Exclusion Fence Restitution Program

About

The $105 million Exclusion Fence Restitution Program is to provide grants up to $500,000 to eligible primary producers to rebuild damaged or destroyed fencing and help contain and protect surviving livestock following the Western Queensland Surface Trough and Associated Rainfall and Flooding, commencing 21 March – 19 May 2025 event.

Eligibility

The Exclusion Fence Restitution Fund is targeted to eligible applicants in the eligible local government areas listed below. The Department of Primary Industries has engaged service providers Remote Area Planning and Development Board (RAPAD) and Quilpie Shire Council (QSC), to deliver the grants across the following eligible local government areas: 

Funding acknowledgement

This program is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments under the joint Commonwealth-state Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) to support Queensland communities in their recovery from the Western Queensland Surface Trough and Associated Rainfall and Flooding event, commencing 21 March – 19 May 2025.

Administering agency

Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA).

Delivery agency

Department of Primary Industries (DPI). 

How to apply

The Department of Primary Industries has engaged service providers Remote Area Planning and Development Board (RAPAD) and Quilpie Shire Council (QSC), to deliver the grants. More information is available via the RAPAD and QSC websites: