North Queensland Restocking, Replanting & On-farm Infrastructure Grants

This program seeks to assist primary production enterprises impacted by the North and Far North Queensland Monsoon Trough of 25 January - 14 February 2019. It also assist in the cost of restocking lost livestock, replanting lost or damaged crops or permanent plantings, and restoring or replacing lost or damaged on-farm infrastructure.

Grants of up to $400,000 are available on a dollar-for-dollar matched funding basis.

A total funding pool of $300 million is available.

Eligible applicants must:
- Be a primary producer and have a primary production enterprise that is located in the eligible area and has suffered from:
a) Loss of livestock
b) Loss or damage to crops
c) Loss or damage to permanent plantings
d) Loss or damage to on-farm infrastructure as a direct consequence of the disaster event
- Be able to demonstrate and have verified the losses suffered as a result from the disaster event.
- Have been engaged in carrying on the primary production enterprise when affected by the disaster event.
- Have been approved for a grant under the Special Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants Scheme for primary producers in relation to damage caused to the primary production enterprise within the eligible area by the disaster event while the scheme is available, prior to applying for the Restocking, Replanting and On-farm Infrastructure Grants.
- Demonstrate the availability of funds to match grant funding requested with an equal cash cocontribution.
- Demonstrate the primary production enterprise will be financially viable and have the support of its commercial lenders after acquittal of both the grant amount provided and matched cocontribution funding, where relevant.
- Be solely responsible for incurring the costs claimed in the application.
- Own a primary production enterprise in one of the following Local Government Areas (LGAs):
a) Burdekin Shire Council
b) Burke Shire Council
c) Carpentaria Shire Council
d) Charters Towers Regional Council
e) Cloncurry Shire Council
f) Douglas Shire Council
g) Etheridge Shire Council
h) Flinders Shire Council
i) Hinchinbrook Shire Council
j) McKinlay Shire Council
k) Richmond Shire Council
l) Townsville City Council
m) Whitsunday Regional Council
n) Winton Shire Council

Please refer to the Guidelines for the complete eligibility requirements.

Eligible costs include those that are associated with the following items:
- Replacing livestock that are assessed as being lost as a direct consequence of the disaster event.
- Replanting crops (including pasture) and/or permanent plantings that are assessed as being lost or damaged as a direct consequence of the disaster event.
- Transport or freight costs associated with the replacement of livestock, or the replanting of crops or permanent plantings.
- Replacing or repairing on-farm infrastructure that are assessed as lost or damaged as a direct consequence of the disaster event.

Please refer to the Guidelines for the complete list of eligible costs.

Applicants will not be eligible for a grant, or part of a grant, if the applicant:
- Does not meet the eligibility requirements set out at 4.1- 4.3 of the Guidelines.
- Has received, or has been approved to receive, financial assistance for costs associated with the items set out under 3.1 of the Guidelines from another government assistance scheme, however this does not preclude eligibility for the payment of grant monies for items outside of those for which government assistance has been received, or for amounts in excess of the value of the government assistance received.
- Is entitled to receive a payment under an insurance policy for costs directly associated with an item set out at 3.1 of the Guidelines, however this does not preclude eligibility for the payment of grant monies for items outside of those insured, or for amounts in excess of the value insured.