NSW Growers – Additional disaster assistance available

Additional support has been announced for Primary Producers in New South Wales affected by the East Coast Severe Weather event from 18 May 2025. This funding is provided under Category D of the Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) and is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW Governments. For information go online here: https://www.raa.nsw.gov.au/disaster-assistance/declarations

The package will be available through grants administered by the NSW Rural Assistance Authority that enable eligible primary producers to access up to $75,000 in assistance. Eligible primary producers can apply for grants of up to $75,000 to assist with:

• Clean-up and debris removal
• Repairing damaged infrastructure and equipment
• Restocking and replanting
• Replacing lost or damaged assets
• Restoring operations to pre-disaster levels

These grants are designed to support rapid recovery and help producers return to business as quickly as possible.

Support is available to primary producers in declared disaster areas under AGRN 1212, covering regions impacted by the East Coast flooding in May. Affected Local Government Areas (LGAs) are listed on the NSW Disaster Assistance website.

Primary producers may also be eligible for other DRFA measures, including:

• Emergency hardship payments for individuals and households
• Disaster Recovery Allowance and lump sum payments via Services Australia
• Disaster loans for farmers through the NSW Rural Assistance Authority

The East Coast severe weather event caused widespread damage across NSW, including the loss of livestock, destruction of fencing and crops and significant infrastructure damage.

This funding aims to provide immediate and practical support to help producers recover and rebuild.

This article appears as part of the 7 July 2025 edition of Guacamole, our enewsletter.

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