Cairns is likely to be one of the recipients of a new community Cyclone Shelter. The shelter network was promised by Peter Beattie after b in 2005, but it took Cyclone Yasi in early 2011 and the generosity of the United Arab Emirates before anything really looked like happening. The UAE have pledged $30M for ten shelters: the Queensland Government looks set to match the kind donation.
Image: Cyclone Yasi bears down on Cairns in early 2011
Cairns Cyclone shelter gift internet news:
Cairns Cyclone Shelter gift from UAE coverage at Cairns News
Read about the FNQ Cyclone shelter donation from the Emirates at the Australian: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/cyclone-yasi/the-emirates-will-donat...
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The Emirates will donate $30 million for ten cyclone shelters in north Queensland, after devastating cyclone Yasi
TEN cyclone shelters will be built in north Queensland after a $30 million donation from the Emirati state of Abu Dhabi.
United Arab Emirates Minister of State Reem Al-Hashimy announced the donation while visiting Brisbane on Monday.
It was immediately matched by Premier Anna Bligh, who said the $60 million would be used for multi-purpose shelters along the north Queensland coast.
She said the exact locations had yet to be finalised, but would likely include Cairns, Townsville, the Cassowary Coast, Proserpine/Airlie Beach, Mackay, Rockhampton and Weipa.
Ms Bligh said the gesture was an extremely generous and unsolicited gift.
"This is what friends do for each other," she told reporters.
The premier said work would begin by the year's end, with shelters being completed in the next 18 months to two years.
The lack of category five cyclone shelters became an issue when Cyclone Yasi hit the state in January.
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