2024-25 Agricultural and Pastoral Society Grants are now open for submission of applications.

Click here to apply for the grant & read the grant guidelines: https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/.../agricultural-and...

Grants of up to $10,000 per eligible society are available for eligible projects. Projects that will be considered may include initiatives that:

• promote agricultural production

• provide new, or improved or upgraded facilities for exhibitions, competitions and displays, such as upgrading fencing and stables, or areas used for shearing demonstrations and wool exhibits and/or judging of commercial and stud animals and providing opportunities to display arts and craft, and artisan produce

• enhance public amenities at showgrounds such as toilets, seating and disabled access

• improve essential infrastructure for electricity and water supply

• enhance business management, planning for shows and marketing strategies targeting the broader community

• promote reporting of livestock movements to the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) database, such as the purchase of scanning wands

• enhance biosecurity planning, such as a written biosecurity plan, signage or improved facilities to create separate housing of different species of animals for biosecurity purposes.

Applications will close 5pm Friday 23rd August 2024.