Newsletter #26: May 2024
May was a significant month for the hub and the overall sentiment is positive due to a number of things. For the first time since 2013, Queensland is drought free […]
Newsletter #25: April 2024
It’s going to be an action packed week at Beef Australia next week in Rockhampton. Did you know that red-meat production from the Tropical North Queensland (TNQ) region generates more than $4.5 […]
Newsletter #24: March 2024
What’s your favourite treat to buy for Easter?? A firm favourite of mine is the Chocolate Easter Bilby (which I’m sure to overindulge on over the weekend). The Easter Bilby […]
Newsletter #23: February 2024
We were pleased to have supported seven primary producers and one PhD student to attend EvokeAg in February. The conference brought together nearly 2,000 leaders, farmers, innovators, accelerators, researchers, universities, corporates, […]
Newsletter #22: January 2024
December 2023 and January 2024 have given us a stark reminder of the extremes of weather across Queensland. Whilst many people have been impacted by Tropical Cyclone Jasper or Kirrily, […]
Newsletter #21: December 2023
It’s hard to believe that Christmas is just over a week away. It’s been an incredible 12 months and I am very proud of the hub effort across our multiple […]
Newsletter #20: November 2023
Given the current conditions across Queensland at the moment, I thought it appropriate to open with Dorothea Mackellar’s words from her classic 1908 poem ‘My Country’: “I love a sunburnt […]
Newsletter #19: October 2023
It was fantastic to hear Senator Murray Watt’s announcement this week at the National Farmers Federation Conference around a 12-month funded extension for all eight drought hubs. This means we […]
Newsletter #18: September 2023
The National Drought Forum was held in Rockhampton on the 26th September. Co-hosted by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the National Farmers’ Federation, this event invited close to […]
Newsletter #17: August 2023
“Resilience”; some people love the word, others find it overused, but no matter what you think of the word it’s something that we all need to be – stronger, better […]