Subsidies for disaster affected primary producers to move materials

Freight Subsidies for Disaster Affected Primary Producers provides primary producers with freight subsidies for moving materials, including emergency fodder.

Overview

Freight subsidies are available for affected primary producers whose property is located within a disaster-declared area under Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) or who hold a current Individual Disaster Stricken Property (IDSP) declaration.

Freight subsidies may be used for moving materials, including:

• emergency fodder for livestock
• removal of stock
• building, fencing materials, machinery and equipment
• animals purchased for restocking as a result of the disaster

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, you must:

• be a primary producer whose property is located within a disaster declared area
• be a property owner, share-farmer or lessee in the grazing industry (beef cattle, sheep, dairy cattle, goats, deer or horses that are not normally hand-fed)
• spend more than 50% of your labour on and derive more than 50% of your gross income from the primary production enterprise

Find out more about the eligibility criteria at Freight Subsidies for Disaster Affected Primary Producers.