Queensland has unveiled a strategy to increase disaster resilience at a regional level through improved planning and co-ordination involving governments, business and the community.

The strategy, presented at the Floodplain Management Australia conference last week, aims to deliver tailored resilience plans for every region across the state by 2022.

“It will see better co-ordination of government policy, information management, project delivery and stakeholder collaboration through tangible projects that deliver outcomes,” State Development Minister Cameron Dick said.

A pilot program for the Burnett River catchment area will be completed this year, involving four local governments and other groups.

Plans are also scheduled for western Queensland and the Fitzroy and Mary River regions, with further locations of focus to be announced later this year.

Mr Dick says the Resilient Queensland 2018-21 strategy was developed after state-wide consultations that drew on local knowledge.

“That knowledge has been used to create a structured plan that will strengthen our communication networks, encourage shared knowledge, identify gaps and opportunities, and refine our understanding of community attitudes and disaster awareness levels across Queensland,” he said.

The strategy follows a $38 million allocation for resilience funding in the state budget.