Your Farm. Your Plan. Your Future.
Description
Natural disasters such as floods, storms, cyclones and bushfires can have a significant impact on your farm, your business and your livelihood.
What we'll cover:
Identifying the risks to your farm and business
Practical steps to prepare for natural disasters
Protecting your family, staff, property and farm operations
What to consider during an event and when recovering afterwards
Developing a Natural Disaster Management Plan for your farm
You’ll have the opportunity to:
Enjoy breakfast and connect with other local growers
Share experiences and learn from others
Take away practical ideas you can put into action on your farm
Every farm is different. Your plan should be too. You don't need to have a plan already in place. Just come along, enjoy breakfast and take the first steps towards preparing your farm for the unexpected.
The Industry Recovery and Resilience Officer (IRRO) program is jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments under Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
Lineup
Kerry Battersby
QFF Industry Recovery and Resilience Officer
Kelli Rabbitt
QFF Industry Recovery and Resilience Officer
Sarah Stevens
Sarah Stevens is an Industry Recovery and Resilience Officer (IRRO) with CANEGROWERS, based in Mareeba, Far North Queensland. She works with cane growers across the region on disaster preparedness and recovery, including on-farm riverine repair coordination with River Trusts, delivering disaster resilience workshops and flood modelling of farms and catchments with James Cook University. She is lead author of the FNQ Cane Grower Disaster Management Plan and secretary of FNQ Sustainable Cropping, a grower group advancing sustainable, profitable and innovative broadacre cropping systems in Northern Queensland. Sarah brings more than a decade of agricultural extension and natural resource management experience to the role.
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