2024-02-14
Applications are now open to ACT rural leaseholders for rebates to install, repair or replace water infrastructure for their livestock or permanent horticultural plantings.
ssions Reduction Shane Rattenbury said the scheme will help address the damage caused by natural disasters to rural ACT properties.
ACT Minister for the Environment, Parks and Land Management Rebecca Vassarotti said these rebates will assist farmers to install, repair or replace water infrastructure for livestock as well as permanent horticulture plantings. This rebate will also help to improve rural resilience to drought.
Applications close at 5pm Monday 8 April 2024, or when funding has been fully allocated.
For more information on eligibility and how to apply, visit the ACT Environment website.
Quotes attributable to ACT Minister for the Environment, Parks and Land Management
Rebecca Vassarotti:
“These rebates are available to ACT farm owners who manage existing permanent horticulture plantings like olives, grapes, truffles or orchards in the ACT, so I strongly encourage those people to apply.
“I’m committed to supporting ACT rural landholders in a changing climate. In addition to this rebate scheme, we regularly award the ACT Rural Resilience Grants to projects that support sustainable farming practices and improves the condition of natural resources across the Territory.”