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Victorian support for flood-affected businesses, farmers and community sport

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Funding and support is now available for flood-affected businesses, not-for-profits, farmers and community sport organisations.

Victorian businesses, primary producers and community sport organisations with direct damage due to the 2022 Victorian floods can now access more support through an $877 million Commonwealth and Victorian Governments recovery support package.

The new Business and Community Sport […]

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Rural Aid flood assistance

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Are you a primary producer in need of flood assistance?

Rural Aid is proud of its support of farmers and rural communities suffering the effects of drought, flood, fire or natural disaster.

Farmers are a proud bunch. Many won’t ask for help. Some suffer in silence, but Rural Aid is changing that.

To allow Rural […]

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$150,000 instant asset write-off extended

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Asset investment write-off extension gives farmers and suppliers options

Farmers have applauded the federal government’s decision to extend its $150,000 instant asset investment write-off offer until December after many businesses highlighted the previous deadline was too short to make practical use of the incentive.

The instant investment depreciation write-off was initially announced in […]

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On-Farm Drought Resilience Grants

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Agriculture Victoria

Increased drought assistance being provided to Victorian farmers

The Victorian Government through Agriculture Victoria of the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (Agriculture Victoria) has established the On-Farm Drought Resilience Grant Program to assist eligible farm businesses to invest in on-farm drought preparedness and to seek business advice.

A grant of up to […]

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Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) interest free Drought loans

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Earlier this year the Government announced changes to the Drought loan scheme.

The biggest change is the enhancement of Drought loan terms to offer 2 years interest-free, 3 years interest only and 5 years principal and interest.

These loans are for amounts of up to $2 million.

Key points:

Drought loans are available for farmers […]

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