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- 2025 flood assistance - Primary Producers
Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment
- Delivered by:
Services Australia
- Purpose:
To help you if you’ve been directly affected by this declared disaster. If the disaster caused major damage to your home or a major asset or assets that you own at your home you were seriously injured you’re the immediate family member of an Australian citizen or resident who died or is missing.
- Criteria:
- The is now available for those affected by severe weather and flooding in Western Queensland.
- You can apply if you live in the Local Government Areas of Barcoo Shire Council, Bulloo Shire Council, Longreach Regional Council, Paroo Shire Council, Quilpie Shire Council and Winton Shire Council.
- You have until 29 September 2025 to make a claim
- Amount Available / Cost to Access :
A lump sum payment provides $1,000 to each eligible adult and $400 for each eligible child.
- Contact Details/Links:
www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/western-queensland-heavy-rain-and-flooding-march-2025
- How to Apply:
www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/how-to-claim-west-qld-heavy-rain-and-flooding-mar-2025-agdrp
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Aussie Helpers - Financial & WellBeing Support
- Delivered by:
Aussie Helpers
- Purpose:
Help farmers, farming families and communities with financial support and wellbeing assistance
- Criteria:
Farmers and farming families
- Amount Available / Cost to Access :
providing animal feed, financial assistance, food hampers, fuel cards, laptops, school fee support, student tutoring, access to mental health services, and little luxuries like Christmas hampers and gifts for kids.
- Contact Details/Links:
- How to Apply:
- Online Application: https://aussiehelpers.org.au/farmer-support-application/
- Phone: 1300 665 232
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- Address: PO Box 405, Charleville QLD 4470, Australia
- Details
Farm Angels
- Delivered by:
Farm Angels
- Purpose:
Relief for individuals or families carrying on farming or primary production businesses who are or have been affected by droughts, floods or natural disasters. Including financial assistance &
- Amount Available / Cost to Access :
- Farm Angels provides financial assistance, food hampers, care packs and personalised support
- Direct financial support through Mastercard Gift Cards
- Contact Details/Links:
- How to Apply:
Online Application: https://farmangels.org.au/get-support/assistance-application/ or Phone: 07 4662 7371
- Details
Emergency Fodder
Emergency Fodder
- Delivered by:
Local Councils
- How to Apply:
Please contact your local disaster management group (your local council) urgently if you need fodder for your livestock. Council Contact Details: https://brnw.ch/21wRGbS
- Details
Rural Aid Counselling Support
- Delivered by:
Rural Aid
- Purpose:
Rural Aid offers free, confidential counselling to farmers and their family. They conduct counselling at the place that best suits, on farm, in town or over the phone. Rural Aid counsellors are professionally trained to help support people navigate all kinds of life challenges but come with an understanding of the unique needs of rural people.
- Criteria:
Farmers, farming family members and farm workers can all contact this number to gain information about counselling, gain support and complete our intake process to be linked in with a counsellor.
- Amount Available / Cost to Access :
All services are free and the person does not have to be a primary producer. Farmers are supported with practical strategies to help them get back on track.
- Contact Details/Links:
- How to Apply:
- Counselling Intake Line – 1300 175 594
- Staffed Monday to Friday 9-4pm AEDST.
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