Drought resilience funding
The eight Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hubs will receive an extra $4 million to work together on projects that will build drought resilience on a regional and national scale.
Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia David Littleproud said the funding, delivered under the $5 billion Future Drought Fund, would drive regional collaboration and national drought resilience.
“No one better understands the impact of drought than the local industries and communities with lived experience,” Mr Littleproud said.
“This funding will support researchers, farmers, and rural communities from hub regions to work together and address common goals as they build local and national drought resilience.”
The Budget allocated an additional $94.5 million for activities to improve the drought readiness and resilience of Australian farmers and communities.
Energy use survey
Thousands of Queenslanders will have the opportunity to give their views on energy usage, electric vehicles, and emerging technologies following the launch of Australia’s most comprehensive study of household energy use.
The Queensland Household Energy Survey is run annually by Powerlink in conjunction with Energex and Ergon Energy, as part of the Energy Queensland group.
The survey can be accessed online at survey-au.dynata.com/survey/selfserve/53b/220357?list=0&nonPnlType=4#?
Queensland AgWorkforce Summit
Save the date for the Queensland AgWorkforce Summit from 3 to 5 August, 2022.
The summit is an excellent opportunity to network and learn about innovative strategies that have worked in attracting, retaining and upskilling in the workforce.
Agribusiness professionals will collaborate, learn, and share experiences that will help agribusiness acquire and retain the workforce that they need to grow.
The summit’s major objectives are as follows:
• Respond to industries concerns about workforce
• Address the future growth of the Queensland agriculture sector and the ability to seize new market opportunities
• Bring together Queensland agribusiness to discuss workforce issues and strategies to ensure they have a sustainable workforce over the next five years
