Noosa News
Millions in flood recovery grants for Queensland farmers still on offer
Only $66 million of the Federal Government’s $300 million grant assistance scheme to rebuild after the worst floods in a generation has been claimed by North Queensland farmers.
Key points:
- Just 22 per cent of the $300 million allocated to the flood recovery program for producers has been claimed
- Some people blame ongoing drought and high cattle prices for the slow up take of the grants
- The grant deadline has been extended
Monsoonal flooding in February 2019 dumped two years worth of rain in just days on properties from Cloncurry to the coastal Burdekin region, causing up to $2 billion in losses.
Despite the Commonwealth establishing the North Queensland Livestock Industry Recovery Agency and appointing former Northern Territory chief…
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