TNQ Drought Hub unveils new artwork collaboration with local Indigenous artist Previous Next The TNQ Drought Hub has unveiled a new artwork as part of their way to acknowledge and pay respects to Indigenous knowledge, created in collaboration with Cairns artist and cultural practitioner, Bernard Lee Singleton. The artwork, entitled
MITEZ General Meeting Agricultural Development in North West Stakeholders, 24 August, Hughenden The hub was invited to attend the latest MITEZ (Mount Isa to Townsville Economic Development Zone) stakeholder meeting to learn more about upcoming projects. Water access and infrastructure was an important topic of conversation to help with the
Recipients announced for $350,000 Tropical North Queensland Drought Resilience Grants  Four major projects to boost the agricultural sector’s resilience against drought and climate variability in northern Queensland will soon get off the ground after securing a share of $350,000 funding from the Tropical North Queensland Drought Resilience Grant Scheme. Tropical
“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 and readier. In the face of a new reality, we need to be able to adapt, re-shape and transform. As
National Smart Soils Community of Practice Field Trip, 21 – 24 August, WA Wheatbelt region Regional Soils Coordinator Dhiraj Gajera was fortunate to be able to attend the WA Smart Soil tour organsied by Soil Science Australia. Dhiraj said “it’s always a great experience to see different soil types of soil, soils profiles,
Northern Beef Research Update Conference 2023, 22 – 25 August, Darwin Director David Phelps and Knowledge Broker Rachel Hay attended the Northern Beef Research Update Conference (NBRUC) in Darwin last week. David was invited to chair the session “Cooking with catastrophe as your sous-chefs: Droughts and Flooding rains” which included
Reconciliation through research. Previous Next The TNQ Drought Hub was very pleased to partner with Tropical Indigenous Ethnobotany Centre, the Australian Tropical Herbarium and the CSIRO to hold an event celebrating Reconciliation through Research. The Reconciliation event featured short, informal talks from Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers and scholars, who showcased
Belmont Research Station Agtech Field Day, 10 August, Rockhampton Director David Phelps attended the CQ Livestock Centre of Excellence agtech field day at Belmont Research Station to present and share insights into on-farm demonstrations happening through our Agricultural Innovation program. With the dramatic increase of agtech now available to producers,
Aussie farmers are set to benefit from a long-term investment by the Future Drought Fund Aussie farmers are set to benefit from a long-term investment by the Future Drought Fund (FDF) into innovative ways of managing drought and climate change. The FDF is investing $38 million in a Long-term Trials