Duties and Fees Relief Package for Victorian Farmers (2025-26)

The Duties and Fees Relief Package provides over $10 million in fee waivers and duty pauses to support Victorian primary producers affected by drought. Key measures include:

• Livestock: Pause on livestock duties (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs) from 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sep 2026; no processing fees for NLIS tag orders until 30 Jun 2026; other fees unchanged.

• Beekeeping: Fee relief on beekeeper registrations (2 years) and waiver of movement certificate fees (including travel) between 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Jun 2026.

• Plant Biosecurity: Waiver of arrangement, audit, inspection, and travel fees for nursery and horticulture producers from 1 Oct 2025.

• Horticulture & Cropping Food Safety: Registration fees waived for 12 drought-affected LGAs in southwest Victoria from 1 Oct 2025; no audit fees until Feb 2027; 50% reduction statewide.

• Dairy Food Safety: Automatic licence fee discounts applied through manufacturers.

• Meat Industry (PrimeSafe): Relief payments for drought-affected licence holders with a PIC; determined through EOI.

This program is delivered by Agriculture Victoria in partnership with Dairy Food Safety Victoria, PrimeSafe, and the State Revenue Office.

Eligible LGAs: Ararat, Moyne, Colac Otway, Pyrenees, Corangamite, Southern Grampians, Glenelg, Surf Coast, Golden Plains, Warrnambool, Greater Geelong, West Wimmera (specific postcodes).