Coordinated Livestock Support and Disposal Package $5.75 million
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The jointly funded Australian and Queensland Government (50:50) coordinated livestock support and disposal package is to reimburse Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, primary producers and local governments for the extraordinary costs of undertaking livestock welfare activities in impacted areas following the Northern and Central Queensland Monsoon and Flooding event (20 December 2022 - 30 April 2023).
The objectives of the coordinated livestock support and disposal package are to:
- Cover the extraordinary costs of livestock welfare activities over and above assistance already provided to eligible applicants including but not exclusively:
- Aerial surveillance of livestock
- Aerial mustering of livestock to safety/areas of refuge
- Transportation and supply costs of fuel, water and fodder positioning including staging
- Costs of euthanising distressed livestock and burial/carcass disposal
- Urgent repair to fencing for exclusion of stock from public areas
- Urgent repairs to vehicles and equipment to enable recovery commencement
- Ensure eligible organisations receive the necessary support for these additional costs, enabling the community to transition to recovery, and focus on becoming more resilient following the NCQ Monsoon
Funding acknowledgement
This program is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments to support Queensland communities in their recovery from Northern and Central Queensland Monsoon and Flooding, 20 December 2022 - 30 April 2023.
Status
Applications closed on Friday 29 December 2023.
Eligible councils
- Boulia Shire Council
- Burke Shire Council
- Carpentaria Shire Council
- Cloncurry Shire Council
- Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council
- Mornington Shire Council
- Mount Isa City Council
Administering agency
- For local governments and Department of Agriculture and Fisheries contact the relevant Queensland Reconstruction Authority Regional Liaison Officer
- For primary producers contact the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority (QRIDA)
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