Building Business Resilience Program

Floods, droughts and bushfires are all natural hazards that can result in emergency, crisis, or disasters and create extreme risks to the Western Downs community, businesses, and visitors.

With the launch of the Western Downs Building Business Resilience Program, Council aims to assist businesses create greater resilience through risk mitigation and continuity planning.

Build Better Business
One-on-One Continuity Checks

Council have developed a holistic approach to disaster resilience, recognising that our community is diverse and requires a multi-tier resilience approach. Businesses can be affected by a wide range of natural and man-made risks and emergencies. It's not a matter of if businesses will be affected, but when.

Being prepared for the unexpected can reduce the damage to local businesses and industries, allowing them to get back to business sooner.

There is an opportunity for up to 40 small businesses to receive one-on-one business continuity checks, focusing on developing customised business continuity plans.  This is a plan that will be tailored to your business and that can be executed and followed when disaster strikes. 

Even if your business missed the Build Better Business Workshops and Business Boost Sessions in April 2025, you can still take advantage of the FREE one-on-one Continuity Check. Applications close 2 May 2025.

Click here now to apply as numbers are limited

Build Better Business Workshops

Additional Support Resources

Additional support resources will also be made available as the program progresses. Check back regularly to see what's been added.

The Building Business Resilience Program is delivered by Western Downs Regional Council and supported by Shell Australia as part of its social investment.