Sharing Climate Codesign Insights at AMOS 2025 Key takeaways Knowledge Broker Karen George represented the TNQ Drought Hub at the AMOS 2025 Conference from the 23-27 June in Cairns, sharing codesign insights with leaders in weather, climate, and ocean sciences from across Australia. Karen co-presented with Dr Yuwan Malakar from
Supporting Changemakers for Drought-Ready Communities Key takeaways Hosted by the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation, the 2025 National Changemaker Gathering brought together 50 leaders from 35 communities, focused on strengthening a national network of drought and climate-resilient changemakers. The TNQ Drought Hub participated in Gathering connecting with emerging leaders from rural, regional, and
TNQ Drought Hub connects at Hort Connections 2025 Key takeaways Hort Connections 2025 is Australia and New Zealand’s premier horticulture conference and trade show The conference emphasised the importance of understanding innovation readiness The TNQ Drought Hub is committed to connecting producers with cutting-edge technologies The TNQ Drought Hub recently
Promoting and protecting the world’s rangelands through global cooperation Key takeaways The XII International Rangeland Congress (IRC) in Adelaide gathered over 750 delegates from 45+ countries, including global experts, academics, pastoralists, and Indigenous representatives, to address evolving challenges and opportunities in global rangeland management. Key themes included the integration of
Be Part of APEN 2025: Tech + Extension: A Powerful Partnership for Change The 2025 Australasian Pacific Extension Network (APEN) Conference will be held in Brisbane from 14–16 October, providing a valuable opportunity for professionals in agricultural extension, research, and innovation to connect, learn, and contribute to the advancement of
Building resilient regional futures by ensuring agriculture is a focus Key takeaways Knowledge Broker Karen George attended the Regions Rising Queensland conference in Cairns on 19 June, joining regional leaders, industry, and government to discuss the future of regional Queensland. The event covered diverse issues including housing, workforce challenges, regional
Future Drought Fund: Ready to Tackle Drought with Bold Ideas? By Mob, For Mob: Funding Now Open to Strengthen Drought Resilience on Country Got an idea to help your community stay strong through dry times while strengthening connection to Country? The Future Drought Fund’s Strengthening Drought Resilience on Country Grants
Building drought resilient grazing systems at Clarke Creek Key takeaways Over 25 Central Queensland producers attended a Climate Smart Field Day at Clarke Creek, hosted by Node partner FBA, to learn practical ways to build resilience in their grazing businesses. Regional Soils Coordinator Dhiraj Gajera demonstrated soil monitoring techniques, including
GrowHer – Advancing Young Female Founders through AgTech Key takeaways Program Lead Kara-Glenn Worth attended GrowHer, a program empowering Year 7–12 girls across regional Queensland to engage with the AgTech industry, supporting the future of agriculture. Students explored agricultural challenges and AgTech solutions, partnered with mentors to develop and pitch