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Australian farmers manage uncertainty and complexity every day. However, the business of farming is becoming more challenging – as farmers face significant climate risk, including future droughts.
The Australian Government is working with state and territory governments to give farmers the tools to manage these risks.
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to building drought resilience. It affects regional landscapes, communities and economies in different ways.
That’s why the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund is working with state and territory governments to support regions to develop drought resilience plans.
The plans:
Natural Resource Management (NRM) Drought Resilience Program — Landscapes aims to promote and put in place transformational practices, approaches or systems. These will improve the management of natural resources and build drought resilience of agricultural and broader landscapes.
In our foundational year (2020/21), following a competitive process, 14 proposals received a share in funding. Please see the funding recipient list for full details.
The Future Drought Fund is providing funds to build the capacity and resilience of soils and agricultural landscapes to underpin farm productivity through times of drought.
The grants are for innovative NRM practices, systems and approaches. These will improve natural capital and contribute towards landscape-scale drought resilience.
In our foundational year (2020/21), following a competitive process, we awarded 66 grants. Please see the successful grants table for full details.
31 May 2022
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period.
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned maintenance period.
Due to scheduled infrastructure maintenance, the following systems will be unavailable from 20:00 Saturday 04 June to 07:00 Sunday 05 June 2022 (AEST).
31 May 2022
All clients attempting to submit permit applications and access invoices using the Department’s Biosecurity Import Conditions (BICON) system during this planned outage.
All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned outage.
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned outage.
31 May 2022
All importers and customs brokers who will be required to lodge imported cargo documentation to the department for biosecurity assessment during this planned maintenance period.
All shipping agents or operators of maritime conveyances who will be required to report pre-arrival information during this planned maintenance period.
All clients who will be required to make an online payment during this planned maintenance period.
This report lists food that has failed under the Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS).
Data set - Importing Food Inspection Scheme - monthly failing food reports
27 May 2022
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to advise that the instructional material for the inspection of cotton for export has been updated to allow for bulk loading of cotton into bulk vessels.
All clients required to lodge a request for inspection using the Biosecurity Portal.
The department is currently experiencing an unplanned service disruption to the Biosecurity Portal.
The department is investigating the issue as a high priority and apologises for any inconvenience caused. The department will advise once this issue has been resolved.
