Coordinated Emergency Fodder Support Package - 2025 North and Far North Tropical Low

About

The Coordinated Emergency Fodder Support Package aims to assist the state government with the extraordinary costs of undertaking emergency livestock support activities to ensure primary producers have access to emergency fodder crucial for sustaining cattle and mitigating the impacts of flooding and loss of pasture in areas impacted by the North and Far North Tropical Low, commencing 29 January 2025.

• This assistance measure is designed to assist landholders/lessee who have had 30 per cent or more of their grazing area affected by the disaster OR animals isolated on island.
• Landholder/Lessee is unable to source or supply fodder themselves or have no farm feed sources including pasture or stored fodder.
• Landholder/Lessee has made genuine attempts to source their own fodder. 

Eligibility

The primary focus of the Coordinated Emergency Fodder Support Package will be the following local government areas (LGAs):

• Flinders Shire Council
• Charters Towers Regional Council

The Coordinated Emergency Fodder Support Package will also be implemented in the following LGAs based on need:

• Burdekin Shire Council
• Cairns Regional Council
• Cassowary Coast Regional Council
• Hinchinbrook Shire Council
• Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council
• Townsville City Council
• Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council

To check eligibility, please see the latest activation summary. for this event.

Status 

Guidelines  are currently under development

Administering agency

Department of Primary Industries (DPI)

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