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Member for Gympie and Shadow Agriculture Minister Tony Perrett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 14, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shadow Minister for Agriculture Tony Perrett has renewed a call for an extension to the deadline for applications for Disaster Assistance Grants.<\/p>\n

He warned that applications for Disaster Assistance Grants following the devastating floods between November 2021 and April 2022 were closing within weeks.<\/p>\n

“I have been contacted by a barrage of primary producers concerned they will be unable to meet the Palaszczuk Government’s deadline,” Mr Perrett said.<\/p>\n

“For grant funding to be submitted for payment, works must be completed and fully paid prior to submission.<\/p>\n

“Primary producers in these flood-affected areas are doing their best to get back on their feet, however continue to face serious delays in doing so.<\/p>\n

“We are all aware of extreme labour shortages and difficulties securing contractors to undertake works. These conditions are only worse in the rural communities impacted by disasters.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“If the Palaszczuk Government listened to Queenslanders they would know that an extension is not only desperately needed, but common sense.<\/p>\n

“I wrote to the Deputy Premier over four weeks ago asking him to extend the timeframe for 12 months. To date, I have not received a response.<\/p>\n

“The Deputy Premier must intervene and again extend these timeframes, and give disaster impacted Queenslanders the confidence they deserve.”<\/p>\n

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