Rebates for drought affected ACT farmers

The National On-Farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate provides drought affected livestock farmers in the ACT region with a rebate to help with the costs of purchasing and installing new water infrastructure for animal welfare needs.

Overview

The National On-Farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate provides drought affected livestock farmers with a rebate to help them with the costs of purchasing, installing and upgrading on-farm water infrastructure.

The aim of the scheme is to improve farm resilience to drought by:

• addressing animal welfare needs during drought
• assisting primary producers to be more resilient for future droughts
• assisting primary producers to be more productive through the installation of new water infrastructure
• assisting in mitigating the degradation of natural watering points.

The rebate applies to the purchase and installation of emergency water infrastructure for livestock, including:

• pipes
• tanks and troughs associated with stock watering
• water pumps
• de-silting works of existing dams
• drilling new stock water bores and associated power supply e.g. generators.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, you must:

• be an ACT rural leaseholder
• own farm stock in the ACT (cattle, sheep, horses, goats) that will benefit from the installation of additional water infrastructure
• install stock water infrastructure for which the rebate is being sought on a rural property in the ACT.