Media Statements

As rainfall eases across the South East, our public transport operators are assessing the damage and the impacts on travel tomorrow (Tuesday).

Selected state schools in the Sunshine Coast, Noosa and Lockyer Valley Local Government Areas will begin to reopen following flooding across the south-east Queensland region.

The Bruce Highway between Brisbane and Traveston has re-opened for priority travel.

Disaster assistance has been extended to Councils in the Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Redland, Scenic Rim, Somerset, South Burnett and Southern Downs local government areas as torrential rainfall and flooding continues to wreak havoc across South-East Queensland.

Residents in targeted areas in Gympie and Dallarnil who have been impacted by severe flooding over recent days may be eligible for financial assistance, including Emergency Hardship Assistance grants of up to $180 per person and $900 for a family of five or more.

Schools in a number of Local Government Areas will be closed tomorrow to ensure the safety of students, staff and families.

Personal Hardship Assistance is now available to support flood affected and evacuated communities in the Gympie and North Burnett areas, as South-East Queensland’s flood emergency continues to unfold.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has urged south east Queensland residents to stay home this afternoon with a severe thunderstorm warning current.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Minister for Fire and Emergency Services Mark Ryan have extended their deepest sympathies to the family, colleagues and friends of an SES volunteer who lost her life overnight trying to protect the community.

Disaster assistance has been swiftly activated for the Fraser Coast, Gold Coast, Gympie, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Noosa, North Burnett, Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba Local Government Areas in response to heavy rainfall and flooding that continues to unfold across Queensland’s south-east.

Legislation introduced to Queensland Parliament yesterday will support Queensland’s vital beekeeping industry and support critical pollination services for Queensland’s agriculture sector.

Highlighting the severity of the extreme rainfall event currently engulfing the south-east region of Queensland, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services and the State Emergency Service have received nearly 1,000 calls for help in the last 24 hours.