Small businesses are set to receive grants of $25,000, while regional councils will benefit from $1 million, and mental health recovery initiatives will be bolstered by $4 million.

In addition, primary producers in the region are slated to gain from an extra $11.32 million in support.

This brings the comprehensive government assistance package following Koji to a total of $66 million.

Prime Minister Albanese remarked, “Australia is facing more frequent and intense extreme weather events.”

He added, “We are addressing these challenges, and Australians are demonstrating remarkable resilience.”

“One of the things that we find at times like this, it is local government that is best positioned to really provide that immediate assistance.”

The PM said he was in ongoing talks with Queensland Premier David Crisafulli and assured flood-hit residents there was ”no politics” at play.

More funding could be imminent as local communities assess the damage, Minister for Emergency Management Kristy McBain said.

“I do want to make really clear there’s a range of things we still don’t know from this flood event,” McBain said.

“We’ll continue to work with the local council, with our embedded national emergency management agency officials here, and if there’s additional supports required.”

Hardship payments for flood-affected communities were announced after Koji made landfall over the weekend.

Support grants of $180 per person, or up to $900 for families of five or more, can be claimed to cover emergency food, clothing and medicine for residents in Clermont, McKinlay Shire, and parts of the Mackay region.

Three income-tested grants are also available to eligible uninsured residents in Clermont, McKinlay, Flinders, Richmond and Winton.

At least 31 local Queensland councils are receiving funding from the federal and state governments.

Another weather system is forming off the coast, which has a “high” chance of becoming a severe tropical cyclone early next week, according to the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM).