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The Farm Water Development Loan Scheme

The Farm Water Development Loan Scheme (FWDLS) will provide short-term financial assistance to farming enterprises to facilitate the uptake of irrigation infrastructure with the overarching aim of boosting their agricultural productivity.

The FWDLS will provide loans generally ranging from $100 000 to $750 000 to eligible applicants for irrigation infrastructure and on farm water storage. 

Click here to view the Guidelines (Adobe PDF)

Click here to view the Application Form (MS Word)

Click here to view the Farm Management Plan template (MS Word)

Click here to view the Farm Water Development Statutory Approvals Guide (Adobe PDF)

For further information please contact Business Point on:

Phone:  1800 440 026

Email:  businesspoint@development.tas.gov.au