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Millions in flood recovery grants for Queensland farmers go unclaimed
Tuesday February 09, 2021
Only $66 million of the Federal Government’s $300 million grant assistance scheme to rebuild after the worst floods in a generation has been claimed by North Queensland farmers.
Agency coordinator-general Shane Stone, pictured with fellow National Drought and Flood Agency board member Tracey Hayes, said he was surprised at the limited take up of the grants. Photo: ABC
Monsoonal flooding in February 2019 dumped two years worth of rain in just days on properties from Cloncurry to the coastal Burdekin region, causing up to $2 billion in losses.
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