Assistance for Queensland's disaster-impacted primary producers up to $75,000 support

Queensland Floods Photo YouTube Primary producers across Queensland hit by recent floods and cyclones can now access Extraordinary Disaster Assistance Grants of up to $75,000 to support their recovery journey. Assistance is being provided through Category D of the jointly-funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA). Federal Minister for Emergency Management David Littleproud said the grants are in addition to the freight subsidies and concessional loans already available to disaster-impacted primary producers in Goondiwindi, Cairns, Cassowary Coast, Hinchinbrook, Mareeba and Tablelands local government areas. “The floods in Southern Queensland in late March hit farmers hard when they were already vulnerable following several years of drought,” Minister Littleproud said. “Many of these farmers were looking forward to their first year of good crops, and now they face the loss of income from destroyed crops and reduced yields. “Other primary producers in the r...