- The Queensland Government has released a bulk water strategy to improve existing infrastructure and new water projects. QFF is consulting its members and the irrigation sector for their feedback. QFF column HERE. Bulk water statement HERE.
- Queensland State Office of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is holding a free seminar and networking event for businesses titled ‘Australia’s International Agricultural Aid’. Register HERE.
- Telstra has released a White Paper into ‘Regional Australia’s Technology Future’ highlighting what the future holds for rural communities over the next 20 years. Telstra’s White Paper HERE.
- QFF is inviting farmers to make an appointment with the Inland Rail Community Engagement Team to have their questions answered about Gowrie to Helidon and Helidon to Calvert projects. Details HERE.
- Australian Women in Agriculture’s (AWIA) national conference is coming to Brisbane 22-24 September with its theme ‘Securing Australian Agriculture’. DetailsHERE. Registrations now open HERE.
- QFF industry member Queensland Dairyfarmers Organisation (QDO) has said the Toowoomba Integrated Milk Project being built beside Wellcamp airport could revive the state’s dairy industry with up to 300,000 litres of fresh milk to be exported to China every day.
- A controversial Netflix documentary that claims eating eggs is as bad as smoking cigarettes has been slammed by health professionals for ‘cherrypicking’ scientific studies.
- Australia has had its warmest July on record, according to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). Report HERE. ABC article HERE.
- Refugees resettled in regional Australia is bringing success but employers in rural areas need more incentives to employ them. ABC article HERE.
- QFF industry member The Queensland Chicken Growers Association (QCGA) recently hosted a QFF Energy Savers Energy Forum on energy efficiency and renewable energy. See a full list of workshop highlights HERE.
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