Subsidies for drought affected ACT farmers

The Transport Subsidy provides drought affected ACT rural landholders with a subsidy to help with the costs of transporting fodder, water or stock.

Overview

Subsidies may be used to:

• transport stock to and from agistment outside of the ACT
• transport stock to sale or slaughter from properties within the ACT
• transport fodder for stock to properties within the ACT
• transport stock drinking water
• transport of farm chemicals, fertiliser and seed to properties within the ACT

Subsidies of up to 50% of the total freight cost, to a maximum of $7.50 per kilometre (GST exclusive) are available.

Payments will be made on receipt of eligible tax invoices which demonstrate transport occurring between:

• 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019
• 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020

What are the eligibility criteria?

To be eligible, you must:

• be the owner and operator of a farm business in the ACT, negatively impacted by drought conditions
• earn more than 50% of your gross income from the farm business under normal seasonal circumstances
• be operating as a sole trader, trust or private company, trading agricultural products
• be registered with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as a primary producer and have an Australian business number (ABN)
• not have gross off-farm assets exceeding $5 million (excluding funds in a registered superannuation fund).

How do you apply?

Find out more about eligibility and how to apply at Transport Subsidy.