Loans to support new plantation development and the replanting of bushfire-damaged plantations.

To encourage farmers to develop new farm forestry plantations or the replanting of bushfire-damaged plantations as a result of the 2019-20 Black Summer Bushfires.

Use this loan to:

Fund purchases

Purchase land for developing a plantation.

Prepare plantation sites

Prepare a site for establishing a plantation including clearing and removal of vegetation.

Re-establish plantations

Contribute to the cost of re-establishing a bushfire-damaged plantation including site preparation, purchasing and planting of seedlings.

Pay for other expenses

Pay for infrastructure, working capital and insurance costs for plantation purposes.

Loan Terms

$2.5M maximum amount

4.07% variable rate

20 year term

13 years interest only

No fee for extra repayments

No application fee

$0 early settlement