Disaster Event – Ita and Associated Rainfall and Flooding, 11 - 14 April 2014

Event and Timing –

Severe Tropical Cyclone Ita impacted the east coast of on 11 April 2014 and continued to track down the coast generating heavy rainfall and flooding between 11 – 14 April 2014.

Assistance Activated –

The Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services, The Honourable Jack Dempsey MP activated the Commonwealth/State Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA).

NDRRA Relief Measures Activated

 Counter Disaster Operations  Essential Services Safety and Reconnection Scheme  Freight Subsidies for Primary Producers  Natural Disaster Assistance (Concessional Loans) for Primary Producers  Personal Hardship Assistance Scheme  Restoration of Essential Public Assets

Area formally defined (by the Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services, The Honourable Jack Dempsey MP) for receipt of NDRRA Relief measures –

“Communities within North Queensland affected by Tropical Cyclone Ita and associated rainfall and flooding, 11 - 14 April 2014”

Natural Essential Disaster Freight Personal Restoration Counter Services Assistance Subsidies for Hardship of Essential LGA Disaster Safety and (Concessional Primary Assistance Public Operations Reconnection Loans) for Producers Scheme Assets Scheme Primary Producers     Burdekin Shire activated activated activated activated Council 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014     Regional activated activated activated activated Council 11/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 11/04/2014     Cassowary Coast activated activated activated activated Regional Council 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014   2    1  Cook Shire activated activated activated activated activated activated Council 11/04/2014 15/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 11/04/2014 11/04/2014     Douglas Shire activated activated activated activated Council 11/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 11/04/2014     Hinchinbrook activated activated activated activated Shire Council 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014

Version Three (3) Current as at 22 April 2014 Disaster Event – Tropical Cyclone Ita and Associated Rainfall and Flooding, 11 - 14 April 2014

Natural Essential Disaster Freight Personal Restoration Counter Services Assistance Subsidies for Hardship of Essential LGA Disaster Safety and (Concessional Primary Assistance Public Operations Reconnection Loans) for Producers Scheme Assets Scheme Primary Producers Hope Vale       Aboriginal Shire activated activated activated activated activated activated Council 11/04/2014 15/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 11/04/2014 11/04/2014 Lockhart River     Aboriginal Shire activated activated activated activated Council 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014     Mackay Regional activated activated activated activated Council 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014     Mareeba Shire activated activated activated activated Council 11/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 11/04/2014 Palm Island     Aboriginal Shire activated activated activated activated Council 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014     Tablelands activated activated activated activated Regional Council 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014     City activated activated activated activated Council 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014     Whitsunday activated activated activated activated Regional Council 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 Wujal Wujal       Aboriginal Shire activated activated activated activated activated activated Council 11/04/2014 15/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 11/04/2014 11/04/2014 Yarrabah     Aboriginal Shire activated activated activated activated Council 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014 14/04/2014

1 Personal Hardship Assistance Scheme activation is limited to the towns of Cooktown and Laura within the Cook Shire. Extended to within the Cook Shire on 16 April 2014. Further extension to the areas of Ayton, Bloomfield, Helenvale and Rossville within the Cook Shire on 22 April 2014. 2 Essential Services Safety and Reconnection Scheme activation is limited to the towns of Cooktown and Laura within the Cook Shire. Extended to the areas of Ayton, Bloomfield, Helenvale and Rossville within the Cook Shire on 22 April 2014.

Version Three (3) Current as at 22 April 2014 SEQ Inset

TORRES STRAIT ISLAND

GYMPIE TORRES CHERBOURG

NOOSA NORTHERN PENINSULA AREA

SOUTH BURNETT

MAPOON SUNSHINE COAST

NAPRANUM

SOMERSET LOCKHART RIVER MORETON BAY Gulf AURUKUN of TOOWOOMBA COOK

LOCKYER VALLEY REDLAND Carpentaria PORMPURAAW IPSWICH HOPE VALE LOGAN

KOWANYAMA

WUJAL WUJAL SCENIC RIM GOLD COAST DOUGLAS SOUTHERN DOWNS MORNINGTON

50 0 50 MAREEBA YARRABAH CARPENTARIA Kilometers CAIRNS

DOOMADGEE CASSOWARY COAST TABLELANDS BURKE PALM CROYDON ETHERIDGE ISLAND HINCHINBROOK

TOWNSVILLE

BURDEKIN MOUNT ISA Coral CHARTERS TOWERS WHITSUNDAY MCKINLAY RICHMOND Sea FLINDERS MACKAY

CLONCURRY

ISAAC

WINTON BOULIA LIVINGSTONE BARCALDINE

ROCKHAMPTON LONGREACH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS

WOORABINDA GLADSTONE

DIAMANTINA BLACKALL TAMBO BANANA BUNDABERG BARCOO NORTH BURNETT FRASER COAST

MURWEH QUILPIE

MARANOA WESTERN DOWNS

BULLOO PAROO BALONNE GOONDIWINDI Refer to SEQ Inset

Disclaimer This map has been prepared for QFES. Other users must satisfy themselves that it is accurate and NDRRA Activations as at 14/04/2014 Local Government Areas suitable for their purposes. The Queensland Reconstruction Authority does not accept Tropical cyclone Ita and Associated Rainfall and Flooding, NDRRA Activated Local Government Areas any loss or damage that may arise from the use of or reliance on this map. 11 - 13 April 2014 Scale as at A4: 1:9,000,000

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