Further assistance to Queensland farmers welcome

eastAUSmilk welcomes the announcement of further assistance for farmers in south east Queensland from tropical Alfred which occurred in March this year. Previously category C was announced allowing farmers to claim up to $25,000 in costs to repair damage from the cyclone. This has now been increased to a category D with farmers able to claim up to $75,000.

This assistance is in line with the funding available to dairy farmers in the mid north coast of NSW from flooding that occurred in May this year.

“The costs of rebuilding from extreme weather events are often very high when all costs and lost income are taken into account. The announcement of category D is very welcome news and will allow farmers to properly rebuild after the devastation felt by some dairy farmers”, said Joe Bradley, president of eastAUSmilk.

“It is very positive to see both the Federal and Queensland governments proactively and appropriately assist farmers from extreme weather events,” said Mr Bradley.

We look forward to continuing to work with the Federal and Queensland governments on key activities that will help our farmers respond to weather events and help our industry grow over the next decade,” said Mr Bradley.

Joe Bradley - President, eastAUSmilk