Brisbane community clubs to receive $7,500 cleanup payments

Cyclone Alfred
Brisbane community clubs to receive $7,500 cleanup payments
Brisbane, March 11 (Australia India News Newsdesk)
Community clubs across Brisbane impacted by Tropical Cyclone Alfred can now apply for $7,500 Community Clean-Up Payments to assist with recovery efforts. The Schrinner Council has made these funds available to help clubs on Council-leased sites manage the costs of removing fallen trees, clearing debris, and repairing wind or water damage.
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner emphasized the importance of supporting community clubs in their recovery.
“Our community clubs can count on us to help with the clean-up costs so they can reopen for residents as soon as possible,” he said.
Brisbane is home to more than 600 council-supported community facilities, including sporting clubs, historical societies, men’s sheds, and craft groups. A similar clean-up assistance scheme was introduced after the 2011 and 2022 floods, providing payments to hundreds of clubs.
Not-for-profit clubs seeking financial support will need to complete a simple survey and provide photographic evidence of the damage to qualify for the payment. To further aid in the clean-up, the Council’s Ute Army is available to help clubs remove green waste. Clubs needing assistance can contact the Council call centre for support.
Schrinner highlighted the collective effort needed to restore community hubs. “With assistance from our Community Clean-Up Payments plus support from the Ute Army, it will be a team effort to repair our clubs,” he said. Brisbane City Council encourages affected clubs to apply as soon as possible so they can resume operations quickly. “Our clubs create more to see and do in our suburbs, and this funding will help them repair, rebuild, and reopen as soon as possible,” Schrinner added.