Application Process

1. Check the Eligibility Criteria

Review the Eligibility Criteria for your chosen rebate item.

2. Purchase your rainwater tank

Purchase your sustainable product or service from your chosen provider or installer. Ensure that your purchase meets the Eligibility Criteria for your chosen rebate item.

3. Submit an application form

Submit an Application Form and required attachements. Click 'Apply Now' to submit.

4. Receive your rebate!

If your form is approved by Eurobodalla Shire Council, you will receive your rebate via electronic bank transfer from Rebately. Be sure to check your junk mailbox for your rebate approval email.

1. The property must be located within the Eurobodalla Shire Council local government boundary
2. The rainwater tank must be installed at a property connected to Council’s water supply
3. The applicant must be the property owner 
4. The tank (or a combination of tanks) must have a minimum capacity of 2,000L
5. Additional rebates will not be given for additional connections AFTER the initial rebate has been provided - complete all plumbing before applying
6. Applications for strata-title residential properties must include written approval from the body corporate
7. For new homes and major renovations, any tank volume or internal connection required by BASIX, or the development consent, will not be eligible for a rebate. 
8. The rainwater tank must have at least one outdoor use to be eligible if there are no internal connections
9. Non-residential properties including commercial, school, not-for-profit/charitable organisations or business premises are also eligible   
10. Rainwater tanks must be new (i.e. not purchased second-hand) covered by 12-month warranty
11. A maximum of one rainwater tank rebate per property is offered. 
12. The rainwater tank must be installed by a licensed plumber if water from the tank is to be supplied for flushing toilets or washing machines.
13. Once funding for the program is exhausted, no further applications will be accepted for each financial year. Applications will be processed and approved on a first come, first served basis

Willingness to take part in research 

Eurobodalla Shire Council is conducting research to monitor the increasing capacity for rainwater storage and water savings. Applicants may be asked to answer questions to assist Council in assessing the rebate.  All answers provided for the research will be confidential.

Liability 

A condition of application is that the applicant(s) acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent permitted by law, Council accepts no liability in respect of any claim, cause of action or loss or damage arising out of, or in relation to, any rainwater tank, rainwater tank system or the consumption or use of any water from such rainwater tank or system that is the subject of the program. In addition, the applicant(s) agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified Eurobodalla Shire Council from any claim or liability arising out of, or in relation to, the program and rainwater tank system that is the subject of this application, to the extent that any claim or liability is not caused by Eurobodalla Shire Council’s negligence or breach of this application, or any other terms implied by law.