Households and small businesses impacted by mice across the Orana region are able to now claim rebates for purchasing mouse bait from February 1, with an announcement the program will be backdated.
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The rebate also includes traps or cleaning materials as well as bait.
Primary producers are also able to claim a single rebate of up to $1000 where their business and residence share and address.
Deputy Premier John Barilaro said backdating the program will help regional families that were impacted by mice earlier this year.
"Farmers and regional small businesses often live where they work, so it makes sense that they can apply for a rebate of up to $1,000 to help meet the cost of buying bait," he said.
Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders said he welcomed the backdating changes.
"Every day I speak to people who have had mice in their homes, or their shops, or in their farm sheds, and it has been terrible. I've had them in my house and lost a family pet that came into contact with bait.
"By backdating the rebates we give people the chance to recoup some of the outlay they have made over the past three months or so, to try and keep these pests at bay."
The mouse bait rebate will be available to households, small businesses and primary producers located in the mouse impacted Central Tablelands, Central West, Northern Tablelands, North West, Western, Riverina and Murray regions, and select Local Government Areas in Hunter and South East Local Land Service regions.
Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall said plans to provide farmers with bromadiolone treated grain for perimeter baiting are progressing but remain dependant on approval from the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.
"Bromadiolone perimeter baiting is a second layer of defence on top of the doubled rate of zinc phosphide application," Mr Marshall said.
"Soon farmers will be able to get their grain treated free of charge to protect their hard-sown crops from vermin."
For more details, including eligibility and the claims process go to www.nsw.gov.au/mice.
Claims are able to be completed via Service NSW and will be able to be made from early July.
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