The Australian Government is supporting drought affected farmers, rural communities and agriculture-dependent small businesses through income support, interest rate subsidies and free counselling.

http://www.daff.gov.au...

http://www.daff.gov.au/agriculture-food/drought

The Department of Human Services continues to support communities affected by the prolonged period of drought.

http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au...

http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/emergency/current-events/drought

The Australian Government has announced changes to drought assistance that mean more farmers and small businesses in more areas will now be eligible for drought support.

http://www.humanservices.gov.au...

http://www.humanservices.gov.au/dhs/initiatives/drought-assistance-campaign.html

Provides information about where and how to get drought assistance from the State Government.

http://www.ourwater.vic.gov.au...

http://www.ourwater.vic.gov.au/saving/farms/drought-assistance

Provides the latest information and updates for drought information in Victoria. Includes details about financial help and counselling for drought affected farmers.

http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au...

http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/nrenfa.nsf/childdocs/-80E62E2EAB672EE24A256B520005A0AF-C5C1899E958127624A256B520005C2A1?open

Provides information about drought in Australia, with links to information on El Nino, climate change and global warming, managing water for the future and a link to a map of Melbourne's rainfall patterns. Also provides links to other sites, for example, CSIRO, Bureau of Meteorology, consumer guides.

http://drought.melbournewater.com.au...

http://drought.melbournewater.com.au/

The National Agricultural Monitoring System (NAMS) contains climatic and production information for dryland/broadacre and irrigated industries for regions throughout Australia. NAMS is used for streamlining the application and assessment processes for Exceptional Circumstances (EC) drought assistance in these farming areas.

http://www.nams.gov.au...

http://www.nams.gov.au/index.cfm?fa=nams.home