BRISBANE, Queensland, March 28 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:
Minister for Local Government and Water and Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers
The Honourable Ann Leahy
Disaster loans and hardship grants activated in response to western Queensland floods
* Loans and freight subsidies for primary producers in nine flood affected western Queensland council areas.
* Personal Hardship Assistance for Barcoo, Bulloo, Quilpie and Winton residents to cover emergency essentials and other household impacts.
* Support is through the joint Commonwealth-state Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
The Australian and Queensland Governments are activating concessional loans and freight subsidi...