Support for WA wheatbelt farmers to develop water supply options

Overview

This voucher program is designed for Wheatbelt farmers in Western Australia who are already planning to drill for groundwater and want to know where to drill to target a bedrock aquifer.

Applicants will be expected to:

• cover the costs of drilling and undertake drilling prior to May 2027
• work collaboratively with the WaterSmart Farms team
• allow access to their properties for surveys and monitoring.

Financial and practical support is available, including:

• vouchers valued at up to $10,000 (excluding GST) for eligible ground-based geophysical surveys
• a maximum of 2 drill incentive vouchers of $5,000 (excluding GST), to drill at sites informed by the geophysical surveys
• a geophysical survey of the property using the WaterSmart Farms methodology
• drill location coordinates and instruction notes for the driller
• access to expert advice from researchers and hydrogeologists.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, applicants must:

• be the landowner (or have legal rights to access, explore and drill on the land)
• have an intent to drill for water before May 2027
• be a primary producer
• be located with the Wheatbelt groundwater exploration eligibility area.