area.


Explore Our Financial Data

Council is working closely with the Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) to maximise the funding support provided to Council under the Disaster Relief Funding Arrangements (DRFA). The DRFA is a joint State and Federal Government Scheme to assist with the recovery from eligible disasters.


Below are several graphs that outline the revenue and expenditure for the Council Flood Recovery Coordination Program, including the significant emergency works undertaken. The data will continue to be updated as it becomes available.


You can either click on the graphs or hover your mouse over the graphs to view more detail. If you would like to learn more about how to explore the below data, be sure to view our video tutorials here.

Total Funding


Total Expenditure


Expenditure for Flood Emergency Response, Management and Resilience Activities

The graph to the left outlines spending undertaken for significant emergency works on public assets across the city during and immediately following the significant weather events in early 2022.


The Flood Emergency Response, Management and Resilience Activities included:

  • Disaster coordination
  • Evacuation Centres
  • Road Closures
  • Emergency roadwork and clean-up
  • Repair of damaged flood monitoring stations
  • Flood Cameras

Please note the 'Other' section of the pie graph represents months not already displayed in the graph. Click any section of the graph for a report of the monthly totals to be displayed.

Expenditure by Streams


Stream 1

Council Asset Recovery Program


The Council Asset Recovery Program ​incl​u​des assessment and repair of roads, drainage infrastructure and Council facilities, including:

  • Road reconstruction
  • Repair of drainage network
  • Reconstruction of parks and facilities

Please note the 'Other' section of the pie graph represents months not already displayed in the graph. Click any section of the graph for a report of the monthly totals to be displayed.

Stream 2

Extraordinary Waste Recovery Project


The Extraordinary Waste Recovery Project includes the identification, assessment and clean-up of waste along the river networks from the floods.

Stream 3

Environmental Rehabilitation Program


The Environmental Rehabilitation Program involves assessing and repairing Council's natural resource network, including conservation estates and riparian zones.


Please note the 'Other' section of the pie graph represents months not already displayed in the graph. Click any section of the graph for a report of the monthly totals to be displayed.

Stream 4

Resilient Homes Fund Program


​The Resilient Homes Fund Program assists the State Government in the assessment of properties and implementation of property acquisitions as decided by the State project​.