Freight Subsidies – Primary Producers

This program as to provide freight subsidies for eligible primary producers located within a disaster-declared area in Queensland under joint Commonwealth/State Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA), or where a primary producer has a current Individual Disaster Stricken Property (IDSP) declaration.

Freight subsidies of up to $5,000 is available per property per disaster event.

Please contact the administrator for a list of council areas which are currently activated for NDRRA assistance.

Eligible applicants include primary producers who must:
- Be located within a disaster-declared area under Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA).
- Hold a current Individual Disaster Stricken Property (IDSP) declaration.

For the purpose of this program, a primary producer is a person who spends the majority of their labour on, and derives the majority of their income from, a primary production enterprise.

Eligible activities include movement of materials such as:
- Emergency fodder for livestock to the primary producer's home property.
- Building, fencing materials, machinery and equipment.
- Animals purchased for restocking as a result of the disaster.

Individual primary producers suffering extensive property damage are invited to contact the Queensland Department of Primary Industries to arrange for an IDSP inspection by a Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF).