Disaster Recovery Support:
North Queensland Floods
North and Far North Tropical Low from 29 January 2025
Free, impartial support to help rural and small business to recover from NQ flooding.
Our team has extensive experience in disaster recovery with North Queensland farm and small businesses and provide structured, practical assistance - working with you by phone, online or in person.
We can work with you across many aspects of your business and through the disaster recovery process in the immediate and long-term.
How we can help
Rural and Small Business Financial Counsellors
Our Rural Financial Counsellors and Small Business Financial Counsellors provide structured, practical support to get your business back on track, including help to:
identify what grants, disaster assistance and financial support are available in your area
understand application process and document requirements
access eligible funding including state and federal government programs and packages
deal with debt, negotiate with banks, ATO and creditors
connect to other support services including our Business Wellness Coaches and Farm Business Planning Officers.
Business Wellness Coaches
Our Business Wellness Coaches work with you personally, helping you to move forward, including:
support you with personal emotional coaching in collaboration with your Rural or Small Business Financial Counsellor or independently
help you to identify the source of your challenges and create strategies to enable you to move forward
connect you to support from other support services including our financial counselling colleagues.
Industry Recovery and Resilience Officers
Our Industry Resilience and Recovery Officers are an impartial service to help primary producers prepare for the next disaster, including:
better understand the risks facing your rural business
identify and develop strategies to mitigate risk
build resilience to the impacts of future climate-driven events such as floods, bushfires and droughts by developing
natural disaster response and recovery plans
access financial support and mental health support.
Get connected to support.
If you're struggling with the impacts of disaster, don’t go it alone. Get connected with specialised support from people who understand your business and the disaster recovery process.
Disaster Recovery Assistance for Rural & Small Business
Exceptional Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants
Disaster Assistance Loans
Disaster Assistance Loans are available to assist primary producers, small businesses and non-profit organisations with re-establishing normal operations.
www.qrida.qld.gov.au/program/disaster-assistance-loans
Disaster Assistance (Essential Working Capital) Loan
Disaster Assistance (Essential Working Capital) Loans are available to assist primary producers, small businesses and non-profit organisations with essential working capital for expenses.
www.qrida.qld.gov.au/program/disaster-assistance-essential-working-capital-loan
Freight subsidies for disaster-affected primary producers
www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/farms-fishing-forestry/agriculture/disaster/funding/freight
Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements activation information
Dedicated support when you need it most.
Contact your local small business financial counsellor. Our service is free, impartial and designed to help your business recover from the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Jasper.
Not sure where to start? Send us a message with this form.