Western Queensland floods—support for agribusiness
Report damage
These reports help determine if you will need extra support during recovery.
Primary producer survey:
- Report any damages or losses to your farm through the disaster impact survey.
- Include date-stamped photos, which most mobile phone cameras do automatically.
- Only take photos if it is safe to do so.
Small business survey:
Access emergency fodder
Contact your local council to discuss arrangements for emergency fodder support.
Access financial assistance
Primary producers in eligible local government areas may be able to access:
- exclusion fencing recovery grants of up to $500,000 to re-establish networks of exclusion and cluster fencing. For more information and to apply, contact
- Remote Area Planning and Development Board (RAPAD) if you live in these local government areas
- Barcaldine
- Barcoo
- Blackall Tambo
- Boulia
- Diamantina
- Longreach
- Winton
- Quilpie Shire Council if you live in these areas
- Quilpie
- Balonne
- Bulloo
- Murweh
- Paroo.
- Remote Area Planning and Development Board (RAPAD) if you live in these local government areas
- freight subsidies of up to $5,000 per property to move essential materials such as fodder, building and fencing materials, machinery, and animals for restocking
- disaster assistance loans, up to $250,000
- disaster assistance (essential working capital) loans, up to $100,000
- exceptional disaster recovery assistance grants, up to $75,000.
Read more about the funding arrangements for financial assistance.
The Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS) assists with accessing government financial assistance and supports business recovery.
Affected smaller-scale producers and agriculture supply chain businesses can access small business support.
Manage livestock
- Manage diseases and health concerns in animals during and after a flood.
- Protect the safety and welfare of your animals during and after natural disasters.
- Safely dispose of animal carcasses.
- Get help to identify stray livestock.
Recover after flooding
- Support for agribusiness
- Assess your crops, pasture, machinery and animals
- Inspect and repair flood-damaged farm machinery
Minimise biosecurity risks
- Meet your general biosecurity obligation to prevent spread of pests and diseases.