Qld promised special disaster assistance Queenslanders have been offered disaster assistance to aid their recovery from the flood crisis. QUEENSLAND flood victims have been promised a fresh assistance deal from the federal government to help get them back on their feet. The federal minister responsible for Queensland's flood recovery, Joe Ludwig, has told AAP he wants to establish a new National Partnership Agreement with the Queensland government. A similar arrangement was forged with the former Bligh government after Queensland's 2011 summer of natural disasters. Senator Ludwig called on Premier Campbell Newman to pick up the phone to settle the deal. His comments came after flood-hit Queensland mayors said they feared they would not get money to repair facilities such as parks and sporting fields under Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA). They said the federal government recently changed the rules about what was covered under NDRRA to exclude social infrastructure. But Senator Ludwig said there would be broad support under a new arrangement, specifically tailored to respond to the state's latest flood crisis. The senator's office said the new arrangement was "likely" to include community recovery packages for Bundaberg and the Burnett region, funding to repair social infrastructure, support for council's labour costs, and other support for the clean-up and for small businesses and farmers. "In 2011 we partnered with the Queensland Government to form a National Partnership Agreement, and we'll do it again," Senator Ludwig said in a statement. We will partner with Queensland to develop and deliver a special package that meets the needs of the state to rebuild, be stronger, and get back on its feet.