Two of Queensland’s rural communities are a hive of activity as hundreds of workers from across the state move into makeshift flood recovery camps.
Housing and Public Works Minister Mick de Brenni says the camps have been established after exhausting all existing accommodation options in the towns of Richmond and Julia Creek.
Mr de Brenni says the mammoth task of rebuilding after the floods will run into the hundreds of millions of dollars and the Palaszczuk Government is committed to ensuring the bulk of that money stays in the affected areas.
According to a statement a total of 180 Queensland Rail staff and contractors will call the camps their home away from home – 120 in Julia Creek and 60 in Richmond, as they work to re-open the Townsville to Mount Isa rail line.