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Waggamba
Exceptional circumstances assistance for the Waggamba declared area will cease on 15 June 2009.
Agriculture-dependent small business operators who derive 70 per cent of their turnover from agriculture in any EC declared area are also eligible to apply for income support and interest rate subsidies.
Note: If your small business: is located in a town that is substantially reliant on farm incomes and has a population of 10,000 or less; and is in an EC area (including prima facie areas); and can demonstrate a significant downturn in income due to the drought, you may be eligible for assistance.
Producers and agriculture-dependent small business operators should not self-assess their eligibility for income support but should call the Drought Assistance Hotline on 13 23 16.
*For more information on EC Interest Rate Subsidies (business support) please contact your state rural assistance authority .
All producers in the Waggamba declared area should note the following deadlines:
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EC Relief Payment expiry: |
EC Interest Rate Subsidy applications close: |
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All producers and agriculture-dependent small businesses |
15 June 2009 |
Year 1 24 September 2008 |
Area Description
The application covers a portion of the Waggamba Shire not already EC declared plus the Goondiwindi Town Local Authority Area. The western part of the Waggamba Shire is located in the Western Downs – Maranoa EC area.
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