More funding and an extension on grant application deadlines will assist flood-affected farmers and landowners regroup following the June floods.
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Minister for Primary Industries and Water Jeremy Rockliff recently announced that the state government would fund a $2 million Agricultural Landscape Rehabilitation Scheme, which will target landowners and communities seeking to rehabilitate their damaged land and stream systems following the June floods.
Mr Rockliff said the three regional Natural Resource Management groups would be involved in delivering the scheme, to be opened on Monday, December 19.
Part of the announcement included corrections on “boundary anomalies” for landowners struggling to access the National Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangement grants.
The changes include a 2 kilometre buffer extension “from the middle of a natural water course that defines LGA boundaries, and a 100 metre buffer for LGA boundaries where the 2 kilometre extension doesn’t apply”.
In November a North-West farmer was refused relief funding as his property is split by the Cam River which defines the local government boundaries of Burnie, classified as ineligible for funding, and Waratah-Wynyard, classified as eligible.
Mr Rockliff also announced an extension of deadlines for the category C Primary Producer Clean-up Grants to March 31, 2017.
The Primary Producer grants of up to $10,000 are designed to assist primary producers in cleaning up their properties and are available in eight local government areas.
For details on the Agricultural Landscape Rehabilitation Scheme call 6165 4404.
For details on the Primary Producer grants call 6777 2233.
For the most up to date information on flood recovery assistance follow the Tasmanian Flood Recovery Taskforce Facebook page or visit FarmPoint. Information on the primary producers grant is also available on the Disaster Assist website.
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