QRIDA's Annual Report provides a summary of our corporate performance during the 2020 and 2021 financial year.
Annual Report

Highlights of the 2020-21 Annual Report
The Annual Report is developed in accordance with legislative reporting obligations and enables the Queensland Parliament, through the Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries, to assess our financial and operational performance.
Highlights of our performance outlined in the Annual Report 2020-21 include:
- As at June 30, QRIDA approved more than 16,700 applications worth over $304 million for government financial assistance in 2020-2021.
- This is the largest ever number of loans, grants and rebates approved in a single financial year by the organisation in its 27-year history.
- QRIDA administered a total of 48 different schemes during 2020-21, including three COVID response programs totalling $104 million.
- 193 applications were approved for First Start and Sustainability Loans under the Primary Industry Productivity Enhancement Scheme worth almost $104 million in 2020-2021.
- QRIDA continued to manage the COVID-19 Jobs Support Loan portfolio which provided $996 million across 6,928 businesses supporting 86,464 local jobs.
- Administered the Farm Business Debt Mediation program and delivered independent financial analysis to financially distressed farmers through the Farm Debt Restructure Office
- Achieved 82% overall satisfaction with QRIDA services from the 2020-21 client satisfaction survey.
2020-21 Annual Report
QRIDA's 2020-21 Annual Report is now available. Click to download a copy.
Report sections
- Letter of compliance
- CEO report and five year snapshot
- About us
- How we contributed to Government objectives for the community
- Management and structure
- Risk management and accountability
- Workforce profile
- Organisational performance summary
- Financial statements
- Independent auditor's report
- Glossary
- Compliance checklist
Accessing the Annual Report
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Alternative versions
Access the HTML version of the Annual Report 2020-21 here.
If you would like to receive an alternative copy of our most recent Annual Report email contact_us@qrida.qld.gov.au or phone on Freecall 1800 623 946.
Disclaimer
The materials presented on this site are provided by the Queensland Government for information purposes only. Users should note that the electronic versions of the Annual Report on this site are not recognised as the official or authorised version. The official copy of the Annual Report, as tabled in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland can be accessed from the Queensland Parliament's tabled papers website database.
Previous Annual Reports
View the QRIDA Annual Reports from past financial years.
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