A repository containing information for people affected or people wanted to support those affected during Townsville floods 2019
The purpose of this repository is to compile and curate useful information for people requiring financial aid, counselling support, or for people interested in donating their time, money and/or services to the communities affected. This is not an official information channel, but I will do my best to only include official information. If you would like to include information please follow instructions at the bottom.
- Emergency information and contact numbers
- Financial assitance and aid
- Counselling support
- Official donation channels
- Other types of support
- Information about how to deal with natural disasters
- Local Announcements
- Australia wide primary emergency number (police, ambulance, fire, fallen powerlines):
Phone: 000 (from mobile phones people can also use number 112)
Phone: 13 48 10
This website provides updated information about: emergency news, weather warnings, road conditions, power outages and more.
- Townsville Local Disaster Management Group
Phone: 1800 738 541
- Ergon Energy
Phone: 13 16 70
- North Regional Gas
Phone: (07) 4774 5111
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Other emergency numbers can be consulted in Townsville City Council Emergency Contacts website and their official twitter account
- Queensland Government
Financial assistance has been extended to all flood-affected people in Townsville as per communication of Queensland Acting Minister for Disability Services and Seniors The Honourable Shannon Fentiman (press release)
Community recovery hotline phone: 1800 173 349
Information for applying to grants can be found at the Community Recovery Queensland website, and you can apply for these grants using their app (as indicated in their website, Apple app, and Android app. Please observe links to official apps are offered here for reference, please always use links from official website)
Information about type of grants, eligibility and region/areas included can be found in the North and Far North Queensland Monsoonal trough - 25 January to 2 February 2019 website by the Queensland Government.
| Scheme Name | Is this scheme asset tested? | Amount ($) | Does have eligibility criteria? | Website |
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| Emergency hardship assistance | No | 180 per person (up to 900 for a family) | - | Yes, link |
| Essential household contents grant | Yes, income test | 1765 per single adult (up to 5300 for couples or families) | Yes | Yes, link |
| Structural assistance grant | Yes, income test | up to 10995 per single adult (up to 14685 for couples or families) | Yes | Yes, link |
| Essential services safety and reconnection grant | Yes, income test | Inspection up to 200. Repair up to 4200 | Yes | Yes, link |
- Federal Government
As per message of PM Scott Morrison the Disaster relief scheme eligibility has been changed which makes easier to people affected by the flooding to successfully request this scheme. Source
The Australian Government through the Department of Human Services provides help for people adversely affected by the Far and North Queensland floods (February 2019). Four schemes are available:
| Scheme Name | Local government areas | Deadline | Amount ($) | Does have eligibility criteria? | Website |
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| Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment | Burdekin, Cook, Douglas, Townsville and Wujal Wujal | August 3rd 2019 | 1000 per adult, and 400 for each child under 16 years of age (one-off payment) | UPDATE Yes, but these have been relaxed | Yes, link |
| Ex-gratia Disaster Recovery Payment | as per scheme above but for New Zealand citizens holding a non-protected SCV (subclass 444) and non-residents | ||||
| Disaster Recovery Allowance | Burdekin, Cook, Douglas, Townsville and Wujal Wujal | August 3rd 2019 | variable determined by your age and income (among 576.17 and 1591.75 for a maximun of 13 weeks) | Yes | Yes, link |
| Ex-gratia Disaster Recovery Allowance | as per scheme above but for New Zealand citizens holding a non-protected SCV (subclass 444) and non-residents |
Early on February 5th 2019 was reported (e.g. Power100 news article, Townsville bulletin article) that the Commonwealth Government had activated a Disaster Recovery Payment for people affected by the flooding. However, the official link to this information is not working (producing a 401 UNAUTHORIZED error) as per 05_FEB_2019_18:03.
Please see below a cached image of this document for reference:
Extracted piece of Townsville Bulletin report
- James Cook University
JCU is offering $500 flood hardship grants for student who suffered losses during the recent flooding in Townsville. Click the image below for more info (it will take you to JCU official media release).
- Financial assistance options for people affected by floods: Source local station Star1063.
Phone: 07 4725 3664
Email: tspn@selectability.com.au
Information above was shared by TSPN as a message on twitter
Phone: 1800 011 046 (24/7)
Check updates and special requests in their official twitter account
Check updates and special request in their official twitter account
- Volunteering:
Please observe the correct link to register is this one as per message here
Hotline phone: 1800 064 800
"Indigenous Business Australia (IBA), the former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commercial Development Corporation (CDC) is an Australian Government statutory authority set up to assist and enhance Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self-management and economic self-sufficiency." Taken from Australian Government webiste
Information, advice and regulations about rental properties that become unliveable after a natural disaster. A copy of the QLD RTA fact sheet can be find in this repo
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Register. Find. Reunite by Australian Red Cross Reporting you are safe / Looking for family and friends
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Flood Clean-up Tips by ABC North Queensland
- Local radio stations provide important information in the event of a emergency. Townsville's local stations are:
| Station name | Frequency |
|---|---|
| ABC Local radio | AM 630 kHz |
| Power 100 | FM 100.7 MHz |
| Star | FM 106.3 MHz |
| Live FM | FM 99.9 MHz |
| Triple T | FM 103.9 MHz |
| 4K1G | FM 107.1 MHz |
| Hit FM | FM 103.1 MHz |
| Triple M | FM 102.3 FM |
- Advice - Rebuilding after a natural disaster by Queensland Building and Construction Comission
General and technical advice and information for a wide range of rebuilding issues. Please click image below to visit the official website.
- Advice - Returning to affected buildings, drinking water, food safety, cleaning up, Managing waste, fallen trees and Insurance claim preparation by Queensland Goverment
Please click image below to visit the official website.
- Townsville City Council
February 8th, 2019: Council rates payment will be delayed
February 5th, 2019: Cleaning, garbage and dumping:
"Council provides free dumping to help with flood clean up Townsville City Council is providing free dumping of domestic waste to help the city clean up and recover from the worst floods in memory." Source
"Residents can dump all domestic waste at Council’s facilities free of charge until the end of the unprecedented weather event. Townsville Water and Waste Committee Chair Russ Cook said Council has introduced free dumping for the whole community to help the flood clean up." Source
- James Cook University
February 8th, 2019: Townsville Douglas campus will re-open on Monday 11th February. More info at jcu website
February 6th, 2019: Update in Townsville campus
"Because of the extreme weather in Townsville, JCU’s Townsville (Douglas) Campus remains partially closed on Wednesday 6th February, Thursday 7th February, and Friday 8th February. Please see below regarding teaching and access to services on Campus. Return to work is occurring for priority services and functions. We are working towards a full opening of the Douglas campus by Monday, 11th February." Source JCU Chief of Staff, for more information visit JCU website
February 5th, 2019: Extreme weather and Townsville campus status
"Because of the extreme weather in Townsville, JCU’s Townsville (Douglas) Campus remains partially closed on Wednesday 6th February. No teaching will be occurring on this day, and only essential staff should attend the campus on Wednesday." Information taken from message in the official JCU twitter account.
More information about JCU courses, and advice to students arriving to the Townsville campus could be found in this link.
- State/Catholic/Independent Schools, Early Childhood and Care Services, and TAFE QLD closures
A list of schools and other educational centers closures could be find in the Queensland Department of Education website
- Sunbus Townsville
February 6th, 2019 06:29 AM: Townsville weather event and latest bus information
Information about school services and public services.
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