Drought Relief Assistance Scheme guidelines and forms

Transport of fodder freight subsidy

• Transport of fodder freight subsidy guideline (PDF, 1.2MB)
• Transport of fodder form (PDF, 591.4KB)
• Feed millers/manufacturers - declaration (PDF, 560.7KB)
• Fodder merchants/agents - declaration (PDF, 559.6KB)
• Transport of donated fodder form (PDF, 119.4KB)

Transport of water freight subsidy

• Transport of water freight subsidy guideline  (PDF, 1.0MB)
• Transport of water form (PDF, 645.7KB)

Emergency water infrastructure rebate

• Emergency water infrastructure rebate guideline (PDF, 1.0MB)
• Water availability statement (emergency water infrastructure rebate) (PDF, 127.9KB)
• Application for emergency water infrastructure rebate (PDF, 545.3KB)

Australian Government On-Farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate

In addition to Queensland’s Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate (EWIR), the Australian Government is providing a 12.5% top up to Queensland EWIR. You do not need to apply separately for this rebate as it will be automatically applied to all eligible rebates.

There is also the Dam Desilting and the Permanent Horticulture Tree Crops – New Bores and Dam Desilting Rebate.

Dam Desilting Rebate

• Dam Desilting Rebate guideline (PDF) (PDF, 628.0KB)
• Dam Desilting Statement (PDF, 145.2KB)
• Application Form: Dam Desilting Rebate (PDF, 127.4KB)

Permanent Tree Crops – New Bores and Dam Desilting Rebate

• Permanent Tree Crops – New Bores and Dam Desilting Rebate guideline (PDF) (PDF, 634.0KB)
• Permanent Tree Crops – New Bores and Dam Desilting Statement (PDF, 110.8KB)
• Application Form: Permanent Tree Crops – New Bores and Dam Desilting Rebate (PDF, 105.9KB)

Transport of livestock returning from agistment freight subsidy

• Transport of stock returning from agistment freight subsidy guideline (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Stock returning from agistment form (PDF, 187.3KB)

Transport of livestock purchased for restocking freight subsidy

• Transport of livestock purchased for restocking freight subsidy guideline (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Animals purchased for restocking form (PDF, 647.9KB)

Drought management plan

• Drought Management Plan (PDF, 544.5KB) for increasing the ceiling of DRAS from $20,000 to up to $50,000 depending on the length of time your property has been in drought.

Individually droughted property

• Individually droughted property (IDP) application guidelines
• Application for an individually droughted property (IDP) declaration for Livestock Properties (PDF, 156.3KB)
• Application for an individually droughted property (IDP) declaration for Agricultural and Horticultural Properties (PDF, 114.9KB)

Revocations

• Apply to revoke the drought declaration for your property

Fact sheets

• Recovering from drought - what assistance is available (PDF, 308.7KB)

Drought Program Reform

• DRAS Transition Arrangements (PDF, 70.6KB)