Rural Business Tasmania – Forestry Contractor Resilience Program

This program aims to provide forestry contractors the opportunity to work with specialists on business and financial management within their business, identify future opportunities to diversify and build business stability and resilience. It seeks to help build a stronger industry by providing forestry contractors with skills and access to professional advice to increase their business acumen and take their businesses to the next level.

Applicants will be provided with up to five hours of professional business coaching through Rural Business Tasmania. This may include reviewing the businesses financial situation, business operational processes, and review of issues that are impeding the business such as cash flow.

An agreed Action Plan will be developed and implemented in conjunction with the Rural Business Tasmania coach. Once complete eligible applicants may then be provided with funding assistance of up to $15,000 to assist with the implementation of the business action plan.

A total funding pool of $500,000 is available.

Eligible applicants include enterprises that must:
- Have a registered Australian Business Number.
- Be a forestry harvest and/or haulage contractor with a history of continuous supply of forest contract services.
- Be involved in the harvesting and/or haulage of wood harvested in accordance with a Forest Practices Plan.
- Be a Tasmanian business currently operating in Tasmania.
- Not be a Commonwealth or State Government agency or body (including government business enterprises).
- Not be subject to any legal disability, including bankruptcy or liquidation.
- Not have submitted a previous application for the same business name.

Please refer to the Guidelines for the complete eligibility requirements.