Funding for primary producers impacted by the 2022-23 River Murray floods

This program provides funding to flood impacted River Murray primary producers to help with relief and recovery costs.

Overview

Funding is available to help pay for the costs of the relief, clean-up and reinstatement of primary production enterprises that have been directly impacted by the 2022-23 River Murray floods.

The maximum grant amount available is $75,000, split into 2 payments:

• An initial up-front payment of $25,000. To support this claim, evidence of direct damage is required.
• A subsequent amount of up to $50,000. To support this claim, full evidence of payment is required.

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To be eligible, applicants must:

• be a primary producer
• devote part of their labour to the primary production enterprise
• derive at least 50% of their gross income from primary production in an average year, or from value adding products made directly from raw produce grown by the applicant
• hold an Australian business number (ABN) and have held that ABN at the time of the disaster
• have a primary production enterprise that is located in the defined disaster area for the eligible disaster and have suffered direct damage as a result of the eligible disaster
• have been engaged in carrying on the primary production enterprise when affected by the eligible disaster
• intend to reestablish the primary production enterprise in the same community, region or sector as the defined disaster area for the eligible disaster
• be primarily responsible for meeting the costs claimed in the applications.

Primary producer businesses must be located within the following affected local government areas:

• Alexandrina Council
• Berri Barmera Council
• Coorong District Council
• District Council of Karoonda East Murray
• District Council of Loxton Waikerie
• Mid Murray Council
• Pastoral Unincorporated Area
• Renamark Paringa Council
• Rural City of Murray Bridge.