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Professional Advice and Planning Grants
extended to June 2009
If your farm enterprise is in an Exceptional Circumstance
declared area:
This grant will:
- assist farmers to prepare for and
manage the risks associated with drought and
climatic variability
- assist in maintaining Australia’s agricultural
and environmental resource base during period
of extreme climate stress
- assist in early recovery of farm businesses
from drought or climatic variability.
This grant is available to eligible farm enterprises
until 12 June 2009.
The Professional Advice and Planning Grants (up
to $5,500, GST inclusive) aim to enable eligible
farm enterprises to access professional business,
financial advice and planning assistance for the
purpose of developing written business plans incorporating
drought and risk management strategies.
Planning must commence with a viability assessment
(if required). Remaining funds will be directed
towards obtaining professional advice and planning
assistance to develop a Drought Management Plan
or a business plan incorporating drought and risk
management strategies.
There is also the scope for the applicant to
access an additional $2,200 to re-evaluate Drought
Management Plans after a minimum of 6 months.
To access the additional funds you must have completed
a Drought Management Plan. Applicants must apply
for and use the re-evaluation grant prior to the
program end date.
Re-evaluation of the Drought Management Plan
must occur before 30 June 2009.
Application forms are available at any Centrelink
office or you can download from http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/forms/p.htm.
Lawry Agribusiness can assist in developing
a plan to suits your needs, the financiers needs,
and the needs of the property that will impact
the future and keep you in business for years
to come.
Please call us on (07) 4632 9346 to discuss
the services we can offer.
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