Support for fire and flood affect producers
Fires and floods have wreaked havoc on many parts of Victoria and Queensland over recent weeks – leaving many producers to face devastating consequences.
For many, the danger is not over, with the impact of these conditions continuing to take its toll on producers, livestock and local communities.
ISC wants to help lessen the burden our producers are carrying as they work to manage their way through these events.
That’s why we are postponing audits and deferring LPA accreditations for affected producers – meaning you’ll have one less thing to worry about as you manage your way through these events and navigate a path to recovery.
LPA audits postponed
For affected producers, all audits will also be postponed and affected producers who have been selected for a random audit will be contacted about this.
Accreditation deferrals – Queensland
In Queensland, flood-affected producers whose LPA accreditation renewal falls between now and the end of March, will have a three-month deferral applied to their reaccreditation date.
These audit postponement and accreditation deferral periods will be applied in the following council areas:
- Carpentaria Shire
- Cloncurry Shire
- Croydon Shire
- Flinders Shire
- McKinlay Shire
- Richmond Shire
- Winton Shire
Accreditation deferrals – Victoria
In Victoria, fire-affected producers whose LPA accreditation renewal falls between now and the end of April, will have a three-month deferral applied to their reaccreditation date.
These audit postponement and accreditation deferral periods will be applied in the following local government areas:
- Alpine Shire
- Ararat Rural City
- Corangamite Shire
- Colac Otway Shire
- East Gippsland Shire
- Golden Plains Shire
- Greater Bendigo City
- Horsham Rural City
- Lake Mountain Alpine Resort (Unincorporated)
- Mansfield Shire
- Mildura Rural City
- Mitchell Shire
- Moira Shire
- Mount Alexander Shire
- Murrindindi Shire
- Pyrenees Shire
- Strathbogie Shire
- Towong Shire
- Wellington Shire
What you need to do
For now, producers don’t need to do anything.
We will be in contact towards the end of your deferment period with an update on any actions required at that time, if any.
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Contact us Our customer service desk is available seven days a week and ready to answer any questions or concerns you may have about audit postponements, reaccreditation deferrals and general queries about maintaining traceability or compliance throughout this period:
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Additional resources
The following additional resources will help you prepare for, deal with and recover from a natural disaster:
Local flood or fire information
- For Queensland, please refer to the Local council disaster dashboards.
- For Victoria, please refer to VicEmergency’s Incidents and Warnings.
State government disaster relief
For more information on the support available for fire-affected producers in Victoria, please visit the Victorian Government website.
For more information on the support available for fire-affected producers in Queensland, please visit the Queensland Government website.
Additional assistance
To access additional assistance with recovery for your enterprise, contact your local state or territory authority.
Contact the 24-hour Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888 and to connect with the most relevant animal health/veterinary professional in your jurisdiction.