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Last Updated: Wednesday, 02 July 2025 12:17

Published: Wednesday, 02 July 2025 12:16

Floodway upgrade and replacement works have been completed successfully on Maria Creek Road at Anduramba, over Middle Creek in the northern part of the Toowoomba Region.

This marks the fifth Betterment project finished under the 2022 Flood Recovery Program and concludes all 2022 Flood Recovery works in the northern part of the Region.

The Maria Creek Road Betterment Project is funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments under the joint Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

The project is valued at $1.7 million, part of the total $10.1 million Betterment funding allocated to the Toowoomba Region through the DRFA in response to the 2021-22 disaster season.

Federal Minister for Emergency Management Kristy McBain said Toowoomba Regional Council’s completion of all five Betterment projects would help minimise community disruption during the next severe weather event.

“Following the heavy rainfall and flooding events in late 2021 and early 2022, both levels of government partnered to invest $170 million for important projects identified by eligible councils across Queensland to make sure their communities are more prepared for natural disasters,” Minister McBain said.

“By improving key essential public assets like this section of Maria Creek Road, we can help minimise the damage from future events and reduce the need to either close the road or undertake emergency works to ensure communities can travel and access essential services during an emergency.”

Queensland Minister for Local Government and Disaster Recovery Ann Leahy said Betterment projects were at the heart of the Crisafulli Government’s focus to make communities more resilient to disaster events.

“With the increasing number and severity of natural disasters, rebuilding key community infrastructure to a more resilient standard is vital to keep communities safe and connected,” Minister Leahy said.

“The Crisafulli Government’s investment in Betterment reaps great dividends, and we’re determined to deliver more Betterment projects for Queenslanders.”

Toowoomba Regional Council’s Construction and Maintenance (Infrastructure Services) portfolio spokesperson, Cr Carol Taylor, said the Maria Creek Road floodway was one of the most impacted creek crossings during the 2022 flood event.

Damages resulted in a significant portion of the road being washed away, making it impassable until an emergency sidetrack was constructed to restore access for road users.

“This essential upgrade to one of the Region's most impacted floodways has been completed by Council’s own Construction and Maintenance team, which is in addition to the emergency works they completed immediately after the flood event,” Cr Taylor said.

“The Maria Creek Road Betterment Project has resulted in improvements to the road network for the local community in the north, enhancing the resilience of the Middle Creek crossing to better withstand future flood events.

“The Anduramba community will be pleased to have this important road corridor restored, which links the northern communities to Crows Nest.

“We are very grateful for the ongoing support and financial assistance provided for these projects by the Australian and Queensland Governments through the DRFA.”

Cr Taylor said Council appreciated the community’s patience and cooperation throughout the 2022 Flood Recovery Program construction phase.

For more information on the Program, visit Council’s Flood Recovery Program webpage

Caption: The completed Maria Creek Road floodway (top, in June 2025) and below, the site in March 2022.