APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN!
Landowners impacted by the 2025 Western Queensland floods can now apply for up to $500,000 in assistance to repair damaged exclusion fencing.
Assistance is available to eligible landowners in Quilpie, Balonne, Bulloo, Murweh and Paroo through the Exclusion Fencing Recovery Grant program (EFRG). EFRG is being delivered in these areas by Quilpie Shire Council.
Three steps to apply
- Read the EFRG Toolkit for information on available funding, eligibility and a step-by-step guide on preparing and submitting your application.
- Prepare your application and workplan.
- Submit your application and workplan.
Helpful Tools
Tools and templates to help you complete your application:
🗓 Important Dates
| Stage/Date | |
| Disaster Event – 21 March 2025 | |
| EOI Deadline – 30 December 2025 | |
| Works Completion – 31 March 2027 | |
| Acquittal Deadline – 30 April 2027 |
Key Dates
31 March 2026 – Applications close
31 March 2027 – Works completion
30 April 2027 – Acquittal deadline
Support
For more information or support with your application, our team is here to help.
Email the team at EFRG@quilpie.qld.gov.au, or call Maree on 0417 652 955.
About the Exclusion Fence Recovery Grants program
The $105 million Exclusion Fence Recovery Grants program provides grants up to $500,000 to eligible primary producers to rebuild damaged or destroyed fencing and help contain and protect surviving livestock following the Western Queensland Surface Trough and Associated Rainfall and Flooding, which occurred between 21 March – 19 May 2025.
Funding acknowledgement
This program is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments under the joint Commonwealth-state Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) to support Queensland communities in their recovery from the Western Queensland Surface Trough and Associated Rainfall and Flooding event, commencing 21 March – 19 May 2025.
See link: Exclusion Fence Restitution Program | Queensland Reconstruction Authority
