WaterSmart Farms Voucher Program WA

This program provides funding and practical support to WA Wheatbelt farmers already planning to drill for groundwater.
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This grant is currently closed to applications

What do you get?

Vouchers up to the value of $20,000 and practical support.

Who is this for?

WA Wheat belt farmers planning to drill for groundwater.

Overview

This voucher program is designed for Wheatbelt farmers in Western Australia who are already planning to drill for groundwater and want to know where to drill to target a bedrock aquifer.

Applicants will be expected to:

  • cover the costs of drilling and undertake drilling prior to May 2027
  • work collaboratively with the WaterSmart Farms team
  • allow access to their properties for surveys and monitoring.

Financial and practical support is available, including:

  • vouchers valued at up to $10,000 (excluding GST) for eligible ground-based geophysical surveys
  • a maximum of 2 drill incentive vouchers of $5,000 (excluding GST), to drill at sites informed by the geophysical surveys
  • a geophysical survey of the property using the WaterSmart Farms methodology
  • drill location coordinates and instruction notes for the driller
  • access to expert advice from researchers and hydrogeologists.

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