MEDIA STATEMENT: 24-hr resupply expanded to ramp up flood recovery

24-hr resupply expanded to ramp up flood recovery

• Crisafulli Government expands 24-hour resupply for essential businesses in cyclone recovery, with emergency planning declaration.
• Service stations, abattoirs and food processing facilities added to the list of businesses allowed to resupply 24 hours a day.
• Supermarkets, warehouses, hardware and health services all continue to be permitted to resupply around the clock.
• Emergency planning declaration remains active in Far North and North Queensland as flood recovery continues.

The emergency planning declaration to support food, medicines and essential supplies getting into stores and onto shelves has been expanded, as natural disaster recovery efforts continue at both ends of the state.

Shops, warehouses and transport depots in 21 local government areas will be permitted to continue to temporarily operate around the clock, in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

New services have also been added to the extended Applicable Event Declaration, including service stations, abattoirs and food processing facilities.

Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations Jarrod Bleijie said the declaration expansion was necessary to keep getting as much stock back on the shelves as possible.

“We remain focused on restoring the food and essential supply chains that were affected by Tropical Cyclone Alfred,” Mr Bleijie said.

“This expansion will enable business including shops, health care services, chemists, warehouses, transport depots, servos and hardware supply businesses to restock 24/7.

“This was a once in a 50-year extreme weather event that caused significant damage across Southeast Queensland and the Crisafulli LNP Government is determined to help get Queenslanders back on their feet as quickly as possible.

“By temporarily lifting these restrictions, it will enable supermarkets to have more supply hit the shelves and empower supermarkets to continue to do all they can to meet the demand.

“The Applicable Event Declaration for Far North Queensland and North Queensland remains in place, as local communities continue their recovery efforts.

“We are still focused on Far North Queensland and North Queensland communities that are still picking up the pieces from their catastrophic flooding event last month.

“The Applicable Event declaration remains active for those communities, allowing shops and supermarkets to restock around-the-clock as well.”

The 21 Local Government Areas (LGA) included in the extension are:

• Brisbane City Council
• Bundaberg Regional Council
• Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council 
• Fraser Coast Regional Council
• Gold Coast City Council 
• Goondiwindi Regional Council
• Gladstone Regional Council 
• Gympie Regional Council
• Ipswich City Council
• Lockyer Valley Regional Council
• Logan City Council
• Moreton Bay City Council
• Noosa Shire Council
• North Burnett Regional Council
• Redland City Council
• Scenic Rim Regional Council
• Somerset Regional Council
• South Burnett Regional Council
• Southern Downs Regional Council
• Sunshine Coast Council
• Toowoomba Regional Council

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More information is available on the Queensland Government website.

MEDIA CONTACT: Greg Thomson 0447 221 816