The Queensland Government yesterday extended disaster relief funding activations to an additional nine local government areas bringing the total damage bill to more than $60 million.

The joint State and Commonwealth-funded Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) have been initiated for Aurukun, Charters Towers, Hopevale, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Mapoon, Mornington, Northern Peninsular Area and Pormpuraaw local government areas.

Local government areas already eligible for NDRRA are: Barcoo, Barcaldine, Boulia, Burke, Carpentaria, Cairns, Cassowary Coast, Cloncurry, Cook, Croydon, Diamantina, Doomadgee, Etheridge, Flinders, Hinchinbrook, McKinlay, Mount Isa, Richmond, Tablelands, Townsville and Winton.

Emergency Services Minister Neil Roberts said a further $9.6 million worth of damage is estimated to have been made to public infrastructure for a State-wide total of $62.5 million.

"The Department has activated NDRRA assistance for the restoration of essential public assets – primarily roads; for counter-disaster costs incurred by local councils; small business; and personal hardship," he said.

"Today's activation brings to 30 the number of local government areas declared under the current NDRRA brought about by recent monsoonal weather."

There remain eight rivers in flood after further heavy falls around Urandangi (61mm) and Camooweal (58mm). They include the Diamantina; Georgina; Nicholson; Gregory; Cloncurry; Flinders; and Norman, and Eyre Creek.

The Department is offering personal hardship grants of $165 per person and up to $765 per family for directly impacted residents.

Mean-tested Essential Household Contents Grants are also available for some residents.

This can be up to $1635 for an individual applicant or $4910 for a couple or family.

Mean-tested Repairs and Replacement of Dwellings assistance may also be available of up to $10,100 for eligible individuals and up to $13,600 for eligible couples or families.

The latest activations come after the extension of NDRRA to provide concessional loans to small businesses for carry-on and re-establishment costs to help small business and assist their recovery.

* Anyone suffering personal hardship as a result of the storms and flooding should call the Department of Communities for assistance on 1800 173 349.