$86 Million New Government Grants to Help Fruit and Forestry Recovery

$86 Million New Government Grants to Help Fruit and Forestry Recovery
The peloton rides through McLaren Vale vineyards on the fifth day of the Tour Down Under cycling race in Adelaide, Australia on January 20, 2018. BRENTON EDWARDS/ Getty Images
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Wineries in the Adelaide Hills and apple farmers in Batlow devastated by the summer bushfires will be able to use $86 million in new government grants to help replant and get back on their feet.

The federal government is announcing three new sector-specific grants programs on June 23, to support forestry, vineyards and apple growers struck by the fires.