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

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.