The State Government will appoint two drought commissioners and inject $9 million into programs to deal with the social and financial impacts of the drought on regional Queensland communities and families. Read the full statement here:
http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2018/8/13/drought-commissioners-and-targeted-drought-funding-announced?platform=hootsuite
Direct assistance and concessional loans to aid drought-stricken farmers across the nation will increase to $1.8 billion as part of the next phase of the Federal Government’s drought package. View details here:
http://www.agriculture.gov.au/ag-farm-food/drought/assistance