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Loans for primary producer working capital after a disaster
Overview
Low-interest concessional loans to assist Queensland primary producers with essential working capital after an eligible disaster.
Loans are intended to help continue normal business operations (for example paying wages, creditors, rent/rates, buying fuel, fodder or water) and are available for primary producers who have suffered a significant loss of income as a result of an eligible disaster.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, you must:
- be a primary producer in Queensland
- have been carrying on a primary production enterprise in the 'defined disaster area' before the eligible disaster occurred
- have suffered a significant loss of income as a result of the eligible disaster
- provide adequate security for the loan
- be able to demonstrate the ongoing viability of the primary production enterprise
- continue to carry on the primary production enterprise in the defined disaster area
- have taken reasonable precautions to avoid loss or damage from a disaster, for example, have adequate insurance
Definition of primary producer for Disaster Loans:
- a sole trader who spends the majority of their labour on, and derives the majority of their income from a primary production enterprise
- or in relation to a partnership, company or trust that carries on a primary production enterprise, the partners in the partnership, shareholders in the company or beneficiaries of the trust who spend the majority of their labour on, and derive the majority of their income from, the primary production enterprise
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Quick Info
Funding Amount
Up to $100,000
Closing Date
Ongoing - No closing date
Eligible Locations
QLD
Eligible Business Types
Sole Trader, Partnership, Company, Trust, Non-profit
Last updated: 12 February 2026