Deadline: December 31, 2026
Clean-up and reinstatement of primary production operations, recovery support for affected primary producers, repair and replacement of eligible activities and costs, and assistance for primary production businesses impacted by Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle and flooding. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is delivering the Program for the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES).
The Primary Producer Recovery Grants Program is jointly funded under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements by the Commonwealth and Western Australian Governments. The program aims to assist with the costs of clean-up and reinstatement of operations for primary producers directly impacted by Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle and associated flooding.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle (AGRN1280) was proclaimed an eligible disaster event under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements Western Australia on 28 March 2026.
Eligible primary producers must operate a primary production enterprise within one of the activated Local Government Areas impacted by the disaster event, including Ashburton, Carnarvon, Exmouth, Shark Bay, and Upper Gascoyne.
The program provides reimbursement grants of up to $40,000 to eligible primary producers to assist with eligible recovery activities and costs.
Applicants must be recognised by the Australian Taxation Office as a primary producer, have an Australian Business Number, and have been registered for GST for a minimum of 12 months before the event. They must have experienced direct damage from Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle, including damage to outbuildings, crops, pasture, stock, fencing, or tools of trade.
Eligible applicants must be responsible for repairing or replacing eligible activities and costs, have been located or operating the affected primary production business in the impacted area at the time of the disaster, and intend to re-establish their primary production business in the affected community, region, or sector.
A primary producer may be an individual, partnership, trust, or company that has a right or interest in the affected enterprise, contributes labour to the enterprise, and derives at least 50 per cent of their income from the affected primary production enterprise.
Applicants who currently receive less than 50 per cent of their income from primary production may still be eligible if they can demonstrate that they would normally meet the requirement but have been affected by seasonal or unexpected conditions or expect to reach the required income level within three to eight years due to the nature of their industry.
For more information, visit Government of Western Australia.
