On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Program
The Australian Government is working to improve the efficiency and productivity of on farm irrigation water use and management. The On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Program is part of the Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure component of Water for the Future.
The $100 million On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Program (the program) Round Three is aimed at assisting irrigators within the southern connected system of the Murray-Darling Basin to modernise their on-farm irrigation infrastructure while returning water savings to the environment. The southern connected system for the program will encompass the New South Wales Murray, Victorian Murray, South Australian Murray, Campaspe, Murrumbidgee, Goulburn, Broken, Loddon and the Lower Darling (south of Menindee Lakes) river catchments.
Funding
- Round One closed 17 November 2009
- Round Two closed 31 March 2011
- Round Three closed 26 July 2012
Round Three In-Principle Funding
On 10 December 2012 the Minister announced $100 million (GST excl.) of in-principle funding approval for five projects from Round Three of the program.
Applicants who received in-principle funding approval are:
- Fruit Growers Victoria Limited - $5,505,000 (GST excl.)
- Irrigation Efficiency Partners Pty Ltd - $14,811,371 (GST excl.)
- Ricegrowers' Association of Australia - $29,618,253 (GST excl.)
- South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resource Management Board - $36,541,238 (GST excl.)
- Waterfind - $13,524,138 (GST excl.)
Round Two In-Principle Funding
On 7 July 2011 the Minister announced $150 million (GST excl.) of in-principle funding approval for nine projects from round two of the program.
Applicants who received in-principle funding approval are:
- Australian Processing Tomato Research Council Inc. - $23,133,000 (GST excl.)
- Fruit Growers Victoria Ltd - $6,370,000 (GST excl.)
- Goulburn-Broken Catchment Management Authority - $25,108,000 (GST excl.)
- Irrigation Efficiency Partners Pty Ltd - $32,291,000 (GST excl.)
- Lachlan Catchment Management Authority - $2,296,000 (GST excl.)
- Murray Irrigation Ltd - $34,820,000 (GST excl.)
- Northern Victorian Fresh Tomato Industry Development Committee - $4,635,000 (GST excl.)
- Ricegrowers' Association of Australia - $7,846,000 (GST excl.)
- South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board - $13,501,000 (GST excl.)
Funding agreements signed
- Australian Processing Tomato Research Council Inc – $20,791,358 (GST excl.) – signed 30 April 2012
- Fruit Growers Victoria Ltd - $5,070,552 (GST excl.) – signed 26 April 2012
- Murray Irrigation Ltd - $33,142,958 (GST excl.) – signed 19 April 2012
- Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority - $22,206,788 (GST excl.) - signed on 2 March 2012
- Irrigation Efficiency Partners Pty Ltd - $16,906,542 (GST excl.) - signed on 8 March 2012
- Lachlan Catchment Management Authority - $2,292,840 (GST excl.) - signed on 16 March 2012
- Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia - $5,526,526 (GST excl.) - signed on 21 March 2012
- South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board - $12,497,358 (GST excl.) - signed on 8 June 2012
- Northern Victorian Fresh Tomato Industry Development Committee - $3,429,900 (GST excl.) - signed on 7 September 2012
Round One In-Principle Funding
On 19 March 2010 the Minister announced $100 million (GST excl.) of in-principle funding approval for seven projects from round one of the program.
Applicants who received in-principle funding approval are:
- Australian Processing Tomato Research Council Inc - $11,710,000 (GST excl.)
- Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority - $25,820,000 (GST excl.)
- Lachlan Catchment Management Authority - $3,846,000 (GST excl.)
- Murray Irrigation Limited - $32,786,000 (GST excl.)
- Ricegrowers Association of Australia - $24,179,000 (GST excl.)
- South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management - $1,659,000 (GST excl.)
Funding agreements signed
- Lachlan Catchment Management Authority - $3,663,039 (GST excl.) - signed on 4 April 2011
- Australian Processing Tomato Research Council Inc - $11,710,000 (GST excl.) - signed on 3 August 2010
- South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board - $1,554,480 (GST excl.) - signed on 6 September 2010
- Ricegrowers' Association of Australia Inc (Murray Consortium) - $3,442,770 (GST excl.) - signed on 14 October 2010
- Ricegrowers' Association of Australia Inc (Murrumbidgee Consortium) - $14,985,466 (GST excl.) - signed on 25 October 2010
- Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority - $20,937,270 (GST excl.) - signed on 12 November 2010
- Murray Irrigation Limited - $30,845,735 (GST excl.) - signed on 6 December 2010.
Enquiries
Contact us via:
- waterinformation@environment.gov.au
- Phone 1800 218 478 (toll free)
Alternatively you can write to:
On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Program
Water Efficiency Division
Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
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