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Tropical Cyclone Alfred March 2025
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Personal hardship financial assistance is available for Queensland communities impacted by Tropical Cyclone Alfred in March 2025.
If you have been affected by this event, you can:
- check if your area is eligible for financial assistance
- find out about the different grants available
- locate your nearest Community Recovery Hub or Support Services location
- access brochures for key community support contacts in your area
- find out about other support services available.
Grant applications processing times
We are currently processing an extremely high volume of applications as a result of severe weather events across the state. Community Recovery is working hard to provide support as quickly as possible to impacted Queenslanders and thank you for your patience.
How we contact you
If you have submitted a grant application, you do not need to call to check the status of your application. You will be sent an email if we need further information from you, or to advise you when your application has been processed by our team. Once your application has been processed, it may take up to five working days for the money to appear in your account, depending on your bank’s processing times.
Eligible areas
Financial assistance is available for people who were affected by this event in these eligible areas:
- Booral
- Burrum Heads
- Craignish
- Dundowran
- Dundowran Beach
- Eli Waters
- K’Gari
- Kawungan
- Pialba
- Point Vernon
- River Heads
- Scarness
- Torquay
- Urangan
- Urraween
- Wondunna
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- Allenview
- Barney View
- Beechmont
- Benobble
- Biddaddaba
- Binna Burra
- Boyland
- Bromelton
- Canungra
- Ferny Glen
- Flying Fox
- Illinbah
- Kooralbyn
- Mount Barney
- Mount Lindesay
- O'Reilly
- Palen Creek
- Rathdowney
- Running Creek
- Sarabah
- Tamborine
- Tamborine Mountain (includes Eagle Heights, North Tamborine and Mount Tamborine)
- Veresdale Scrub
- Witheren
- Wonglepong
- Wyaralong
- Brightview
- Dundas
- Glamorgan Vale
- Royston
Assistance is available for some residents located in the following areas:
- Wharf Road, Bli Bli
- Targeted addresses in Eudlo
- Targeted addresses in Nambour
All areas.
Check your eligibility
You need to be aged 18 years or older to complete an online application and have:
- Identification (ID)—Driver licence and Medicare card
Note: If you do not have these, other forms of ID are accepted. - Bank account details.
- A valid email address.
If you are under the age of 18, please contact the Community Recovery Hotline on 1800 173 349 to obtain advice on how to lodge an application.
Get help replacing lost or destroyed documents.
Complete this form to find out what financial assistance you may be eligible for.
Start typing and select the address from the list. If your address does not appear, select Enter address manually, and complete each field for your address.
Unfortunately you are not eligible for any of the Queensland Government grants available for this event.
The Australian Government may also be offering disaster recovery payments.
To find information about other supports visit the Disaster Assist website.
Available grants
The following grants have been activated for this event. To find out which of these grants you may be eligible for, complete the form above.
The Emergency Hardship Assistance grant is for help with essential needs, food, medication, clothing and temporary accommodation. This grant may be available if you:
- live in or are stranded in the affected area
- have experienced personal hardship and can’t meet your immediate essential needs.
Grant amount:
- $180 for individuals
- up to $900 for families of 5 or more.
More information about the Emergency Hardship Assistance grant.
NOTE: The Essential Services Hardship Assistance grant will only be made active after 5 consecutive days or more without services.
The Essential Services Hardship Assistance grant is for help with essential services such as, power, gas, water, and sewage. This grant may be available if:
- you live in the affected area
- you have lost 1 or more essential services for more than 5 days and are experiencing personal hardship as a result
- your utility service provider/s confirm that you lost these essential services.
Grant amount:
- $150 for individuals
- up to $750 for families of 5 or more.
More information about the Essential Services Hardship Assistance grant.
The Essential Household Contents Grant is to replace essential lost household contents, such as bed linen and white goods. This grant may be available if you:
- live in the affected area
- own the items that have been lost
- own or rent the affected residence
- are uninsured or unable to claim insurance
- meet the income limits.
We will visit your home to assess the damage. We will need photographic evidence if items must be disposed of.
Grant amount:
- $1,765 for individuals
- up to $5,300 for couples or families.
More information about the Essential Household Contents Grant.
The Essential Services Safety and Reconnection Scheme (ESSRS) is to help with safety inspections and repairs to reconnect essential services, e.g. gas, water, electricity and sewage. A grant payment may be available if you:
- live in the affected area
- have had your essential services disconnected
- own and live in the affected residence
- are uninsured or unable to claim insurance
- meet the income limits.
We will visit your home to assess the damage.
Grant amount:
- Inspection costs—$200 for safety inspection for water, electricity, gas and sewage.
- $4,200 for repairs or replacement of these services.
More information about the Essential Services Safety and Reconnection Scheme.
The Structural Assistance Grant is to help with structural repairs or contribution towards replacement of dwelling. This grant may be available if:
- you live in the affected area
- you own and live in the affected residence
- your home has become structurally unsafe to live in
- you are uninsured or unable to claim insurance
- you meet the income limits.
We will visit your home to assess the damage.
Grant amount:
Uninsured, low income, owner-occupiers may receive up to a maximum of $80,000 to help repair your home to make it safe, secure and habitable.
The Australian Government may also be offering support. For more information about the disaster recovery payments visit the Services Australia website.
To find information about other supports visit the Disaster Assist website.
Transport and motoring assistance
You can apply for help with vehicle registration, licensing and other transport and motoring products.
Community Recovery Hubs
Community Recovery Hubs are a place where residents who are experiencing hardship can apply for grants and obtain emotional and wellbeing support. Our Community Recovery workers will assist with grant applications and offer referrals to other community organisations and government agencies for further assistance.
Brisbane City Local Government Area
Brisbane City Hall
Address: Ground Floor, 64 Adelaide Street, Brisbane
Operating hours: 9am to 4pm daily, closing Friday 11 April.
Gold Coast City Local Government Area
Burleigh Waters Community Centre
Address: 111 Christine Avenue, Burleigh Waters
Operating hours: 9am to 4pm daily, closing Friday 11 April.
Nerang Bicentennial Community Centre
Address: 833 Southport Nerang Road, Nerang
Operating hours: 9am to 4pm daily, closing Friday 11 April.
Upper Coomera Community Centre
Address: 90 Reserve Road, Upper Coomera
Operating hours: 9am to 4pm daily, closing Friday 11 April.
Lockyer Valley Regional Local Government Area
Gatton RSL
Address: 52 Crescent Street, Gatton
Operating hours: 9am to 4pm daily, closing Friday 11 April.
Former Laidley Gym Building (next to the sports complex)
Address: Whites Road (East), Laidley
Operating hours: 9am to 4pm, daily, closing Sunday 06 April.
Logan City Local Government Area
Crestmead Community Centre, PCYC
Address: Crestmead Park, Gimlet Street, Crestmead
Operating hours: 9am to 4pm daily, closing Friday 11 April.
Moreton Bay Regional Local Government Area
Webb Hall, Redcliffe Showgrounds
Address: Scarborough Road, Redcliffe
Operating hours: 9am to 4pm daily, closing Friday 11 April.
Redland City Local Government Area
Redland Community Centre
Address: 29 Loraine Street, Capalaba
Operating hours: 9am to 4pm, daily, closing Friday 11 April.
Scenic Rim Regional Local Government Area
Main Street Room, Tamborine Mountain Library
Address: 30-32 Main Street, Tamborine Mountain
Operating Hours: 9am to 4pm daily, closing Friday 11 April.
Support Services locations
If a Community Recovery Hub near you has closed, please check the following Support Services locations.
If you need help and there is not a service near you, please call the Community Recovery Hotline on 1800 173 349.
You can access a range of recovery information and services including:
- financial support (e.g. personal hardship assistance, financial counselling)
- practical support services (e.g. access to advocacy, translation services)
- assistance with current applications including validating identification documents
- information and referral (e.g. welfare referrals, other local services)
- disaster-specific advice (e.g. safe clean up, managing health concerns, how to cope)
- emotional support (e.g. personal support, counselling and mental health services)
- resources to assist vulnerable individuals and groups (e.g. young children and adolescents, domestic and family violence).
Brisbane City Local Government Area
Sandgate and Bracken Ridge Action Group (SANDBAG)
Address: 153 Rainbow Street, Sandgate
Operating hours: 9am to 5pm, Monday to Thursday and 9am to 3pm Friday.
Gold Coast City Local Government Area
Nerang Neighbourhood Centre
Address: 29 Martin Street, Nerang
Operating hours: 9.00am to 3.30pm, Monday to Friday
Varsity Lakes Community Resource Centre
Address: 20-28 Mattocks Road, Varsity Lakes
Operating hours:
- 8.30am to 3.00pm Monday to Thursday
- 8:30am to 12pm Friday
Lockyer Valley Regional Local Government Area
Laidley Community Centre
Address: 13 Mary Street, Laidley
Operating hours: 8:30am to 3:30pm, Monday to Friday
Redland City Local Government Area
Redland Community Centre
Address: 29 Loraine Street, Capalaba
Operating hours: 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday
Scenic Rim Local Government Area
Beaucare
Address: 44 Tina Street, Beaudesert
Operating hours: 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday