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Newsletter #31: November

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From the Director It’s been a busy month for the team at the hub. We have been planning a unique evokeAG sideline event, Millennia of Ag Innovation. This collaborative event […]

Newsletter #30: October

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From the Director In previous newsletters, I’ve touched on resilience and how the hub is helping to connect landholders, grower groups, communities, government, universities, and industry organisations to build strong and adaptive socio-economic […]

Newsletter #29: September

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From the Director The Bureau of Meteorology Northern Rainfall Onset suggests an early start to the wet season. If the coming season brings early and good rain, there could be […]

Newsletter #28: July and August 2024

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From the Director From our very initial set up, the hubs were designed to be a connecting piece between communities, government, universities and industry organisations. With that in mind, I […]

Newsletter #27: June 2024

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From the Director I recently attended a Native Foods and Botanicals Forum in Rockhampton. There was enthusiastic interaction between people from all walks of life, which was a strong reminder […]

Newsletter #26: May 2024

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May was a significant month for the hub and the overall sentiment is positive due to a number of things. For the first time since 2013, Queensland is drought free […]

Newsletter #25: April 2024

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It’s going to be an action packed week at Beef Australia next week in Rockhampton. Did you know that red-meat production from the Tropical North Queensland (TNQ) region generates more than $4.5 […]

Newsletter #24: March 2024

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What’s your favourite treat to buy for Easter?? A firm favourite of mine is the Chocolate Easter Bilby (which I’m sure to overindulge on over the weekend). The Easter Bilby […]

Newsletter #23: February 2024

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We were pleased to have supported seven primary producers and one PhD student to attend EvokeAg in February. The conference brought together nearly 2,000 leaders, farmers, innovators, accelerators, researchers, universities, corporates, […]

Newsletter #22: January 2024

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December 2023 and January 2024 have given us a stark reminder of the extremes of weather across Queensland. Whilst many people have been impacted by Tropical Cyclone Jasper or Kirrily, […]