Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces $2.1 million for the state's flood appeal, with close to 27,000 applications made for hardship grants already.
On Saturday, the state and federal governments also announced a financial support package of $558.5 million for small businesses, farmers, not-for-profit organisations and sporting and community clubs devastated by the flood emergency.Meteorologist Steve Hadley said storms were forming in the eastern Downs and would move towards the coast as the day progressed.
"We'll see some development over the Dividing Range and Main Range probably by the early afternoon, maybe even local development near the coast in the Brisbane area in the early afternoon as well," Mr Hadley said. "[There is] also a good possibility that we'll see some severe storm cells moving through with that lot that comes through this afternoon and into the evening as well probably subsiding during the evening.Widespread rain of up to 20 millimetres is forecast, with the potential for isolated falls of up to 100 millimetres in some areas.Authorities said the disaster response had moved into the recovery phase.
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