{"id":299077,"date":"2021-05-14T14:39:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T04:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=299077"},"modified":"2021-05-14T14:42:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T04:42:24","slug":"water-costs-cut-15pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2021\/05\/14\/water-costs-cut-15pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Costs Cut 15pc"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Water Minister Glenn Butcher<\/figcaption><\/figure>May 14, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Irrigators who buy water from one of the State Government’s irrigation schemes – such as Sunwater or SEQwater – will enjoy a 15 per cent price cut from July 1.<\/p>\n

And some irrigators will also get a 35 per cent rebate on top of the 15 per cent, taking their total discount to 50 per cent.<\/p>\n

Water Minister Glenn Butcher announced the price changes this week.<\/p>\n

He said for many irrigators the discount would be automatic.<\/p>\n

The extra rebate of 35 per cent would apply to\u00a0horticultural growers growing fruit, vegetables, nuts and turf.<\/p>\n

However, while this should benefit avocado growers in the Blackbutt area, many other farmers in the South Burnett will miss out on the 35 per cent bonus.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Mr Butcher confirmed the rebate does not apply to peanuts, only tree nuts.<\/p>\n

The Queensland Farmers Federation welcomed the announcement but said there was still work to do to achieve fair and equitable pricing for all irrigators across all commodities.<\/p>\n