Bioplanning can assist farmer's adapt to Climate Change by providing;

• Guidance Accessing Government Funds
• Farm Business Analysis and Financial Assessments
• Water and Energy Audits
• Action Planning
• Training and Advice

Climate Change Adjustment Program

The Climate Change Adjustment Program (CCAP) is funded by the Australian Government to provide assistance to eligible farmers in financial difficulty that are adversely impacted by climate change, including those experiencing hardship caused by drought, to obtain professional advice, adjustment training and assistance.

The CCAP will provide a grant of $5,500 to assist farm families to adjust their businesses to manage the impacts of climate change and to set goals and take action to improve their long term financial circumstances, either within or outside of agriculture.

• To be eligible for the grant, you must meet the eligibility criteria and pass an initial income and assets test administered by Centrelink. (See Quick Check List)

• Download Centrelink application form.

• If you pass the initial Centrelink income and assets test, Centrelink will provide you with a voucher and a form for a Farm Business Analysis and Financial Assessment, which you must undertake with a prescribed adviser.

• Following the Farm Business Analysis and Financial Assessment, you will be required to develop a Climate Change Action Plan, either with the assistance of a rural financial counsellor, or by yourself with the assistance of Centrelink.

Bioplanning can assist by;

• Providing a 'prescribed adviser' to undertake the Farm Business Analysis and Financial Assessment

• Assist with the development of a Climate Change Action Plan to identify relevant advice and training needs to mitigate the impacts of climate change.