30 Oct 2023
- The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) have elected Victorian grain and livestock producer David Jochinke as President, succeeding Fiona Simson who steps down after seven years in the role. Speaking at last week’s NFF conference Mr Jochinke launched the new Keep Farmers Farming campaign,
- Small Network Grants are now available to community organisations in regional and rural Australia to develop and deliver one-off events or initiatives to strengthen community networks and capabilities that build drought preparedness. Applications are now open for the first round of grants and close on Tuesday 14, November 2023. Learn more here.
- Canegrowers has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of an additional $268 million for the control and eradication of Imported Red Fire Ants, with Chairman Owen Menkens calling the funding essential to halting the spread of one of the world’s most devastating pests. Read more here.
- Channa Seneviratne, Executive – Technology Development and Innovation at Telstra, has discussed Telstra’s upcoming satellite offerings in this short video. Telstra are a proud Corporate Partner of QFF, offering QFF peak body members a range of discounts. To learn more about this partnership and the discounts on offer visit our website.
- Cotton Australia’s, Senior Policy Manager for Northern Australia, Simone Cameron hosted the National Farmers Federation Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program (DiALP) Graduation Breakfast at their conference in Canberra last week. The event marked the completion of the 2023 DiALP program, which supports women in agriculture by providing valuable mentoring and networking opportunities. Read more here.
- Last week the Australian Government announced $17.7 million from the Future Drought Fund (FDF) will be used to progress key recommendations identified in the Productivity Commission’s review of the FDF and Inquiry Report released in September 2023. Feedback is now being sought on how FDF funding should be spent from 2024 to 2028. Have your say here before 6 December.
- Rural Australia is gradually retreating from a sustained period of transactional activity. Sparke Helmore Lawyers have written an article on their top tips when preparing to buy or sell rural property. Read it here.
- With disaster season already well underway, it is essential that primary producers continue to bolster their preparedness to manage weather risks. If you are impacted by a disaster, please complete the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) Queensland’s Disaster Impact Survey here. DAF collects this information to record the type and scale of damage that occurred during the disaster event.
- The Australian Banking Association (ABA) has launched a campaign encouraging Australians struggling with loan repayments to contact their bank. The ABA also recently launched a new Financial Assistance Hub, with information for customers who are moving off fixed rate mortgages or struggling to repay buy now pay later loans.
- A new national recovery plan has been adopted to help save the world’s only wild macadamia plants from extinction, withas few as 8,800 wild trees remaining in small pockets in a thin strip from central Queensland to northern New South Wales. Read more here.
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