Friday, 24 April 2020

$140 MILLION TO BOOST FORESTRY, HORTICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE IN RESPONSE TO BUSHFIRE IMPACT

The NSW Government has announced a $140 million Bushfire Industry Recovery Package to support forestry, horticulture and agriculture industries impacted by the recent bushfires.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Deputy Premier and Minister responsible for Disaster Recovery John Barilaro said the package would help industries significantly impacted by bushfires to rebuild, recover, regrow and remain the heartbeat of regional economies.

“This funding will support the recovery and resilience of key industries by backing projects that retain and create jobs, strengthen local supply chains and support a return to production,” Ms Berejiklian said.

“Regional NSW relies on these key driver industries to help generate jobs and economic activity... which in turn will help their wider industry remain viable.”

Mr Barilaro said regional NSW is the backbone of the State and it is critical to support the key regional industries which keep our economy thriving.

“Industries with the greatest impact will be given the greatest share of this funding. The program will focus on recovery in the short term and will support valuable investments to help these sectors plan for recovery in the longer term.”

For a full list of all available bushfire support, go to ServiceNSW.

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