Loans to support new plantation development and the replanting of bushfire-damaged plantations

Overview

This loan scheme aims to support plantation expansion across Australia and increase domestic wood supply and the growth of regional economies and communities.

Loans are available for:

• purchasing land for developing a plantation
• costs involved in establishing a plantation
• replanting bushfire damaged plantations as a result of the 2019-20 Black Summer Bushfires.

Eligible activities may include:

• purchase of land for developing a plantation
• site preparation
• fencing
• roading
• installing irrigation or drainage systems
• purchase and planting of seeds
• payment of labour
• insurance costs
• other working capital.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, applicants must:

• operate as an Australian sole trader, partnership, company or trust
• hold suitable insurance
• hold an Australian business number (ABN) and be registered for goods and services tax (GST)
• have the capacity to repay the loan.

Applicants will also be required to:

• demonstrate preparedness to become involved, or be involved, in the plantation forestry industry
• have an endorsed Plantation Management Plan
• have existing debt and secure the support of a commercial lender for the proposed plantation loan.