You can apply today for funding to trial emerging irrigation technologies and methods on your farm.
Rebates of up to $30,000 are available for farming businesses in the Lake Wellington catchment, which includes the Latrobe, Narracan, Morwell, Tanjil, Thomson, Macalister and Avon rivers and their tributaries.
Projects should aim to achieve one or more of the following objectives:
Reduce nutrient runoff from irrigated land
Manage salinity on irrigated land
Promote regional economic growth
Enhance cultural or social values in irrigation communities, and/or
Reduce greenhouse gas emissions of irrigation systems.
Expressions of interest must be submitted by 4 pm Tuesday 26 November 2024. Click here for more information.