NSW Critical Producer Grant

What is eligible for funding?

• Agriculture:
  • provision of feed supply to assist in animal production (up to 50% of total funding)
  • replacing or repairing damaged, non-insured physical assets, including internal fencing and internal access paths/tracks
  • replacing directly damaged physical assets to a standard that promotes future resilience
  • clearing storm and flood damage including, but not limited to, removal of silt, gravel, damaged goods and other debris
  • hiring or leasing equipment or materials, including machinery fuel, to rectify damage to property, physical assets, equipment or inventory
  • undertaking remedial earthworks and erosion management works due to storm and flood erosion that promote future resilience
  • replacing livestock lost as a result of the Events
  • replacing plant stock for crop rebuilding or pasture re-establishment and standard replanting activity costs (no more than one replanting cycle)
  • veterinary or pest management supplies/services for:
    • flood-affected herds to maintain the health of livestock
    • flood-affected pasture fields to maintain the health of plant stock and crops
  • accessing technical, environmental and business advice
  • The eligible activities covered above may be considered if it has been deemed to be re-damaged from a subsequent natural disaster and suffers additional damage.
• Horticulture:
  • replacing or repairing damaged, non-insured or under-insured physical assets, including irrigation systems, pumps, poles, trellises, netting, greenhouses, internal fencing and internal access paths/tracks
  • replacing directly damaged physical assets to a standard that promotes future resilience
  • clearing storm and flood damage including, but not limited to, removal of silt, gravel, damaged goods and other debris
  • hiring or leasing equipment or materials, including machinery fuel, to rectify damage to property, physical assets, equipment or inventory
  • undertaking remedial earthworks and erosion management works due to storm and flood erosion that promote future resilience
  • replacing plant stock for crop or tree rebuilding and standard replanting activity costs (no more than one replanting cycle)
  • pest management supplies/service for flood-affected pasture fields to maintain the health of plant stock and crops
  • accessing technical, environmental and business advice
  • The eligible activities covered above may be considered if it has been deemed to be re-damaged and suffers additional damage from a subsequent natural disaster.
• Aquaculture & Commercial Fishing:
  • replacing or repairing damaged, non-insured or under-insured physical assets, including shellfish cultivation equipment, pipes, pumps, tanks, shellfish graders, processing equipment, land depot sheds and boats, or commercial fishing equipment
  • replacing directly damaged physical assets to a standard that promotes future resilience
  • clearing storm and flood damage including, but not limited to, removal of silt, gravel, damaged goods and other debris
  • hiring or leasing equipment or materials, including machinery fuel, to rectify damage to property, physical assets, equipment or inventory
  • for aquaculture, the purchase of oyster/mussel spat or suitable alternative to replace oysters or mussels that were lost or died as a result of the events
  • critical business costs associated with re-establishing production in 2022-2023, i.e. licences and fees that have not already been covered by a fee waiver or other program
  • pest management supplies/service for flood-affected stock
  • accessing technical, environmental and business advice
  • eligible activities covered above, may be considered if it suffers additional damage from a subsequent natural disaster.
• Forestry:
  • replacement and/or restoration of key physical assets on landholdings managed for PNF or authorised timber plantation area;
  • the costs of road and snig track stabilisation and/or sediment control in flood-affected landholdings with an existing PNF Plan or authorised timber plantation area;
  • the costs of groundcover reestablishment and/or erosion sedimentation control on landholdings with an existing PNF Plan or authorised timber plantation area.