Severe weather response and support
Thank you to our staff and providers for their amazing efforts to keep our community and animals safe and our operations running.
Need support?
For emergency assistance:
- contact triple zero (000) for off-campus emergencies
- contact Campus Security (07 3365 3333) for on-campus emergencies
Staff needing support should contact our HR team (askhr@uq.edu.au) and Employee Assistance Program.
UQ Wellness app, Active and Thriving, offers support and resources for personal wellbeing.
Students needing support should contact our Student Services team.
Disaster relief grants and funds:
UQ emergency staff loan program and RK Macpherson UQ Staff Emergency Support Fund email askhr@uq.edu.au.
Services Australia disaster payment of up to $1,000 per adult who had major damage to their homes
Queensland Government have a range of grants for emergency items and services, replacement of essential household items, repair of homes and transport assistance.
Local government Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) assistance.
Telstra disaster relief provides support to get you connected.
Access to UQ locations
Below is a list of no-go and restricted access areas that require further assessment before reopening and an estimated time for reopening of these areas.
St Lucia
- Glass House
- UQ St Lucia Ferry Terminal
- Boat Shed (June)
- Connell building level 1 (August)
- Ski Club Pontoon (October)
- Steele Hut space bank and toilet block (June)
- Pedestrian lift to UQ Lakes busway out of service
Herston
- Health Science (level 2) (end of May)
Gatton
- Timber boardwalk on the outer ring road at the campus entrance (early June)
Student support information
Our Student Services team is providing support and advice, arranging temporary accommodation, delivering food and essential items and loan equipment.
At St Lucia visit Student Central (building 42) and Central Library.
UQU hardship assistance is available to students who need financial support during this time.
UQ insurance process
The severe weather has caused widespread damage to UQ property. Please refer to the UQ Insurance Services 2022 Floods webpage for information about claiming for damaged property under UQ insurance.