Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Projects under the $300 million On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Program will help irrigation communities in the Lachlan and southern connected MDB. In principle, funding of up to $100 million has been announced for six applicants under round 1 of the On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Program. These projects will provide water savings of up to 60 gigalitres. To date, four funding agreements have been signed. Round 2 will be launched in due course. Administered expenditure under the On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Program as at 31 October was $11.1 million. There has been $44 million in grants committed for 75 projects under the Strengthening Basin Communities Program. This will involve 60 per cent of the local government authorities in the MDB. There is $3.7 billion provided for the SPPs, of which $3.2 billion is funded from the SRWUIP. (Time expired)