Funding for tourism operators impacted by the North Queensland Tropical Low

Overview

Funding is available for tourism operators impacted by the North Queensland Tropical Low event 29 January to 28 February 2025, to build their resilience to future natural disaster events through tailored infrastructure solutions, including but not limited to:

• flood prevention measures or improvements to existing infrastructure that would mitigate or lessen the impact of future flood events, e.g. small flood mitigation levees
• infrastructure or equipment that could prepare a business to quickly respond to an impending flood event, e.g. pump/water extraction system, hoist system to raise equipment above known flood levels
• alternative power sources to provide opportunity to continue business in situations where mains power has been disconnected
• safety upgrades
• development of early warning systems.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, you must:

• be located and operate within a declared natural disaster local government area
• operate a business with a primary tourism focus
• have an Australian business number (ABN)
• be registered for goods and services tax (GST).