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Celebrating Innovation: Reef Catchments’ Louise Fitzgerald Wins UniSQ 2025 Innovation Award TNQ Drought Hub is proud to congratulate Louise Fitzgerald, Drought Resilience Coordinator with Node Partner Reef Catchments, on receiving the University of Southern Queensland’s 2025 Innovation Award. The award recognises individuals who demonstrate outstanding commitment to innovation through education,

Students tackle climate adaptation at AgTech Hackathon Key takeaway The hackathon focused on ideas that actually work on farm, with a strong emphasis on adoption, profitability and productivity, not just clever technology. The TNQ Drought Hub was directly involved through Knowledge Broker Karen George mentoring teams, helping steer ideas toward

Drought Expertise Shared on the Global Stage to Strengthen Climate Resilience Key takeaway Climate extremes are a shared challenge: Farmers in northern Australia face similar pressures to producers across the Pacific, including more frequent droughts, heat stress, water competition and seasonal uncertainty, reinforcing the importance of learning from global research

No drought declarations needed to access support The Australian Government no longer makes formal drought declarations. Instead, support is provided based on individual needs and circumstances—meaning help is always available to assist farmers and agribusinesses—whether they are preparing for, managing through or recovering from drought. The Australian Government and Australian