Disaster Recovery

Rainfall and flooding in recent years have caused extensive damage across Noosa Shire.

A storm and resulting flooding event on 29 March 2025 resulted in further damage to infrastructure across the Noosa Shire’s transport network.

After events such as this, Council prioritises emergency works, such as clearing debris and addressing road surface issues, to ensure roads are safe for use while further investigation is conducted.

Council is currently inspecting the transport network including:

  • sealed roads
  • unsealed roads
  • slope stability on road reserves
  • waterway crossings, bridges and culverts.

As a result of these inspections, Council will develop plans for repair or reconstruction. These will include Council working with Commonwealth and State government agencies for Disaster Reconstruction Funding Arrangement grants.

Currently Council is undertaking emergency works such as grading gravel roads and pavement repairs such as potholes. An additional crew has been contracted to do repairs on storm-damaged gravel roads across the shire. A list of these roads can be found here(PDF, 1MB).

Please ensure that you drive to the conditions and comply with any signage. For updates about current road closures please visit Council's Disaster Dashboard.

While reconstruction is underway, Council asks residents to:

  • remain cautious on the roads and drive to conditions
  • be aware of changed traffic conditions and do not enter areas that are signposted as closed
  • understand some repairs are temporary until a more permanent fix can be completed
  • understand that some areas will have safety signs in place until permanent repairs can be completed. 

We thank residents for their patience during these works.

For information about reconstruction occurring in your area, refer to the information below

Key Projects

Black Mountain Road landslide reconstruction

Noosa Main Beach resilience project

 

Information on repairs by location

Black Mountain

Black Mountain Road

One lane through the landslip site has opened to traffic. Temporary traffic signals are in place to allow one lane of traffic through at a time.

Completion of major reconstruction and the opening of the road to two lanes is expected in mid-June 2025, weather permitting.

For information on the reconstruction of landslide and landslips on Black Mountain Road visit the dedicated Black Mountain Road portal.


Cooran

Schreibers Road

  • Council has completed the first stage of the new single-span bridge, which allow for the watermain being installed in conjunction with Seqwater.
  • Stage 2 has started and is scheduled to be completed in August 2025, weather permitting. The road will be restored to usual operation at that time.


Cooroy

Nandroya Road

  • Nandroya Road has sustained damage during the March rain event.
  • Council has installed temporary traffic management and is investigating reconstruction options for the more extensively damaged location.
  • Project News(PDF, 326KB)




Cootharaba

Black Pinch Road

  • Reconstruction of damage sustained in 2022 is ongoing. Four landslip sites on Black Pinch Road, as well as the Twin Hills Lookout, will be completed in the coming months.
  • The road remains open to local traffic.
  • Black Pinch Road has sustained additional damage in the 2025 rain event. Investigations are underway into the extent of damage and repair options.


 

FAQs

How do I report damage?

You can let us know about damage via any of the options listed on the website: General Enquiries.


Would you like to know more about Council road maintenance?

Check out Council’s website for information about its road maintenance program.

What to do if a road is flooded?

If it's flooded, forget it! 

  • Drive to prevailing conditions.
  • Take caution when crossing any storm water on roadways.
  • Do not attempt to traverse creeks and other crossings that are clearly under water.
  • Be aware that potholes may form during periods of high rainfall. 
  • Be aware the unsealed roads may have scours due to high rainfall.


What are the next steps for reconstruction?

1. Initial assessment and emergency works

2. Investigation and design

  • This may include surveying, environmental assessments, geotechnical investigations and then detailed design for any necessary reconstruction.

3. Reconstruction

  • The aim is to complete reconstruction within two financial years after the year the disaster occurred.
  • The goal is to return the infrastructure to the same functional use as it was prior to the disaster.
  • In some cases, the infrastructure may change to comply with necessary standards such as environmental.

What is the status of Council’s Disaster Reconstruction Program from 2022?

Rainfall and flooding in early 2022 caused extensive damage across Noosa Shire.

Reconstruction has been challenging given the extent of damage, the complexity of repairs required at some sites, and the availability of resources.

Work to reconstruct 31 landslides, 15 water crossings/drainage plus other smaller works will be completed by August 2025, weather permitting.

The flood recovery effort for Noosa Council estimated to have a construction cost more than $100m, is jointly funded by the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA), which is administered by the Queensland Reconstruction Authority. DRFA funding allows for the reinstatement of assets to the functional use existing prior to the disaster event.

Currently this program continues to repair:

  • large landslide at Black Mountain Road, Black Mountain
  • landslips on Black Pinch Road, Cootharaba
  • culvert crossing replacement with a bridge on Schreibers Road, Cooran.

All other works have been completed.

 

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