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Clare, Light and Barossa (Interim assistance)
From 3 July 2007, all producers are eligible to apply for Exceptional Circumstances income support payments and interest rate subsidies.
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 and interim assistance areas); and can demonstrate a significant downturn in income due to the drought, you may be eligible for assistance.
Producers and small business operators should not self-assess their eligibility for income support but should call the Drought Assistance Hotline on 132316.
For more information on interest rate subsidies please contact your state rural assistance authority.
All producers and small business operators should note the following deadlines:
|
Applicant |
EC Relief Payments expiry |
EC Interest Rate Subsidy applications close: |
|---|---|---|
|
All producers |
31 March 2009 |
Year 1: 2 July 2008* |
* A 28-day grace period applies to the closing date for EC Interest Rate Subsidy applications. More information - Media release by former Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.
Area Description
The Clare, Light and Barossa area covers the council districts of Barossa, Clare and Gilbert Valleys and Light Regional and includes that part of the Hundred of Jutland in the council district of Mid-Murray.
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