Rural aid Australia

Rural Aid is dedicated to supporting farmers and rural communities in preparing for future challenges such as drought. As part of our commitment, we’re continuing our successful domestic water tank initiative to enhance sustainability in rural and remote areas.

We are currently accepting expressions of interest for 22,500/23,000 litre domestic water tanks. Before applying, please carefully review the eligibility criteria. Applications that don’t meet these criteria won’t be considered. All eligible applicants will be contacted during the application process.

Expressions of interest can be submitted via our website starting Monday 13th January 2025 at 10am QLD time. In case of technical issues, you can email the required information to disasterassistance@ruralaid.org.au to be included in the applicant list.

Please note: A confirmation email will be sent upon successful submission via the website. We’re accepting the first 100 applicants in this round, after which the submission portal will be closed. If you miss out, stay tuned for future rounds later in the year.

Are you a primary producer?(Required)

Yes

If you are not the primary producer, you are not eligible to apply.

Are you already registered with Rural Aid?(Required)

Yes

If no, please register with Rural Aid

Have you already received a water tank from Rural Aid?(Required)

(Only one water tank is available per ABN/household/property.

Please note: A household is defined as a shared dwelling. It can also be defined as married/de-facto couples with separate dwellings or multiple families operating in as a combined entity.)

Yes

If you have already received a domestic water tank from Rural Aid, you are not eligible to apply. Please see Services Provided page for other offers.

Are you the owner of the property where you live, and the tank will be installed?(Required)

(You will be asked to provide a current rates notice for this property Please note: Only property owners are eligible to apply for a tank).

Yes

If you are not the property owner, you are not eligible to apply.

Do you acknowledge that the aim of this program is to provide water for domestic use and as such, each tank must be installed for domestic use only?(Required)

Yes

If no, please contact Rural Aid for more information (1300 327 324).

Do you currently have sufficient domestic water infrastructure in place?(Required)

The aim of this program is to assist farmers to either increase their domestic water storage capacity or to assist with the replacement of damaged, cracked or leaking tanks currently in place.

If you currently have infrastructure in place and are in need of water only, you can contact Rural Aid and speak to the team about our domestic water supply initiative.

If you are not sure, please contact Rural Aid at disasterassistance@ruralaid.org.au BEFORE submitting your application.

Yes

If you currently have sufficient infrastructure already in place and are only in need of water, please contact Rural Aid and speak to the team about our domestic water supply program (1300 327 624)

Do you acknowledge that, in the event that your property is not within one of the designated free delivery zones as recognised by our current suppliers (Bushmans or West Coast Poly), farmers will be provided with a delivery quote?(Required)

Any delivery costs would be met by the applicant and this must be confirmed prior to the water tank being ordered by Rural Aid.

In the event that a delivery fee is incurred, the applicant would be invoiced directly by the supplier.

If you are not sure, please contact Rural Aid at disasterassistance@ruralaid.org.au BEFORE submitting your application.

Yes

If no, you are not eligible to apply at this time. Please register here

Do you agree to prepare an on-pad base for the tank (at your own expense) as per the guidelines outlined by Rural Aid’s suppliers?(Required)

Tanks will not be delivered prior to completion of the on-pad base

Bushman Tanks installation guidelines
West Coast Poly installation guidelines

Yes - I acknowledge I must prepare a base prior to tank delivery

No - I am unable to prepare a base.

If no, you are not eligible to apply at this time

You agree that, as the applicant, you are responsible for completion of any additional plumbing at your own expense?(Required)

Yes, This includes plumbing from the roof line water catchment area to the tank.

If no, you are not eligible to apply at this time.

Thank you for completing the criteria questionnaire.

Please complete the form below and someone from our team will contact you when your EOI is next in the queue.

Contact Information

Please note that Rural Aid receives hundreds of applications for this initiative so please be patient. So long as you receive your confirmation email on submission of the below form, your EOI will be considered.

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

(A mobile phone number is required to activate the pre-paid Visa)*

Property Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City ZIP / Postal Code

(Must match the address on the PPD and rates notice)*

State

A brief statement on your current situation and why you are applying for a domestic water tank.

(Do not enter any special characters like $/#@({[~!;<&*)

Due to a technical error, please email the following documentation for this application submission to disasterassistance@ruralaid.org.au after completing this form and one of our Team will be in touch with you shortly

Rates Bill

Must reflect the address of the place of primary production, be in the name of the applicant and be located within an impacted LGA’s as listed in the criteria.

Rates Bill

Max. file size: 100 MB.

If the file is too large, please email it to disasterassistance@ruralaid.org.au

Drivers license

If the address for your license is not shown on the front, please attach an image of both sides of your license. Your license must be current.

Drivers license

Max. file size: 100 MB.

If the file is too large, please email it to disasterassistance@ruralaid.org.au

Primary Producer Declaration

(Your accountant can give this to you) If your accountant is writing a primary producer declaration letter for you:
Please ensure it is on their letter head with their contact details,

signed and dated within the last 12 months.
It will also need to include your name or business name, ABN and address in which you undertake your Primary Production business OR
if your accountant is using a Declaration of Eligibility for a Registration Concession form or any other form:
please make sure that it has your and your accountant’s signature both dated within the last 12 months OR
A current Government Vehicle Registration notice in the applicant’s name showing the usage of the vehicle is for Primary Production or Produce Carrying OR
Either a 2021 or 2022 Australian Notice of Assessment in the applicant’s name showing on the 1st or 2nd page the term Primary Production averaging Income.

Primary Producer Declaration

Max. file size: 100 MB.

If the file is too large, please email it to disasterassistance@ruralaid.org.au

In submitting this application I declare that:(Required)

I understand each of the requirements below

All information and documents provided to Rural Aid, in this form, are my own.
I acknowledge that if any of the information provided in this form is false or misleading that my application will be rejected.
I confirm that I have not previously received a domestic water tank from Rural Aid.
I understand that only one application for support can be requested per ABN and/or household. Please note: A household can be defined as a shared dwelling, ABN, PIC or joint family entity. It can also be defined as married or de-facto couples with separate dwellings and / or ABN, PIC or joint family entity.
I understand Rural Aid will store my application and details for future reference.
I understand Rural Aid may require more documentation if further clarification is required.
I understand Recipients of a Rural Aid domestic water tank may be asked to participate in a media event to promote this initiative but that participation in media events is not compulsory to be considered for this initiative.

One of the Rural Aid team will be in contact with you shortly.