Flood Recovery
BIEDO Business Pilots can help your business following the floods
If your farm or business has sustained damage during the floods, you are eligible to receive assistance from the BIEDO Business Pilots. Pilots work one-on-one with business owners as a mentor, to provide information, referrals or expertise. They can help clients explore their ideas, suggest methods to overcome obstacles and develop new opportunities. The services provided by the Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation are funded by the Australian Government. For further information, please contact the BIEDO Office on 4169 7851.
Counselling and Wellbeing Support
(information provided with many thanks by South Burnett Community Development Program).
- Queensland Community Recovery Line 1800 173 349
- Australian Government Emergency Assistance Hotline 180 22 66 This number can be used to register for financial assistance through the Disaster Income Recovery Scheme by employees, small business people and farmers.
- Mensline Australia: 1300 789 978
- BeyondBlue info line: 1300 224 636
- Red Cross: 1800 733 111
- Relationships Australia: 1300 364 277
- Lifeline Telephone Counselling: 131 114
- Kid's Help Line: 1800 551 800
- Dvconnect (domestic violence support): 1800 811 811
- Parentline: 1300 301 300
- Salvo Care Line: 1300 363 622
- Seniors Enquiry Line: 1300 135 500
- Red Cross free information booklets and fact sheets
- Queensland Health fact sheets for coping in emergencies
- National financial counselling hotline 1800 007 007
- Mental Health Association - mhConnect division is a non-clinical information and referral service that can be contacted 24hrs, 7 days a week via our website at www.mentalhealth.org.au or alternatively via our mhConnect line on 1300 729 686 during the hours of 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday.
Other Sources Of Help and Information
- For Flood Assistance information www.qld.gov.au/floods
- Centrelink
- QRAA - Financial Assistance for businesses and primary producers
- Handy Emergency Action Guide
- Rural Assist Information Network (RAIN) is also a useful resource for support and information - www.rain.net.au
- Various FACEBOOK pages including:
- Queensland Floods December 2010 ~ January 2011
Grants, consessional loans and financial arrangements
Special disaster flood assistance grants of up to $25 000 are available to help Queensland primary producers who have been affected by the November 2010 -January 2011 floods. Grants are available from QRAA to assist you to pay for costs arising out of direct damage caused by the flood crisis (not for loss of income).
If you need help with your grant applications, BIEDO's Grant Angels can help. Call 4169 7851. For detailed information on grants and subsidies, please see our page on Financial Support for those affected by the flood crisis.
Join Forces
The 'Join Forces' website www.qldreconstruction.org.au/joining-forces connects flood and cyclone-affected sporting clubs, community groups and other not-for-profits with corporate and private sponsors who can help them with the huge task of rebuilding and getting their club or group up and running again. Many people would be involved in these community groups, either through your family's participation on the weekend or direct involvement in running your local club or organisation.
Sources, with thanks: Centrelink; Qld Country Life; Australian and Queensland Government websites, fact sheets and media releases; Telstra; Agforce; QRWN
