North and West Queensland weather event – February 2019

                                                                                                                                               North and west Queensland have been severely impacted by a monsoonal event across January and February 2019. Record rainfall has led to significant flooding impacting farm infrastructure, paddocks, crops and a large number of livestock deaths.

We have compiled a list of useful support packages and services for Queensland’s primary producers and community members affected by this event.
If you require further information please contact our Customer Service Centre on 13 25 23

Financial support

For primary producers
Activated areas for financial recovery assistance
Flood-damaged producers can apply for Category B and Category C natural disaster assistance to help with their recovery in activated areas. To find out if you are in an activated area, or to apply for assistance visit qrida.qld.gov.au or call 1800 623 946.

https://www.vision6.com.au/ch/10433/2dwf7hb/2408813/dDXduNkEmhewCZX3eJ1ap_9zS1QK_femcS90BIbM.html

Category B assistance
Category B assistance will help affected producers with assistance, including:
• concessional loans of up to $250,000
• essential working capital loans of up to $100,000 at an interest rate of 1.37 per cent
• freight subsidies of up to $5,000. Primary producers wishing to access freight subsidies should visit daf.qld.gov.au or call 13 25 23.
Category C assistance
Under Category C assistance affected primary producers can access grants of up to $75,000 to help clean-up and recover.

https://www.vision6.com.au/ch/10433/2dwf7hb/2408812/dDXduNkEmhewCZX3eJ1afsAfnYiO_xRxlXbcxyrf.html

Individual Disaster Stricken Property (IDSP)
Primary producers who have suffered major damage outside the above declared areas may apply for an Individual Disaster Stricken Property (IDSP) declaration. For further information visit daf.qld.gov.au or call 13 25 23. read more

Qld Competition Authority Consultation Workshops 2019-20 Regulated Electricity Prices

QLD COMPETITION AUTHORITY (QCA) CONSULTATION WORKSHOPS – 2019–20 REGULATED ELECRICITY PRICES

QCA are planning to hold consultation workshops, subject to sufficient stakeholder interest, for their review of Ergon Energy regulated retail prices to apply in regional Qld for 2019-2020.

Workshop is planned to be held in Ayr in the period 18th March – 1st April 2019.

Any members interested in attending the workshop need to register their interest via the following link:

http://www.qca.org.au/Workshops

KCGO has previously lodged a submission which can be viewed along with other submissions in response to QCA Interim Consultation Paper via the following link:

http://www.qca.org.au/Electricity/Regional-consumers/Reg-Electricity-Prices/In-Progress/2019-20-Regulated-electricity-prices-for-regional

Les Elphinstone
Manager KCGO