Victorian Trees on Farms Program
Planning a tree planting project on your farm?
Radicle can help you design your project and apply for funding through the Victorian Trees on Farms Program.
What is it?
The VToF program provides grants of $2,000 (ex. GST) per hectare up to $40,000 for environmental plantings, and $4,000 (ex. GST) up to $80,000 for farm forestry plantings.
Plantings can be designed to create shelterbelts, improve biodiversity and soil health, protect waterways and address erosion, while farm forestry projects can also provide a future source of timber or on-farm income.
Radicle can help you determine whether your property is eligible, design the planting project and prepare the project plan required for your application.
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Planting trees on farms improves:
Shelter and windbreaks for stock
Biodiversity and soil health
Long-term resilience and productivity
Carbon storage for the future
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1 Environmental Plantings
$2,000 per hectare — up to $40,000
Minimum 5 hectares
Native species matching your local vegetation class
Riparian buffers, windbreaks, biodiversity corridors, erosion/salinity control
Must achieve ≥5 tCO2-e/ha/yr carbon sequestration over 25 years
2 Farm Forestry Plantings
$4,000 per hectare — up to $80,000
Minimum 3 hectares
Timber species (shelterbelts, woodlots, wide-spaced plantings)
Paid in two milestones — establishment and ongoing management
Generates future income from timber harvest or on-farm use
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To be eligible for the Victoria Trees on Farms program, you must:
Own or manage rural land in Victoria
Have an ABN/ACN and hold public liability insurance of at least $10 million
Plant between 5-20 hectares
Be in an area with greater than 500 mm annual rainfall (e.g. most of Victoria bar the Mallee and Wimmera)
Not already be receiving Victorian Government tree planting funding
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The amount of funding available is determined by the number of hectares planted.
Successful landowners will receive grant funding in instalments provided upon completion of project milestones.
Integrated environmental plantings are eligible to receive $2,000 per hectare (excl. GST) up to a total of $40,000 (excl. GST).
Farm forestry plantings are eligible to receive up to $4,000 per hectare (excl. GST) up to a total of $80,000 (excl. GST).
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The Professional Service Provider cost is covered by an additional grant and is paid out in addition to the per hectare grant.
The Grant approval process is currently taking at least 12 weeks to be approved
Funding is paid 4 months after planting, once the Planting Report is submitted
You must be prepared to cover the Professional Service Provider costs before funding is guaranteed description
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5 hectares minimum
400 stems per hectare = at least 2,000 seedlings
The Professional Service Provider grant is $2000 for a 5 hectare project
Our Process
01 - Property & Eligibility
We start with your property, objectives and proposed planting area to determine whether the project is suitable for the program.
02 - Design the Project
We develop the planting layout, select suitable species and determine whether environmental planting, farm forestry or a combination is right for your property.
03 - Prepare Your Application
You’re part of the process. We keep communication open and decisions shared—no black boxes or surprises.
04 - Plant & Establish
Once approved, your project can move into establishment. Planting is completed in accordance with the approved plan, followed by the required reporting and grant milestones.