Support for commercial horticulture businesses in the Gnangara groundwater allocation plan area

Overview

This support program consists of grants to implement water use efficiency activities and a voucher program to engage a water efficiency expert for specialist advice to develop a plan to implement water use efficiency measures.

Any of the following listed activities may be funded:

• modifications to irrigation systems that increase the distribution uniformity
• changing from sprinkler to drip irrigation
• purchase and implementation of soil and/or crop sensor technology
• crop monitoring equipment and annual data hosting fees
• installation of protected cropping options, which may include greenhouses, glasshouses, shade houses, windbreaks, or permanent netting
• soil amelioration strategies and inputs
• obtaining expert advice on water use efficiency.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, you must:

• own, share-farm or lease a property that you use for commercial horticulture production (lessee of property must provide landlord consent in writing)
• have a commercial horticultural property located in an eligible groundwater subareas, and is subject to the 10% reduction to groundwater abstraction from 2028 under the 2022 Gnangara groundwater allocation plan
• conduct the majority of your primary production business in Western Australia
• operate as a sole trader, partnership, trust or private company
• hold a current Australian business number (ABN) and are registered for goods and services tax (GST).