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Funding for VIC primary producers impacted by January 2026 bushfires
Overview
Grants to assist Victorian primary producers impacted by the January 2026 bushfires to pay for clean-up and reinstatement costs for primary production enterprises, including safety inspections, equipment hire/purchase, and debris and livestock removal.
Funding is available in two tiers (initial up-front Tier 1 payment and a subsequent Tier 2 payment) up to a total of $75,000.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, you must:
- be a primary producer
- derive at least 50% of your gross income from primary production in an average year
- have an Australian business number (ABN), and have held that ABN at the time of the natural disaster
- have a primary production enterprise located in an eligible location (located in the defined disaster area for the eligible disaster) and have suffered direct damage as a result of the eligible disaster
- intend to re-establish the primary production enterprise in the same community, region or sector
- and have been engaged in the primary production enterprise when affected by the eligible disaster
Local Government Areas included in the defined disaster area are:
- Alpine
- Ararat
- Benalla
- Campaspe
- Colac Otway
- Corangamite
- East Gippsland
- Golden Plains
- Greater Bendigo
- Horsham
- Lake Mountain Alpine Resort (unincorporated)
- Macedon Ranges
- Mansfield
- Mildura
- Mitchell
- Moira
- Mount Alexander
- Murrindindi
- Pyrenees
- Strathbogie
- Towong
- Wellington
- Wodonga
- Yarra Ranges
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Quick Info
Funding Amount
Up to $75,000
Closing Date
21 October 2026(85 days left)
Eligible Locations
VIC
Last updated: 12 February 2026