Defence is contributing to the Australian Government’s support to the Queensland and New South Wales governments under Operation Flood Assist 2022.
Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel are working across northern New South Wales and south-east Queensland, where all tasking is coordinated and prioritised through State Emergency Operations Centres.
Defence has significantly increased its support to Operation Flood Assist 2022 in the flood’s aftermath with more than 6000 personnel on task or available for tasking across NSW and Queensland.
ADF personnel continue to provide aerial search and rescue, medical evacuation and reconnaissance, as well as clearing routes in flood-affected areas, supporting communities in clean-up and the delivery of essential supplies to isolated areas.