Queensland Southern Coast Severe Storms November 2025
Personal hardship financial assistance is available for Queensland communities impacted by Southern Coast Severe Storms during November 2025 in defined locations.
If you have been affected by this event, you can:
- check if your area is eligible for financial assistance
- find out about the different grants available
- access brochures for key community support contacts in your area
- find out about other support services available.
Eligible areas
Financial assistance is available for people who are impacted by this event in these eligible areas:
Defined localities:
- Ashgrove
- Bardon
- Boondall
- Ferny Grove
- Gumdale
- Keperra
- Lota
- Manly
- Manly West
- Mount Crosby
- Ransome
- The Gap
- Wakerley
- Wynnum
- Wynnum West.
Defined localities:
- Brooloo
- Coondoo
- Goomborian
- Imbil
- Kandanga
- Traveston
- Wolvi
Defined localities:
- Armstrong Creek
- Banksia Beach
- Beachmere
- Bellara
- Bellmere
- Bellthorpe
- Bongaree
- Booroobin
- Bracalba
- Burpengary
- Burpengary East
- Caboolture
- Campbells Pocket
- Cashmere
- Cedar Creek
- Cedarton
- Clear Mountain
- Closeburn
- Commissioners Flat
- Corymbia
- D’Aguilar
- Dakabin
- Dayboro
- Deception Bay
- Delaney’s Creek
- Donnybrook
- Eatons Hill
- Elimbah
- Godwin Beach
- Greenstone
- Griffin
- Joyner
- Kallangur
- Kobble Creek
- Kurwongbah
- Lawnton
- Lilywood
- Mango Hill
- Meldale
- Moodlu
- Moorina
- Morayfield
- Mount Delaney
- Mount Glorious
- Mount Mee
- Mount Pleasant
- Mount Samson
- Narangba
- Neurum
- Ningi
- Ocean View
- Petrie
- Rocksberg
- Samsonvale
- Sandstone Point
- Stanmore
- Stony Creek
- Toorbul
- Upper Caboolture
- Wagtail Grove
- Wamuran
- Wamuran Basin
- Waraba
- Welsby
- White Patch
- Whiteside
- Woodford
- Woorim.
Defined localities:
- Boreen Point
- Como
- Cooran
- Cooroibah
- Cootharaba
- Doonan
- Kin Kin
- Lake Macdonald
- Noosa North Shore
- Peregian Beach
- Pinbarren
- Ridgewood
- Ringtail Creek
- Tinbeerwah.
Targeted addresses on specific streets in:
- Black Mountain
- Cooroy
- Cooroy Mountain
- Federal
- Noosa Heads
- Pomona
- Sunrise Beach.
Defined localities:
- Alexandra Hills
- Birkdale
- Capalaba
- Cleveland
- Ormiston
- Sheldon
- Thorneside
- Wellington Point.
Defined localities:
- Borallon
- Hazeldean
- Sandy Creek
- Wanora
Defined localities:
- Bald Knob
- Beerburrum
- Beerwah
- Belli Park
- Bli Bli
- Buddina
- Buderim
- Caloundra
- Caloundra West
- Cambroon
- Chevallum
- Conondale
- Coochin Creek
- Cooloolabin
- Coolum Beach
- Crohamhurst
- Curramore
- Diddillibah
- Doonan
- Eerwah Vale
- Eumundi
- Forest Glen
- Glass House Mountains
- Kenilworth
- Kuluin
- Maleny
- Marcoola
- Maroochy River
- Meridan Plains
- Montville
- Mount Coolum
- Mudjimba
- Ninderry
- North Arm
- Pacific Paradise
- Palmwoods
- Peachester
- Pelican Waters
- Peregian Beach
- Peregian Springs
- Point Arkwright
- Reesville
- Twin Waters
- Valdora
- Verrierdale
- Warana
- Weyba Downs
- Witta
- Wurtulla
- Yandina
- Yandina Creek
- Yaroomba.
Check your eligibility
You need to be aged 18 years or older to complete an online application and have:
- Identification (ID)—Driver licence and Medicare card
Note: If you do not have these, other forms of ID are accepted. Call the Community Recovery Hotline on 1800 173 349. - Bank account details.
- A valid email address.
If you are under the age of 18, please contact the Community Recovery Hotline on 1800 173 349 to obtain advice on how to lodge an application.
Complete this form to find out what financial assistance you may be eligible for.
Start typing and select the address from the list. If your address does not appear, select Enter address manually, and complete each field for your address.
Unfortunately you are not eligible for any of the Queensland Government grants available for this event.
The Australian Government may also be offering disaster recovery payments.
To find information about other supports visit the Disaster Assist website.
Available grants
The following grants have been activated for this event. To find out which of these grants you may be eligible for, complete the form above.
The Essential Household Contents Grant is to replace essential lost household contents, such as bed linen and white goods. This grant may be available if you:
- live in the affected area
- own the items that have been lost
- own or rent the affected residence
- are uninsured or unable to claim insurance
- meet the income limits.
We will visit your home to assess the damage. We will need photographic evidence if items must be disposed of.
Grant amount:
- $1,765 for individuals
- up to $5,300 for couples or families.
More information about the Essential Household Contents Grant.
The Essential Services Safety and Reconnection Scheme (ESSRS) is to help with safety inspections and repairs to reconnect essential services, e.g. gas, water, electricity and sewage. A grant payment may be available if you:
- live in the affected area
- have had your essential services disconnected
- own and live in the affected residence
- are uninsured or unable to claim insurance
- meet the income limits.
We will visit your home to assess the damage.
Grant amount:
- Inspection costs—$200 for safety inspection for water, electricity, gas and sewage.
- $4,200 for repairs or replacement of these services.
More information about the Essential Services Safety and Reconnection Scheme.
The Structural Assistance Grant is to help with structural repairs or contribution towards replacement of dwelling. This grant may be available if:
- you live in the affected area
- you own and live in the affected residence
- your home has become structurally unsafe to live in
- you are uninsured or unable to claim insurance
- you meet the income limits.
We will visit your home to assess the damage.
Grant amount:
Uninsured, low income, owner-occupiers may receive up to a maximum of $80,000 to help repair your home to make it safe, secure and habitable.
The Australian Government may also be offering support. For more information about the disaster recovery payments visit the Services Australia website.
To find information about other supports visit the Disaster Assist website.
Transport and motoring assistance
You can apply for help with vehicle registration, licensing and other transport and motoring products.
Community Recovery Hubs
All Community Recovery Hubs have now closed for this event. For assistance please call the Community Recovery Hotline on 1800 173 349.
Support Services locations
All Support Services locations have now closed for this event. For assistance please call the Community Recovery Hotline on 1800 173 349.