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North Queensland Restocking, Replanting and On-farm Infrastructure Grant

North Queensland Restocking, Replanting and On-farm Infrastructure co-contribution Grants of up to $400,000 are available to assist primary producers impacted by the North and Far North Queensland Monsoon Trough.

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What assistance is available?

Co-contribution grants of up to $400,000 are available to eligible primary production enterprises for:

  • restocking lost livestock
  • replanting lost or damaged crops or permanent plantings
  • restoring or replacing lost or damaged on-farm infrastructure.

Applications close 30 June 2022.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this grant you must:

  • make a co-contribution of cash funds to match grant funds requested (your contribution can include funds on hand, funds already spent on restoration, or loans) 
  • work most of your time and earn most of your income from your primary production enterprise, or have the potential to do so
  • demonstrate your primary production enterprise will be financially viable once you have made use of the grant
  • own a primary production enterprise in one of the below defined disaster areas.

Defined disaster areas

  • Burdekin Shire Council 
  • Burke Shire Council 
  • Carpentaria Shire Council 
  • Charters Towers Regional Council 
  • Cloncurry Shire Council 
  • Douglas Shire Council 
  • Etheridge Shire Council 
  • Flinders Shire Council 
  • Hinchinbrook Shire Council 
  • McKinlay Shire Council 
  • Richmond Shire Council 
  • Townsville City Council 
  • Whitsunday Regional Council 
  • Winton Shire Council 

The North Queensland Restocking, Replanting & On-farm Infrastructure Grants are funded by the Australian Government and administered by QRIDA. 

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Apply here for the North Queensland Restocking, Replanting and On-farm Infrastructure co-contribution Grant

Frequently asked questions

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  • No. As of the 1 July 2020, you can now apply for a Restocking, Replanting and On-farm Infrastructure Grant without needing to have acquired a Special Disaster Assistance Recovery Grant.

  • Yes. Grant funds may be used to pay for agistment costs (including costs associated with having livestock on stock routes) in order to maintain existing or replacement stock in circumstances where:

    • fencing or other on-farm infrastructure is still to be repaired, or
    • pasture on your property has been damaged and requires renovation or simply time to regenerate.

    Note: Should agistment form part of your regular operations then these normal operating costs are not able to be claimed under the Grant.

  • The cost of riverbank repair may be an eligible activity under the scheme. However, this will depend on the specific repairs being proposed.

    Riverbank repairs normally require approval from the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy and/or the relevant local River Trust Authority prior to works being undertaken.

  • No. QRIDA will pay 50 percent of invoice amounts for items claimed, exclusive of GST. This is because you will be able to claim the GST component of your purchases when you lodge your Business Activity Statement with the Australian Taxation Office.

  • Yes. As you lost livestock in the disaster area, you are able to apply to replace them under this scheme. A copy of your agistment or feed lotting agreement and details of the lost livestock numbers must be included in your application.

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