The purpose of the Gnangara Horticulture Water Use Efficiency Voucher Program is to assist eligible commercial horticultural businesses to obtain written expert advice to develop a plan to implement water use efficiency measures on their property. Assistance will be provided via a voucher that can be used to engage a professional irrigation consultant.

Local growers in the defined area can access vouchers to engage certified irrigation specialists to:

• audit their properties
• design efficient irrigation systems
• provide written advice on technologies, soil amendments and cropping strategies to improve water use efficiency within their enterprise
• develop soil amelioration plans and options to improve soil health.

To be eligible to apply, you need to demonstrate you meet all of the following criteria:

• own, share farm or lease property that you use for horticultural production in the eligible area and identified for a 10% groundwater abstraction reduction from 2028 under the Gnangara Groundwater Allocation Plan
• conduct the majority of your primary production business in Western Australia
• operate as a sole trader, partnership, trust or private company
• hold an Australian Business Number (ABN) and are registered for GST
• be a commercial primary production business (as defined in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997).

• Phone: 0476 379 628
• Email: gnangaragrants@dpird.wa.gov.au