Special Queensland Floods edition

Following the extensive flooding and devastation in Queensland over the last few weeks, the clean up and recovery operations are in full swing.... read more

The Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal has been launched to help Queenslanders affected by the recent floods. Many communities have been devastated. Some families have lost everything.... read more

The Queensland government and the Sunrise television program have initiated Operation Bounceback to assist in rebuilding communities affected by the floods.... read more

A website has been launched for donations of spare PCs, printers and other computer equipment to help flood-affected Queensland small businesses and other organisations get back online.... read more

The State Government has assembled an online 'first-aid kit' to make sure Queensland small businesses affected by flooding are open for business as soon as possible.... read more

The Electrical Safety Office has provided advice to assist those working with electricity during flood recovery.... read more

BSA assists Queensland communities to recover from natural disasters by providing technical and general advice on a wide range of rebuilding issues.... read more

The Building Codes Queensland Division of the Department of Infrastructure and Planning have produced a number of newsletter updates on the flood recovery.... read more

Employers and workers involved in the flood recovery effort must still remember their obligations under Queensland's health and safety laws.... read more

The Office of Fair Trading is providing special considerations to licence holders, business name holders and incorporated associations that have been affected by the disaster, and information about scams relating to the floods.... read more

Queensland Mines and Energy is responsible for the regulation and use of explosives, including fireworks in Queensland and have provided alerts concerning mines and energy and the floods.... read more

Many interstate occupational licences are recognised in Queensland.... read more

The recovery efforts for the Queensland floods will be a slow and complex process, with volunteers required to help in the weeks and months to come.... read more