Funding of up to $1million per Local Government Area is available for Burdekin, Cassowary Coast, Charters Towers, Hinchinbrook, Palm Island, Townsville, Whitsunday and Yarrabah Councils.

Palm Island Mayor Alf Lacey ... he said the LDMG were working to source supplies from the Port of Townsville, with the ferries and airport also returning to normal operations.

The federal government has announced an extra $100 million in disaster relief for Queensland's flood-ravaged north.