Rural Landholder Recovery Grants Program - 2023 Northern Queensland Bushfires

About 

The $1 million Rural Landholder Recovery Grants Program will support the rural residential properties that do not meet the criteria for primary producer assistance. This funding is intended to provide financial support to assist with the extraordinary clean-up and reinstatement activities on rural residential properties and supported access to clean water, feed and safe fenced properties following the exceptional disaster event:

  • Northern Queensland Bushfires, 18 October - 8 December 2023

A rural landholder for the purposes of this assistance is defined as an owner or lessee of land of at least 10 hectares in the impacted area that sustained direct damage, that earns at least $20,000 per annum from a primary production enterprise on the affected property, but not more than $250,000 from other activities and is not eligible for DRFA primary producer assistance.

Eligibility

Grants will be available for those who reside in the following council areas:

  1. Cook Shire Council
  2. Mareeba Regional Council
  3. Tablelands Regional Council
  4. Flinders Shire Council
  5. McKinlay Shire Council.

Funding acknowledgement 

The package is funded by the Queensland Government using efficiencies realised under the joint Commonwealth-state Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) to support Queensland communities in their recovery from the Northern Queensland Bushfires, 18 October - 8 December 2023 event. 

Administering agency 

Queensland Reconstruction Authority

Delivery agency 

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) has engaged Queensland Rural Industry Development Authority (QRIDA) as the service provider for the Program. 

More information 

Media statement

 

Last updated 23 August 2024. QRA Reference: QRATF/24/6479.