The Queensland Government announced this morning that it has expanded the 24-hour resupply permission for essential businesses in cyclone recovery via an emergency planning declaration.
The emergency planning declaration remains active in Far North and North Queensland and is designed to support food, medicines and essential supplies getting into stores and onto shelves in affected areas.
Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning and Minister for Industrial Relations Jarrod Bleijie said the declaration expansion was necessary to keep getting as much stock back on the shelves as possible.
“We remain focused on restoring the food and essential supply chains that were affected by Tropical Cyclone Alfred,” Mr Bleijie said.
“This expansion will enable business including shops, health care services, chemists, warehouses, transport depots, servos and hardware supply businesses to restock 24/7.”
Bleijie said the once in a 50-year extreme weather event had caused significant damage across Southeast Queensland and the Government was determined to help get Queenslanders back on their feet as quickly as possible.
“By temporarily lifting these restrictions, it will enable supermarkets to have more supply hit the shelves and empower supermarkets to continue to do all they can to meet the demand,” Bleijie said.
“The Applicable Event Declaration for Far North Queensland and North Queensland remains in place, as local communities continue their recovery efforts.
“We are still focused on Far North Queensland and North Queensland communities that are still picking up the pieces from their catastrophic flooding event last month.
“The Applicable Event declaration remains active for those communities, allowing shops and supermarkets to restock around-the-clock as well.”
The 21 Local Government Areas (LGA) included in the extension are:
- Brisbane City Council
- Bundaberg Regional Council
- Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council
- Fraser Coast Regional Council
- Gold Coast City Council
- Goondiwindi Regional Council
- Gladstone Regional Council
- Gympie Regional Council
- Ipswich City Council
- Lockyer Valley Regional Council
- Logan City Council
- Moreton Bay City Council
- Noosa Shire Council
- North Burnett Regional Council
- Redland City Council
- Scenic Rim Regional Council
- Somerset Regional Council
- South Burnett Regional Council
- Southern Downs Regional Council
- Sunshine Coast Council
- Toowoomba Regional Council
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