|
Home
Facilitating Change Business Plan Subsidy Enterprise Incentive Farm Productivity Improvement Training and Advisory Assistance Retraining and Resettlement Training Needs Analysis Newsletter Press Releases |
|
Facilitating Change Newsletter ~ Issue 1, November 1999 ~ page 2 : advice for providers |
|
Advice for providers
The following issues concerning the role of providers have been raised by farmers at the Business Information Days, or discussed with the Facilitating Change Coordinator. Business plans  Farmers are seeking providers who have the technical skills to assist them when looking at new enterprise mixes. Loddon Murray 2000 plus does not recommend providers. We advise farmers to seek information on the skills and qualifications of providers and to identify areas of expertise that providers lack which will have to be obtained elsewhere.
Accredited providers should engage specific industry providers or professionals (horticulturalists/agronomist...) to assist in the preparation of a plan as long as they are acknowledged. It is up to the farmer and the provider to decide the costs and responsibilities of each provider or professional involved. A written quote from each provider must be submitted with Business Plan applications.
When applying for payment of the business plan subsidy farmers must supply:
1. Copy of business plan 2. Invoice from the provider for total cost of plan. RFC require details of what makes up the total of the plan. 3. Copy of receipt of payment by the farmer. 4. Business Plan Acceptance Statement. Business Plans must include 1999/00 financial details.
Training and Advisory Assistance If an application is to be submitted for Training and Advisory Assistance, ensure the Training Proforma is included (see Draft Business Plan - Appendix 5).
 Return to Page Contents
For more information... Ms Jo Haw Executive Officer Loddon Murray 2000 plus 26 Wellington Street Kerang Victoria 3579 ph (03) 5450 9560 fax (03) 5452 2952 email Jo.Haw@nre.vic.gov.au  |
back to newsletter page 1...
Above: Jo Haw (right) and Peta Fenton process business plan applications at the Kerang office. |
|
|
Enterprise Incentive - development / redevelopment assistance
Farmers applying for Enterprise Incentive Development / Redevelopment Assistance must have their property inspected by the Facilitating Change Coordinator prior to the commencement of works and on completion of works. As per Appendix 4 a location address must be included, (and a mud-map if necessary).
Farmers applying for Enterprise Incentive Development / Redevelopment
Assistance must demonstrate 75% of productive capacity will be derived from irrigated agriculture within five years of the development / redevelopment. The gross income figure will be used for assessment. This is income generated from irrigation, with the focus being on water efficiency.
Q. Would income from a piggery situated on land capable of being irrigated be acceptable? A. No. Water is not the primary component of generating income. Water is the lynchpin of this program. It is important that water usage details are suitably recorded in the plan. Current and future water entitlement as well as current and future water use must be included. (Refer to Draft Business Plan page 4) Business plans submitted without water use projections included will not be forwarded to RFC until the information is provided. Full details of the stages of development/ redevelopment must be provided, including timelines and costings for each stage of development. (See Section 5 of Draft Business Plan).
The lender Certification form must detail that the new lending is for the purpose of the development/redevelopment as detailed in the Business Plan and stamped by the appropriate authority.
All area references must be in hectares.
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
|
Design and Production by
Talkin' Technical Communications |
Updated: May 2001
Contact LM2000 plus: Kelly.McKnight@nre.vic.gov.au |