Small businesses and households in regional and rural areas of NSW will soon be able to claim a rebate for the cost of buying mouse baits, traps and cleaning materials to combat the current mouse plague.
The rebate will apply to products purchased on or after 1 February 2021, so make sure you keep all your receipts. Multiple receipts can be used to claim the rebate, up to $500 (for a household) or $1,000 limits (for a small business).
To be eligible to claim a rebate you must be located in one of the Local Land Services Regions listed below and you must provide receipts to Service NSW when you lodge a claim:
- South East (Hilltops, Upper Lachlan and Yass Valley LGAs only)
- Central Tablelands
- Central West
- Northern Tablelands
- North West
- Western
- Riverina
- Murray
- Hunter (Upper Hunter and Muswellbrook LGAs only).
The program is expected to be open in early July.
Read more about the rebates and the Mouse Control Support Program by going to: https://www.nsw.gov.au/initiative/mouse-control-support-program/households-and-small-businesses
