Rural Landholders Encouraged to Apply for Recovery Grants Following Tropical Low Damage

Rural landholders impacted by the North and Far North Tropical Low between 29th January and 28th February 2025 are being reminded that financial assistance remains available, with applications for the Rural Landholder Recovery Grant Scheme closing on 13th February 2026.

The scheme provides grants of up to $10,000 to assist eligible landholders with clean-up and reinstatement activities after direct damage to primary production enterprises. The funding is jointly provided by the Australian Government and the Queensland Government through the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

The grant is designed to help cover the costs of recovery work such as repairing fences, restoring infrastructure, and returning properties to operational condition following the severe weather event.

Who can apply?
To be eligible, applicants must own or lease at least 10 hectares of land within a declared disaster area and operate a primary production enterprise. Landholders must also have earned at least $20,000 in gross income from primary production in the financial year before the disaster and hold an Australian Business Number (ABN) at the time of the event.

Additional eligibility requirements include:

• The property must be located in a declared disaster area for the event
• Applicants must intend to re-establish their primary production enterprise
• Combined off-farm income must not exceed $250,000
• Applicants must not have already received other disaster-related grants or loans for the same event
• Declared disaster areas

How to apply
To apply, landholders within the Hinchinbrook Shire must submit a completed application form along with supporting documentation, including proof of land ownership or lease, five to ten photographs of damage, evidence of expenditure, and insurance details where applicable.

Applications can be submitted online via QRIDA’s Application Portal, or by downloading the application form and submitting it by email or post. Applicants using the paper form are advised to download and save the document before completing it, and to avoid sending original documents by mail.

With just weeks remaining before applications close, eligible rural landholders are encouraged to review the guidelines and apply as soon as possible to access this recovery support and continue rebuilding after the 2025 tropical low event.