Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk today announced critical disaster funding assistance for teachers and students impacted by north Queensland’s unprecedented flood event.
The Premier today inspected damage at Oonoonba State School with Minister for Education Grace Grace and Minister for Communities and Mundingburra MP Coralee O’Rourke.
“Schools are such an important part of any community, and my Government is working hard to ensure all Townsville schools get back on their feet,” the Premier said.
“We’ve seen first-hand the devastating impact of the floods to school infrastructure and resources, but we also know teachers and students have lost personal items essential for learning.
Teachers and families at Townsville state schools will be able to claim critical disaster funding assistance to replace learning essentials.
“Teachers can claim up to $1000, with families able to claim up to $150 per student.”
Ms O’Rourke said the Government wants to make this process as easy as possible for teachers and families.
“This has been a stressful time for the community, but the quicker we can get this money to teachers and families the quicker schools can return to normal.
