Disaster assistance is now available in five local government areas in Far North Queensland impacted by heavy rainfall and flooding in April. Financial assistance is available in the Cairns, Cassowary Coast, Douglas, Mareeba and Yarrabah local government areas under the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA). clean-up activities and the restoration of essential public infrastructure after rainfall and flooding caused landslides, damaged roads and left communities isolated. “The Bruce Highway was cut between Cardwell and Ingham as was Gilles Range Road, which is the main link between Atherton and the coast,” Minister Littleproud said. “The region was heavily inundated causing several rivers to burst their banks, with more