Media releases

Horticultural Farmers with permanent plantings can now access the On-Farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate in four states and the ACT.

Farmers will be given the best possible climate information so they can make sound business decisions.

Minister for Rural Finance David Littleproud has thanked the Inaugural Chair of the Regional Investment Corporation Board, David Foster, who has resigned from his role.

New South Wales will have another 18 months to get its Floodplain Harvesting Policy up and running, after an agreement with the Federal Government.

Four more regions in the Murray-Darling Basin have had their water resource plans approved.

Farmers and their communities will have access to more support with the Coalition Government announcing it will provide more funding, cut red tape and increase services. 

Murray-Darling Aboriginal communities will have more say on how the river system is run with a new dedicated Indigenous position on the Murray-Darling Basin Authority board

Minister for Water Resources David Littleproud is again calling on the Queensland Government to spring into action and extend the On-farm Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate Scheme to permanent horticulture plantings.

A group of eminent Australians has been established to help deliver $100 million in drought resilience and preparedness programs to communities every year through the Future Drought Fund.

Member for Maranoa, David Littleproud has welcomed new laws that will protect farming families from activist invasions.