Business and Primary Producers

If your business has been affected by a natural disaster, there’s a range of information, services and resources available to help you. The State Government's one-stop-shop for businesses - including primary producers - is the SA Business Information Hub.

SA Business Information Hub

The SA Business Information Hub has a range of services and financial assistance for businesses and primary producers impacted, including

  • grants
  • loans
  • tax support
  • emergency planning tools

PIRSA

Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) responds to emergencies that affect the following industries:

  • agriculture
  • livestock
  • horticulture
  • aquaculture
  • fisheries
  • forestry

Visit the PIRSA website or call the PIRSA Recovery Hotline, phone 1800 931 314

Other services

Rural business financial counselling

Rural Business Support provides a free rural financial counselling service for primary producers or small rural businesses who are more than 75 per cent reliant on primary production for income.

It can help you to make decisions and work through the implications of the current situation on your business.

Phone 1800 836 211 (freecall).

Financial counselling helpline

Financial counsellors can help South Australians in financial difficulty by providing information, support and advocacy.

This service is free, independent and confidential.

Call the National Debt Helpline on 1800 007 007 (freecall).

Back to Business farm support

Meat & Livestock Australia offers impacted red meat (sheep, cattle, goat) producers up to three free one-on-one sessions with a local farm management consultant to help put their business back on track. Topics can include:

  • financial planning
  • property planning
  • nutrition
  • herd and flock rebuilding strategies
  • whole farm planning
  • animal health and welfare advice

To register your interest contact Livestock SA.

Rural Aid

Rural Aid provides critical support to farmers affected by natural disaster through financial, wellbeing and fodder assistance.

Rural Aid offers free, confidential counselling to Rural Aid registered farmers and their family. Rural Aid counsellors catch up with their farmers where they’re most comfortable; whether it’s on farm, in town, or over the phone. Rural Aid counsellors are professionally trained to support their clients through all kinds of life challenges and come with an understanding of the unique needs of rural people. They can support with practical strategies to help farmers refocus and get back on track.

For more information, visit Rural Aid's website or call 1300 327 624.