QFF Farm Business Hour March 2023 – The first 36hrs after a natural disaster

Date: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
Time: 14:00 pm – 5:00 pm AEST
Registration: Register here

The scale and impact of Queensland’s weather events make it the most natural disaster-prone state in Australia. Yet, Queenslanders and Queensland’s agricultural sector have developed a predisposition for resilience borne from years of experience and capacity to adapt to changing circumstances and recovery from disasters.

Many Queensland agricultural businesses have repeatedly experienced the cycles of recovery, with more than 50 disaster events since 2011 impacting the state. Recovery can be a complex and at times lengthy process, with different sectors recovering at different rates.

Natural disasters impact on agricultural systems in several ways. Disasters can result in the loss of livestock, crops and produce; damage to infrastructure, equipment and buildings; damage to standing crops; and erosion of land and waterways. Like other sectors of the economy, agriculture can also be impacted by the loss of electricity supply and communication services, and community infrastructure particularly transport.

Although farmers are inherently resilient, this resilience – or ability to recover and attain full business functionality after a disruption – hinges greatly on the preparedness for and initial response phase to a disaster.

In this episode of the QFF Farm Business Hour we will discuss the first 36 hours after the natural disaster event including:

• Resilience planning
• Scenario planning
• Response phase in the immediate 36 hours
• Initial assessment
• Risk management
• Recovery
• Safety
• Clean up
• The Queensland DAF Disaster Impact Survey

For more information, please download the PDF flyer for the event here.