If you have been affected by Ex-Cyclone Alfred, disaster response funding is available.
We will continue to update this page in the coming days and weeks as cyclone recovery grants are announced.
See 🆕 for updates from Sunday 9 March.
See ❇️ for updates from Thursday 13 March.
When it comes to disaster response funding, the exact details of assistance packages constantly evolve and change along with the situation at hand. We encourage you to reach out to funding providers directly for full funding details.
We are seeing grants released for immediate disaster response, as well as longer-term recovery.
If you’re a Funding Provider with a cyclone-related grant or financial assistance opportunity, please contact us to be added to this list.
Grants & Financial Assistance for both NSW & QLD
🆕 Disaster Recovery Allowance - OPENS 2 pm AEDT 11 March
Short-term payment support if you’ve lost income as a direct result of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred that started in March 2025.
You have until 8 September 2025 to make a claim for the following Local Government Areas (LGAs):
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Brisbane
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Fraser Coast
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Gold Coast
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Gympie
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Ipswich
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Lockyer Valley
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Logan
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Moreton Bay
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Noosa
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Redland
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Scenic Rim
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Somerset
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Southern Downs
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Sunshine Coast.
NSW Find out more | QLD Find out more
Child Care Subsidy (CCS) Period of Emergency
The following support is available in affected regions during the CCS period of emergency:
- You can continue to get CCS if your service closes as a direct result of the emergency
- You can waive the gap fee if a child doesn’t attend, or your service is closed, during the CCS period of emergency
- Families will get unlimited allowable absences for the duration of the CCS period of emergency.
NAB Disaster Recovery Support
NAB has opened applications for $1,000 Disaster Relief Grants to customers severely impacted by the Cyclone Alfred.
Find out more
Commonwealth Bank Emergency Assistance
Emergency Assistance for customers and businesses in Cyclone Alfred affected areas in south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales. A range of tailored support options are available if you or your business are impacted by the cyclone.
ANZ Natural Disaster Support
Personal and business customers affected by Cyclone Alfred can access various support options.
Westpac Disaster Support
Various support options are available for personal, business and insurance customers.
BOQ Special Relief Assistance
Bank Of Queensland is activating its Special Relief Assistance for customers who have been impacted by natural disasters such as droughts, fires, floods and earthquakes.
ING Relief
If you’re living or working in an area affected by a natural disaster – e.g. bushfire, flood or cyclone – ING relief measures may be available to you (depending on the type of account you have).
MyState Bank
A range of emergency assistance options are available for customers affected by Tropical Cyclone Alfred in south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Strengthening Rural Communities – Prepare & Recover
Supports communities in remote, rural and regional communities across Australia to implement initiatives that prevent and prepare for future climate related impacts, or recover from existing disasters in the medium to long-term timeframe, generally one to ten years after the disaster.
Grants up to $25,000 are available for a broad range of initiatives.
Disaster Recovery Quick Response Grants
Established to assist any Indigenous corporation whose property has been directly affected by a declared natural disaster, such as a flood or cyclone.
The amount of each grant will be determined following an assessment of the immediate recovery efforts required and the costs of these efforts but is capped at $20,000 for each individual organisation.
Emergency Funding for PLHIV
People living with HIV may be able to access the Emergency Treatment Fund, including help with payments for other medications.
Grant Writing Assistance by Jessica Logan-Gill
If any Northern NSW and SE QLD organisations need help writing these submissions, Jessica is offering her grant-writing skills (no charge) to help write, review or submit wherever helpful - this weekend, next week or thereafter.
🆕 Telstra Disaster Support
Telstra can help with immediate free phone diversion from your home, mobile or business phone to another number, extra data for Pre-Paid, post-paid and Upfront mobile customers, and billing and payment support.
During recovery, Telstra can help with free call diversion from your home or business phone to another number, covering the connection cost of a new phone service at your temporary address, re-connecting your home or business phone at your original address, and billing and payment support.
🆕 Belong Disaster Relief
A range of support is available for Belong customers in affected communities, including home internet costs, damaged modems, and payment assistance.
🆕 Optus Cyclone Alfred Support
- Mobile customers: Eligible consumer and business post-paid mobile customers on selected plans can access 100GB of bonus data per bill cycle over 3 billing cycles.
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Prepaid customers: Eligible prepaid mobile customers on selected plans with an unexpired recharge will receive a once off 75GB of bonus data per eligible service.
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You may also be eligible for a complimentary recharge on your prepaid service if your service has expired or will expire between 6 March and 10 March 2025.
🆕 Griffith University Student Financial Support
Currently enrolled Griffith University students can apply for the Student Financial Support bursary if they are experiencing extreme financial hardship.
❇️ Confident Girls Foundation Natural Natural Disaster Relief Fund- Netball
Supports netball associations or clubs that have been affected by severe weather events in 2025.
QLD
Community Relief Fund
Up to $1 million will be available for 12 local governments to assist with the costs of immediate clean-up and early recovery activities.
Councils can use this funding for waste and debris removal from streets, properties, and community assets, and activities to restore public assets.
❇️ Emergency Hardship Assistance - Brisbane, Fraser Coast, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Logan, Moreton Bay, Redland, Scenic Rim, Somerset & Toowoomba Local Government Areas
**New Local Government Areas added**
The Emergency Hardship Assistance grant helps people affected by a disaster to get:
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Food
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Clothing
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Medical supplies
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Temporary accommodation.
You can apply for $180 per person, up to $900 for a family of 5 or more, to help purchase food, clothing and medical supplies or secure temporary accommodation. This grant isn’t income or asset tested.
❇️ Essential Household Contents Grant - Brisbane, Fraser Coast, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Logan, Moreton Bay, Redland, Scenic Rim, Somerset & Toowoomba Local Government Areas
**New Local Government Areas added**
Uninsured, low income earners may receive up to $1,765 for single adults and up to $5,300 for couples or families to help with repairing or replacing essential household contents, such as beds, linen and whitegoods, that have been damaged or lost in a disaster.
❇️ Emergency Services Hardship Assistance - Brisbane, Fraser Coast, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Logan, Moreton Bay, Redland, Scenic Rim, Somerset & Toowoomba Local Government Areas
**New Local Government Areas added**
The Essential Services Hardship Assistance grant is for help with essential services such as, power, gas, water, and sewage. This grant may be available if:
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You live in the affected area
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You have lost 1 or more essential services for more than 5 days and are experiencing personal hardship as a result
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Your utility service provider/s confirm that you lost these essential services.
Grant amount: $150 for individuals, up to $750 for families of 5 or more.
❇️ Emergency Services Safety and Reconnection Scheme - Brisbane, Fraser Coast, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Logan, Moreton Bay, Redland, Scenic Rim, Somerset & Toowoomba Local Government Areas
**New Local Government Areas added**
Helps with safety inspections and repairs to reconnect essential services, e.g. gas, water, electricity and sewage.
Grant amount:
- Inspection costs: $200 for safety inspection for water, electricity, gas and sewage
- $4,200 for repairs or replacement of these services.
❇️ Structural Assistance Grant - Brisbane, Fraser Coast, Gold Coast, Ipswich, Logan, Moreton Bay, Redland, Scenic Rim, Somerset & Toowoomba Local Government Areas
**New Local Government Areas added**
Helps with structural repairs or contribution towards replacement of dwelling. This grant may be available if:
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You live in the affected area
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You own and live in the affected residence
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Your home has become structurally unsafe to live in
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You are uninsured or unable to claim insurance
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You meet the income limits.
UQ Financial Hardship Assistance
Financial hardship assistance grants provide temporary help for unforeseen circumstances for currently enrolled students at UQ.
Everyday Foundation Emergency Relief
Offers practical relief to those in urgent financial need in the Nambour area and surrounds, providing immediate assistance with food and other essential provisions.
Sport and Recreation Disaster Recovery Program
Funding of up to $5,000 may be available for eligible sport and active recreation organisations located in disaster declared areas.
🆕 Personal Hardship Assistance Scheme
You may be eligible to apply for transport and motoring assistance for vehicle registration and licensing and other transport and motoring products.
🆕 Football Queensland Disaster Recovery Hub
Connects clubs impacted by Tropical Cyclone Alfred with support from the wider football community.
❇️ Westfield Local Heroes - Nomination Extension for QLD Applicants
Nominations for QLD have been extended and close Monday 17 March at 6 pm AEST.
❇️ Sunshine Coast Council Emergency Grants
Not-for-profit community organisations can apply for up to $3,000 to fund projects that have arisen as a consequence of failure, damage or loss of essential equipment or infrastructure. During a declared disaster situation (such as ex-Cyclone Alfred) applicants can apply for other costs, including, but not limited to, operational costs when an organisation demonstrates financial hardship.
❇️ Brisbane City Council Community Clean-Up Payment
Following the recent severe weather event, community organisations may require immediate support to make their facilities safe, clean-up, conduct minor repairs and return to operations.
To support this relief phase of disaster recovery, Council will provide a one-off $7,500 payment to not-for-profit community organisations who have been impacted.
❇️ RACQ Foundation Special Recovery Grant - COMING SOON
The RACQ Foundation will launch a special recovery grant round worth up to $500,000 for community organisations affected by Tropical Cyclone Alfred and the North Queensland floods. More details will be shared later this month.
Community Recovery Support Fund
Activated councils will have up to $1 million in funding made available once impacts are known. This will provide proactive support for communities to undertake essential immediate clean up and restoration activities for important community assets such as pre-schools, senior citizen centres, libraries and community halls.
🆕 Disaster Relief Grant
An individual grant program for those most in need and least able to return to a safe, basic and liveable home. Grants provided under the DRG Program will be assessed on the basis of eligibility not ‘entitlement’ and may be partnered with other forms of assistance, including referrals to other agencies.
Essential Household Goods Grant (HHG)
A maximum of $18,000 is available as a contribution toward the cost of re-establishing essential household items considered necessary to maintain a basic standard of living. Items include bedding, furniture, clothing and essential electrical items such as a refrigerator, washing machine, or stove.
The HHG grant assists low-income residents who have no other means of purchasing or repairing these essential household items and are not covered by insurance.
Rough Sleepers/Camping Package (Essential Household Goods Grant (HHG))
Rough sleepers can apply for a small grant that is contribution to replacing essential items, such as a tent and sleeping bag. A flat rate of $1,200 is available plus $150 for each additional resident.
Structural Grants
Provides a contribution toward essential structural works for households unable to meet the cost of repairs and may also assist in relocation-related costs. These grants assist low-income homeowners who have no other means of restoring their homes to a safe and habitable condition.
There are 4 types of Structural Grants available (depending on the type of damage suffered by the eligible applicant):
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Repair Grant: A contribution towards essential structural repairs to a Residence (including a relocatable home) to assist in restoring it to a safe and habitable condition – grant amount is determined based on assessment of scope of works and threshold considerations.
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Rebuild Grant: A contribution towards the rebuild of a residence (including a relocatable home) to a basic level that has been rendered uninhabitable – grant amount is determined based on assessment of scope of works and threshold considerations.
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Temporary Dwelling Grants: A Flat-rate Temporary Dwelling Package – flat rate of $5,000 for repairs and $10,000 if the temporary dwelling has been rendered uninhabitable.
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Access Grant: A contribution of up to $50,000 towards a basic level of repairs to legal accessways on private property where there are no safe alternate routes to the residence or temporary dwelling (and where the Accessway was maintained and fit for purpose prior to the Natural Disaster).
Natural Disaster Transport Subsidy
A subsidy of up to $15,000 is available to eligible primary producers for the transport of fodder and/or water to a property, stock to/from agistment, stock to sale or slaughter, or bee or oyster movements.
Natural Disaster Relief Loans
Primary producers, small business operators, sporting and recreation clubs and associations and non-profit organisations in disaster-declared local government areas may apply for a concessional loan to support rapid recovery.
- Primary producers: Low interest loan of up to $130,000
- Small business: Low interest loan of up to $130,000
- Sporting and recreation clubs: Low interest loan of up to $10,000
- Non-profit organisations: Low interest loan of up to $25,000
Engagement and Funding Veterinary Assistance to Disaster Impacted Animals
DPIRD - AASFA will be providing funding to private veterinarians to facilitate emergency animal assessment and treatment for a condition that is as a direct result of the disaster event.
Private veterinarians can provide “emergency animal treatment for a condition that is as a result of the flood event” without seeking prior approval. This will be done by DPIRD - AASFA issuing initial Finance Request (authority to spend the agreed value) approvals for each practice to the total value of $10,000.
Legal Aid Disaster Response Free Legal Service
Free legal help if you’ve been affected by a disaster, including storm, flood or bushfire. Legal Aid can help with legal problems including insurance claims and disputes, housing and tenancy, financial hardship, workplace rights, Centrelink, domestic and family violence, and government disaster grants.
TBC: Hockey NSW
Over the coming weeks, Hockey NSW will be working with affected clubs and associations to assess the impact of Cyclone Alfred and provide support where needed. "We have undertaken similar recovery efforts in the past for clubs impacted by floods and other natural disasters."
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