Funding for QLD rural landholders for clean and reinstatement activities

Overview

Funding is available for rural landholders located with local government areas activated for a 2023-24 disaster event.

Grants may be used to help pay for clean-up and reinstatement costs, including but not limited to:

• removing and disposing of flood related debris or damaged goods and materials
• removing and disposing of dead livestock, dangerous trees
• purchasing, hiring or leasing equipment or materials to clean a property, premises or equipment
• salvaging crops, grain or feed, or purchasing fodder to replace stock lost as a result of the event
• repairing or reinstating uninsured, flood damaged sheds, water tanks and water for stock, feed trays or fencing on the property, to pre-disaster standard only (excludes houses).

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, applicants must:

• be the owner or lessee under a long term lease, of land of at least 10 hectares (24.7 acres) in the defined disaster area on which the applicant operates a primary production enterprise
• hold an Australian business number (ABN), and have held that ABN at the time of the natural disaster
• in the financial year, have earned at least $20,000 gross income from the primary production enterprise on the affected property
• have been engaged in carrying on the primary production enterprise when affected by an eligible disaster
• intend to re-establish the primary production enterprise in the defined disaster area for an eligible disaster.