Exceptional Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants – North QLD Monsoon Trough

This program provides funding to primary producers and businesses impacted by the North QLD monsoon trough, associated Cyclone Koji and severe weather, commencing 24 December 2025.
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Closing date: Wednesday 6 January 2027 Wed 6 Jan 2027

Application detail:

Closing date for primary producers is 6 January 2027 and closing date for small businesses is 15 January 2027.

What do you get?

Funding of up to $75,000 for primary producers and up to $25,000 for small businesses.

Who is this for?

Primary producers and businesses affected by North QLD monsoon trough, associated Cyclone Koji and severe weather, commencing 24 December 2025.

Overview

Eligible clean-up, reinstatement activities and emergency measures include:

  • equipment and materials to undertake clean-up
  • additional labour costs (above and beyond normal wage expenditure, i.e. day-to-day staffing)
  • disposing of damaged goods and stock, including associated costs
  • repairs to buildings (other than housing)
  • reconditioning/repairing essential plant and equipment
  • purchase or hire/lease costs for equipment essential to the immediate resumption of the business
  • payment for tradespeople to conduct safety inspections
  • essential repairs to premises and internal fittings that is not covered by insurance.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, you must:

  • hold an Australian business number (ABN) and have held that ABN at the time of the disaster
  • be located in the defined disaster area for the eligible disaster that has suffered direct damage as a result of the eligible disaster
  • be primarily responsible for meeting the costs claimed in the application
  • intend to re-establish the undertaking in the same area.

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