Murray-Darling Basin Small Block Irrigators Exit Grant package

An exit grant of up to $150,000 is available to eligible farmers who wish to leave irrigation. In addition, a grant of up to $20,000 is available for removal of permanent plantings and other production-related infrastructure and a grant of up to $10,000 is available for advice and training. An irrigator may be eligible for the exit grant if: on 20 September 2008, they owned up to 15 hectares of farm land; or if on 13 February 2009, they owned more than 15 hectares of farm land and up to 40 hectares of farm land; and - owned at least 10 megalitres of permanent entitlements to extract water from a watercourse that meet the criteria for the Restoring the Balance in the Murray-Darling Basin program; and - are prepared to sell all of their permanent entitlements to extract water from a watercourse that meet the criteria for the Restoring the Balance in the Murray-Darling Basin program, and any acquired since that date, to the Commonwealth; and - their property is located in the Murray-Darling Basin; and - they are willing to remove all permanent plantings and on-farm irrigation infrastructure; and - they are willing to give an undertaking that neither they nor their farm land will be involved in irrigated farming for at least five years. Applications to Centrelink for the package close on 30 June 2009.

Organisation

Centrelink

Phone Details

Phone: 1800 050 015

Website

Murray-Darling Basin Support