QFF’s Industry Recovery and Resilience Officer (IRRO) program supports primary producers operating in intensive agriculture to recover from natural disasters and strengthen their long-term business resilience.

Working across disaster-impacted regions in Southern Queensland, QFF’s IRROs Jeff Collingwood and Kelli Rabbitt are available to provide primary producers with practical, on-the-ground support tailored to their individual farm business.

QFF’s IRROs will work with primary producers to:

Develop or update your Natural Disaster Management Plan and connect you to technical advice on natural disaster recovery and resilience where appropriate.

Provide support to your business to access referral pathways to available grants and loans and industry, business, financial and mental health support.

Share information and provide linkages to existing support and services available to your business.

This support is focused on helping you move beyond immediate recovery and into medium-term stability and long-term resilience.

Connect with the IRRO team

Fill out the form below and our Industry Recovery and Resilience team will get in touch to discuss how they can support your farm business.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for the Industry Recovery and Resilience Officer (IRRO) program, primary producers must operate within the eligible local government areas (LGAs) impacted by the natural disasters listed below:

Southern Queensland Bushfires (8 September - 7 November 2023)
- Funding is available to support primary producers impacted by this event until 30 June 2026.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred and associated severe weather events (1 March – 16 March 2025)
- Funding is available to support primary producers impacted by this event until 30 June 2027.

Eligible LGAs impacted by Tropical Cyclone Alfred:

Brisbane City Council

Bundaberg Regional Council

Fraser Coast Regional Council

City of Gold Coast

Gympie Regional Council

Ipswich City Council

Lockyer Valley Regional Council

Logan City Council

City of Moreton Bay

Noosa Shire Council

Redland City Council

Scenic Rim Regional Council

Somerset Regional Council

Southern Downs Regional Council

Sunshine Coast Regional Council

Toowoomba Regional Council

Eligible LGAs impacted by Southern Queensland Bushfires:

Bundaberg Regional Council

Central Highlands Regional Council

Gladstone Regional Council

Maranoa Shire Council

North Burnett Regional Council

South Burnett Regional Council

Southern Downs Regional Council

Toowoomba Regional Council

Western Downs Regional Council

Our project partner

The Industry Recovery and Resilience Officer (IRRO) program is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments under Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).