ON-FARM EMERGENCY WATER INFRASTRUCTURE REBATE SCHEME VIC
Rebates for Victorian farmers to buy water infrastructure
Last Updated: 08 November 2019
On-Farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme VIC
Applications close 30 June 2021 or when the funding allocation is exhausted, whichever occurs first.
A rebate of up to $25,000.
Drought affected Victorian livestock farmers.
Overview
On-Farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme provides drought affected livestock farmers with a rebate to help them with the costs of purchasing, installing and upgrading on-farm water infrastructure.
The rebate applies to the purchase and installation of emergency water infrastructure for livestock, including:
- pipes
- tanks and troughs associated with stock watering
- water pumps
- de-silting works of existing dams
- drilling new stock water bores and associated power supply eg generators
- material or equipment necessary to install infrastructure (excluding the purchase of machinery)
- any freight component to purchase and install the equipment
- professional installation costs to install infrastructure
What are the eligibility criteria?
To be eligible, you must:
- be a property owner, share-farmer or lessee in the grazing industry
- be registered as a primary producer with the Australian Tax Office, have an Australian Business Number (ABN) and are registered for GST
- own a property located in an eligible Local Government Area or provide evidence of severely depleted water storage or sources
- earn more than 50% of your gross income from your farm business under normal seasonal circumstances, or
- have commenced your farm business between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2018 and derive 50% of your gross income from the farm business within three years of the date of applying
Find out more about the eligibility criteria at On-Farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme.
How do you apply?
Find out more about how to apply at On-Farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme.
