QRIDA

08/09/2026

📣Attention Burnett producers!🌾

Burnett Catchment Care Association is hosting two Giant Rats Tail Grass W**d Information sessions this week, giving local producers the chance to hear from leading experts on w**d management.

📍Inverlaw – 9 September, 12:30pm to 4:00pm
📍Cloyna – 10 September, 9:00am to 12:30pm

Attendees will also have the opportunity to speak with QRIDA Regional Area Manager for the Burnett, Cindy Godden, about the range of assistance and support available through QRIDA.

For more details about the event, and to register, check out the organiser’s post below 👇

🌾🚜 Giant Rat’s Tail Grass & Emerging W**ds Information Session 🚜🌾
Graziers and landholders, don't miss this opportunity to hear from leading w**d management expert Joe Vitelli, a former DPI scientist with more than 40 years of experience in invasive plant research and management.

Join BCCA, South Burnett Regional Council, and local producers for an informative session focusing on:

✅ Identifying and controlling Giant Rat’s Tail Grass (GRT)
✅ Practical, long-term management strategies
✅ Maintaining productive pastures with less GRT
✅ Emerging w**ds of concern, including Tropical Soda Apple, Parthenium, Prickly Acacia, and African Boxthorn 🌱⚠️
✅ Identification and management techniques for new w**d threats

Same information, 2 locations -

📍 Inverlaw – 9 September, 12:30pm to 4:00pm (lunch included)
💻https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1628173

OR

📍 Cloyna – 10 September, 9:00am to 12:30pm (morning tea included)
💻https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1628176

📞 For more information, please contact Ann on 0448 440 226.

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07/09/2026

📣 Coming up this week!

Have you registered for our Strategic planning: Your blueprint to better decision-making webinar?

Join QRIDA’s Farm Debt Restructure Office Manager, Daniel Elder, and Rural and Industry Economist, John Gillespie for a practical session on strengthening your farm business for the future. 🌱📈

You’ll learn about:
✅ the three planning layers: strategic, business and operational
✅ backcasting to map the steps from your ideal future to today
✅ practical tools including Business Model Canvas, SWOT and PESTLE analysis
✅ competitive strategies such as differentiation, least cost, market-focused positioning, and diversification

If you’re looking to sharpen your competitive edge, explore new markets or build resilience, this webinar will provide practical tools and frameworks to support long-term success. 🚜💡

Register now: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/MisrRZurEL

🎥 Please note: this webinar will be recorded. Register to receive a copy of the recording after the session.

07/09/2026

📣 Central Highlands and West, you’re getting your very own quarterly e-newsletter! 📧

Stay in the loop with the latest industry news, QRIDA funding opportunities, and events by subscribing to quarterly e-newsletters from your local QRIDA Regional Area Manager, Bradley Whittington.

Don’t miss out on valuable updates and opportunities tailored for your region! Subscribe here 👉 https://ems.gs/3imr0buhACm

First newsletter drops next week!

04/09/2026

🧑‍🌾Catch QRIDA Regional Area Manager for Burnett, Cindy Godden, at the Wild Dog Trapping Workshop in Goomeri next week, hosted by Gympie Regional Council.

Don’t miss this free council workshop to learn practical ways to manage wild dogs on your property and to speak with Cindy about QRIDA’s range of financial assistance.

Please note: This event is not organised by QRIDA. For further details and to register, please contact the organisers here: 👉https://bit.ly/4iL3sxn

03/09/2026

🌱 Heading to Agrotrend on Friday, 11 September? Keep an eye out for Mark Barrett, QRIDA’s Regional Area Manager for Wide Bay and Fraser Coast!

Mark will be on hand to chat with producers about how QRIDA’s concessional loans and grants can help you grow, invest, and future-proof your farming business.

Ask him about:
🤠 First Start Loans for purchasing your first property or expanding your enterprise.

🌱 Sustainability Loans for on-farm improvements like water efficiency, renewable energy, or diversifying your business.

💧 Drought Preparedness Grants to boost your resilience against dry conditions.

🤔Got questions about eligibility, looking for tailored advice, or making your next big move? Mark will be your go-to guy!

Find Mark at QRIDA’s trade stand in the 📍Resilience Pavilion (main pavilion) to learn more.

Note: This is not a QRIDA event and is organised by Agrotrend.

03/09/2026

Heading along to Grains Research and Development Corporation’s Northern Panel Spring Tour next week? 📅 🌾

Bradley Whittington, QRIDA's Regional Area Manager for the Central Highlands and West will be attending some of the sessions to connect with growers 🤠🤝

You can catch up with Bradley at the 🥓🍳 Industry BBQ Breakfast from 6:30am, 8 September in Emerald and the 🌾🚶‍➡️ NVT Field Walk at 11:30am, 9 September in Capella.

This is a great opportunity for growers to chat with Bradley about how QRIDA can support your business whether it's upgrading planting and harvesting equipment, improving grain storage facilities, investing in water infrastructure, or adopting ag-tech.

If you haven’t registered for this event yet, please do so here 👉 https://bit.ly/4xu3PRD

This is not a QRIDA event and has been organised by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC).

03/09/2026

📅 📍 Catch Terry Pulsford, Regional Area Manager for the Maranoa and South West, at the Balonne Shire Council 's Community Catch up events in Mungindi and Nindigully next week.

These events are a great opportunity for primary producers to meet with Terry in-person to learn more about the concessional grants and loans available at QRIDA 💰 Whether you're looking to establish your first farm business, enhance your current operations or invest in drought preparedness activities, QRIDA can support your farm business goals 🤝🤠

Please note: This is not a QRIDA event and has been organised by the Balonne Shire Council.

02/09/2026

Something exciting is growing 🌱

Soon, we’ll be sharing the story of two North Queensland growers who have transformed their goal of running a viable, full-time horticulture business into reality—securing a larger property and setting themselves up for long-term success.

Watch this space 👀

02/09/2026

Celebrating local growers is at the heart of The Taste Bundaberg Festival! 💚🌱

If you’re a grower in the Bundaberg region, you’ll be able to catch up with QRIDA’s Regional Area Manager for the Wide Bay and Fraser Coast, Mark Barrett at the Bundaberg Fruit & Vegetable Growers' The Growers’ Table event on Saturday 12 September.

Ask Mark about QRIDA’s concessional loans and grants which can help you:

🤠 Take the steps to starting your first farm business
💯 Achieve stand-alone viability for your existing farm business
🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Hand the reins over to the next generation through succession
🏡 Upgrade on farm-infrastructure to make your land work better for you
💧 Improve on-farm water infrastructure so you’re prepared for drought
🤖 Adopt ag tech to boost the productivity of your farm business
🔀 Diversify into different ag-related industries to improve cashflow
🚜 Invest in the latest machinery and equipment to ensure your operating efficiently

Grab your ticket to catch up with Mark at The Growers’ Table here 👉 https://bit.ly/4xy9xlo

Please note, this is not a QRIDA event and has been organised by the Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers.

02/09/2026

There’s 1 month to go to apply for the Exceptional Disaster Assistance Recovery Grant - Western Queensland Surface Trough and Associated Rainfall and Flooding, 21 March to 19 May 2025. 🌧️

🧑‍🌾 Affected primary producers are encouraged to apply before applications close on 2 October 2026.

If you need help with your application, you can book a QRIDA Connect session with one of our Regional Area Managers.

📞To book, call 1800 623 946 or email [email protected]. For further details and to apply online visit qrida.qld.gov.au