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Exceptional Circumstances in Western Australia

There have been various EC declarations in Western Australia. For further information, Interest Rate Subsidy application forms, boundaries, etc, click on the declaration for your area.

CURRENT DECLARATIONS

7 April 2005 Declaration for the North Eastern Wheatbelt - Now in Year 4. [UPDATED]
24 October 2006 Declaration for the North Eastern Wheatbelt "B" Area - Now in Year 3. [UPDATED]
7 November 2006 Declaration for Small Business - Now in Year 2.
8 October 2007 Declaration for the Northern Wheatbelt & Northern areas of the Central Wheatbelt - Now in Year 1
24 October 2006 Declaration for the Southern Pastoral - Now in Year 3. [UPDATED]
19 February 2007 Declaration for the Southern Pastoral Area "B" - Now in Year 3. [UPDATED]

PREVIOUS DECLARATIONS

2 February 2001 Declaration for the South Eastern Wheatbelt - now closed. No further applications accepted
3 August 2001 Declaration for Zones C & D being Hyden/Kondinin and Kukerin/Nyabing areas - now closed. No further applications accepted
7 March 2002 Declaration for the Northern and Eastern Wheatbelt - now closed. No further applications accepted
2 July 2003 Declaration for the Southern Rangelands - now closed. No further applications accepted
24 July 2003 Declaration for the Central North Eastern, Central Eastern & Central South Eastern Wheatbelt - now closed. No further applications accepted

Updated: 25 June 2008

If you are in an EC declared area, you could be eligible for an EC Relief Payment from Centrelink.
Further information is also available on the Australian Government's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's website on drought assistance measures.

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