The residents of a Central Queensland community impacted by fires last month say they feel forgotten by authorities now the initial threat has passed and the area has not been declared a disaster zone.

Key points: Mt Maria residents call for more disaster assistance to help their recovery efforts

Mt Maria residents call for more disaster assistance to help their recovery efforts Many have been left without running water, electricity or sewerage

Many have been left without running water, electricity or sewerage Donations of food, water, blankets and sanitary items have been distributed

Fifteen hundred hectares of land was burnt in Mt Maria and three homes destroyed, along with countless other infrastructure and possessions.

Sharon Spedding lost her home in the destructive blaze and has been forced to camp without power or water on the property where her home once stood.

"Smelling it, seeing it, having to bathe in a bucket to get the soot off that blows from the wind," she said.

"I can't look at it, I can't move forward having all the devastation right there."

Calls for help

Ms Spedding wants more to be done to help victims.

"We feel lost, displaced and abandoned. We feel like we're just being ignored," she said.

Another Mt Maria resident, Margaret Mitchell, also suffered extensive losses.

Margaret Mitchell is living at a caravan park until assessors declare her home inhabitable. ( ABC Wide Bay: Johanna Marie )

"We lost electricity, all of our tanks melted, we even lost the sewerage, cars, sheds and a caravan," she said.

While her house is standing, she has been forced to live at the caravan park until the damage has been assessed and repaired.

"The house has been classed as unliveable at this stage because we have no amenities," Ms Mitchell said.

She agrees with Ms Spedding that it feels like they have been abandoned by the Government.

"It was like we have been left on our own after all of that happened," she said.

Disaster declaration

Local man Barry Munt was without telephone connections for about 48 hours after the fire tore through, but said he had not been able to get a discount on the bill because the area had not been declared a disaster.

"It's a financial struggle after you put everything into trying to save your place," he said.

"They [Telstra] looked it up but we didn't come under their disaster area."

Sharon Spedding has been unable to rebuild until council assess and clears the wreckage of her home. ( Supplied: Sharon Spedding )

Mr Munt said he could not understand why that was so.

"At Mt Maria, where we live, that's what the fire was called, so how could that not be in their disaster zone," he asked.

Ms Spedding said the area needed to be officially declared a disaster.

"This is a disaster, I don't know what else you'd call it, I've lost everything," she said.

"I'm not the only one I know of. A few other people have lost their homes as well. It was a disaster."

Donations of blankets, food, dry goods, and water were delivered to Mt Maria residents. ( ABC Wide Bay: Megan Hughes )

Initial hardship payments of up to $900 were offered to families under the joint Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements, and grants of $5,000 were made available to reconnect gas, water, and electricity.

Gladstone Regional Council has been activated for financial support for counter disaster operations to address the immediate emergency needs of individuals and the protection of the general public, immediately before, during and immediately after a disaster.

Mental health programs and community development officers remain active in the Gladstone local government area.

A spokesperson for the Minister for Fire and Emergency Services said the Queensland Government had done all it could under the DRFA to support bushfire affected communities.

''Disaster Recovery payments are administered by the Federal Government and are not related to the DRFA arrangements, nor DRFA declarations or activations,'' the spokesperson said.

''These payments are overseen by the Federal Department of Human Services and distributed through Centrelink."

Donations a welcome relief

This has left locals relying on donations.

"I'm overwhelmed to be honest with you," Mr Munt said.

"I've never been in this position before and had to come along and seek help; it's very hard and very embarrassing."

Andrew Abbott from Queensland Corrective Services arranged a delivery of donations to distribute to Mt Maria residents this week.

"Residents are living off bottled water, so bringing a big load of that with us was a big bonus," he said.

"The major three supermarkets have given us vouchers go give to people, as well as Angels community group and other stakeholders giving us essentials of food, dry goods, and water."

These generous donations have provided some relief to those affected by the blaze.

"It's incredible. It makes your realise there are caring people still in the world with all the bad things and terrible things that are happening in life," Mr Munt said.

Editor's note 24/01/20: This story has been updated from its original publication date of 23/01/20. An earlier version of the story contained inaccurate references to the State Government.