Western Queensland floods—support for agribusiness
This information relates to the rainfall and flooding between 21 March–19 May 2025.
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 $5 million
- 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.