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The NSW Rural Assistance Authority provides assistance to rural producers and small business in regional NSW through programs that encourage self-reliance and adaptation to change.
Spotlight
Applications for membership on the Board of the RAA are being sought from people with expertise or experience in rural and regional issues.
Higher Degree Research Scholarships to support research work by students enrolled in universities located in NSW or the ACT which assist in 'building productive and sustainable agricultural businesses and/or sustainable and successful rural communities'. Applications close: 29 February 2012
Assists primary producers & small businesses affected by a declared natural disaster.
An initiative that promotes improved land management practices in NSW.
Financial assistance for affected orchardists to assist with the installation of permanent exclusion netting structures in the Sydney Basin and Central Coast regions of NSW.
Financial assistance to eligible producers & small businesses in declared EC areas.
An independent appeal process if an application for assistance has been refused.
Provides for the efficient and equitable resolution of farm debt disputes.
Recent news
- 09 Feb 2012Last call for research scholarship entries [161.4 KB PDF]
- 08 Feb 2012NSW Government extends Disaster Declarations for Northern NSW
- 07 Feb 2012Further assistance for flood affected communities in NSW
- 06 Feb 2012NSW Government seeks Commonwealth support for Northern NSW flood victims
- 06 Feb 2012Ministers visit flood-affected NSW and Queensland