It is alleged that three teenage boys entered a Manunda address, threatened the occupants with a knife demanding property and sexually assaulted a woman.
The funding, part of the North Queensland Resilience Program, will support 18 local government areas, including Townsville, Douglas, Mornington, Mount Isa, and Whitsunday.
A total of 25 projects across the state will share in the funding, which will go towards building and upgrading vital community infrastructure, including cultural and sporting hubs, parks, and town precincts.
The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.