Primary producers in Southern Queensland can receive free, impartial and confidential disaster recovery support
Primary producers in Southern Queensland can receive free, impartial and confidential disaster recovery support
About our disaster recovery support
If you’re a primary producer in Southern Queensland, we offer free, impartial and confidential support to help your farm business recover from a range of disasters including:
- flood
- bushfire
- hail
- cyclone.
How we can help
Our local Financial Counsellors have a detailed understanding of the disaster recovery process and can provide immediate help to access available funding. Together with supporting your farm business in the medium and longer term.
We can assist you on the phone, via an online meeting or visit your farm business (when it’s safe to do so).
Immediate assistance – accessing grants, disaster assistance and financial support
Our local Financial Counsellors simplify the process and can help your farm business:
- identify what grants, disaster assistance and financial support are available in your area and whether you are eligible
- help you understand the funding available, including what the application forms are asking and gathering required documents.
We can help your farm business access funding you’re eligible for from the Queensland Government and Australian Government, together with available funding from other providers that service your area.
Government funding available for recent disasters in Southern Queensland can be found below.
Western Queensland surface trough and associated rainfall and flooding
Commencing 21 March 2025
| Available from | About the funding | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Government | Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment Lump sum payment to help you if you’ve been directly affected by the Western Queensland disaster. | $1,000 per adult $400 for each child younger than 16 |
| Queensland Government | Emergency Hardship Assistance Grant to help people affected by a disaster to get food, clothing, medical supplies and temporary accommodation. | $180 per person (up to $900 for a family of 5 or more) |
| Queensland Government | Disaster Freight Subsidy Subsidy to assist primary producers with moving fodder, animals, and equipment. | Up to $5,000 |
| QRIDA | Exceptional Disaster Assistance Recovery Grant Grant to assist primary producers with the costs of clean-up and reinstatement. | Up to $75,000 |
| QRIDA | Disaster Assistance (Essential Working Capital) Loan Loan to assist primary producers with essential working capital for expenses. | Up to $100,000 |
| QRIDA | Disaster Assistance Loan Loan to assist primary producers with re-establishing normal operations. | Up to $250,000 |
Tropical Cyclone Alfred and severe weather
1-16 March 2025
| Available from | About the funding | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Queensland Government | Disaster Freight Subsidy Subsidy to assist primary producers with moving fodder, animals, and equipment | Up to $5,000 |
| QRIDA | Exceptional Disaster Assistance Recovery Grant Grant to assist primary producers with the costs of clean-up and reinstatement. | Up to $25,000 |
| QRIDA | Disaster Assistance (Essential Working Capital) Loan Loan to assist primary producers with essential working capital for expenses. | Up to $100,000 |
| QRIDA | Disaster Assistance Loan Loan to assist primary producers with re-establishing normal operations. | Up to $250,000 |
Tropical Cyclone Kirrily, associated rainfall and flooding
25 January – 26 February 2024
| Available from | About the funding | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Queensland Government | Disaster Freight Subsidy Subsidy to assist primary producers with moving fodder, animals, and equipment. | Up to $5,000 |
| QRIDA | Disaster Assistance (Essential Working Capital) Loan Loan to assist primary producers with essential working capital for expenses. | Up to $100,000 |
| QRIDA | Disaster Assistance Loan Loan to assist primary producers with re-establishing normal operations. | Up to $250,000 |
South Queensland severe storms and rainfall
24 December 2023 – 3 January 2024
| Available from | About the funding | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Queensland Government | Disaster Freight Subsidy Subsidy to assist primary producers with moving fodder, animals, and equipment. | Up to $5,000 |
| QRIDA | Disaster Assistance (Essential Working Capital) Loan Loan to assist primary producers with essential working capital for expenses. | Up to $100,000 |
| QRIDA | Disaster Assistance Loan Loan to assist primary producers with re-establishing normal operations. | Up to $250,000 |
Southern Queensland fires
8 September – 7 November 2023
| Available from | About the funding | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Queensland Government | Personal Hardship Financial Assistance Funding to assist the costs of essentials like food, clothing and medicine. | See Queensland Government website |
| Queensland Government | Disaster Freight Subsidy Subsidy to assist primary producers with moving fodder, animals, and equipment. | Up to $5,000 |
| QRIDA | Disaster Assistance (Essential Working Capital) Loan Loan to assist primary producers with essential working capital for expenses. | Up to $100,000 |
| QRIDA | Disaster Assistance Loan Loan to assist primary producers with re-establishing normal operations. | Up to $250,000 |
Medium term assistance – your recovery plan and finance
Your financial position may be impacted for 12 months or more after the disaster. As a result, you may need to:
- develop a recovery plan for your farm business
- renegotiate your existing financial commitments with your financiers and creditors
- raise additional finance to support your farm business.
Our local Financial Counsellors can assist in this process by helping you:
- understand your financial situation and work with you to develop an effective recovery plan
- identify your finance options
- ensure the plan you present to your bank, Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority (QRIDA), Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) or your creditors is well prepared and considered – we may also be able to support you in having these discussions.
Longer term assistance – increasing farm business resilience
As you put your plans into place after this disaster event, you may want to consider:
- how you can be better prepared in the future
- whether there are opportunities to do things differently as you rebuild your farm business.
Our local Financial Counsellors can assist you in developing a Farm Business Resilience Plan and accessing a QRIDA Preparedness Grant for this purpose. A QRIDA Preparedness Grant may be able to support you to undertake on-farm capital improvements that will improve the preparedness of your property.
How to access disaster recovery support
To access our free, impartial and confidential disaster recovery assistance:
- get in touch with your local Rural Financial Counsellor
- call 07 4622 5500
- make an appointment.
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