South Toowoomba's flood resilience has been strengthened following completion of the Kearney Street Chute Betterment project at the southern end of Kearney Street, Kearneys Spring in July 2025.
Toowoomba Regional Council's (TRC) $11.8 million Betterment Program is part of the broader 2022 Flood Recovery Program and is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments through the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
Federal Minister for Emergency Management, Kristy McBain, said the completion of the upgrades to the Kearney Street Chute would help prepare local residents and first responders during the next flood emergency.
"The Albanese Government is proud to have partnered with the Queensland Government to provide this significant funding to Toowoomba Regional Council, who have identified a range of important works to build infrastructure damaged by the 2022 floods to a better standard," Minister McBain said.
"I'd like to congratulate Council on completing this project and I'm looking forward to seeing Council continue their progress to make the Region more resilient."
The Queensland Treasurer and State Member for Toowoomba South David Janetzki said the Betterment project reinforced Toowoomba's disaster recovery capability.
