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Last Updated: Wednesday, 04 June 2025 14:29
Published: Wednesday, 04 June 2025 14:29

Toowoomba Regional Council’s (TRC) 2022 Flood Recovery Program has contributed more than $159 million to Toowoomba Region suppliers.

TRC Economic Development portfolio spokesperson Cr Edwina Farquhar said Council had exceeded its 60% target for supporting local suppliers on the reconstruction Program, which is close to finishing.

Cr Farquhar said Council’s major contractors, Georgiou Group (northern area) and Golding Contractors (southern area), contributed a combined $88 million to the Toowoomba Region economy through their work supporting local suppliers.

“This equates to 71% of their construction spend being with Toowoomba Region businesses,” Cr Farquhar said.

“I am pleased to see Council is honouring its commitment to keep as much of our spending as possible within the Toowoomba Region.

“Council is mindful that our spending is one of the most practical ways we can support our business community and their workforce.

“We’ve worked hard to ensure that when contractors are engaged, they use workers from our Region and source construction plant and materials from local suppliers in most instances.”

Cr Farquhar said Council was most grateful for the ongoing support and financial assistance provided for the Program by the jointly funded Australian and Queensland Governments’ Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

The 2022 Flood Recovery Program has delivered repairs to more than 1,500 roads and replaced 119 damaged culverts and floodways across the Toowoomba Region since September 2022.

In April this year, TRC’s 2022 Flood Recovery Program won the Ian Harrington Collaboration Award at the Queensland Major Contractors’ Association (QMCA) Awards, in recognition of outstanding collaboration between project teams, clients, contractors and supply chain partnerships.

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

Caption: Pedro’s Concreting working on one of the 2022 Flood Recovery Program reconstruction sites in the southern area for Golding Contractors.