Primary Producers Grants in Australia

Grants up to $75,000 available to assist directly impacted primary producers with costs of clean-up and reinstatement following the North and Far North Tropical Low disaster (29 January - 28 February 2025). Funding covers equipment and materials hire/purchase, debris removal, fencing replacement, labour costs, livestock replacement, crop replacement, and other recovery-related expenses.

This program provides subsidies to NSW primary producers affected by declared natural disasters for the transport of fodder and/or water to a property, stock to/from agistment, stock to sale or slaughter, or bee or oyster movements. The subsidy covers 50% of road transport costs (GST exclusive) or water-based vessel movements for oysters, up to a maximum distance of 1500 km for road transport.

Financial assistance for primary producers in disaster-affected areas to cover transport freight costs associated with livestock emergency response and recovery. Eligible expenses include moving emergency fodder, stock removal, building replacement, fencing repairs, and machinery/equipment costs. Provides 50% reimbursement of emergency freight costs up to $5,000.

Provides tax deductions for certain depreciating assets used in primary production, including water facilities, fencing assets, fodder storage assets, and horticultural plants. The decline in value of these assets is calculated using special rules rather than standard uniform capital allowance principles.

A free, no-obligation service that provides primary producers with access to an independent consultant to review business strategies, analyze financial position, and develop options for resolving underlying debt issues including debt restructure. The service includes a comprehensive report on the farm business's past, present, and projected financial position with recommendations.

This targeted program provides funding to primary producers who hold a pastoral lease within the 2025 Inland River Flood event flood scar and suffered direct impact as a result of the disaster. Funding supports clean-up, relief and recovery costs, as well as immediate recovery activities needed to rebuild primary production enterprises.