Grant Writing Workshop - Emerald
2019-04-05 09:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

North Burnett Tourism Forum - Binjour & Monto
2019-04-08 - 2019-04-09
North Burnett Regional Council invites local businesses and community members to attend one of the 2019 North Burnett Tourism Forums. Forum attendees will gain an understanding and insight from our tourism partners on emerging tourism trends, and how to leverage business opportunities from these trends. Attendees are able to actively participate in discussions regarding the economic and social benefits tourism

Are you interested in becoming a North Burnett Tourism Ambassador?
Do you want to understand the current tourism market and the current tourism trends?
Do you want to know how social media can be used to attract the tourism market?
Do you want to learn how we can make our travellers feel like our G.U.E.S.T. during their stay in our naturally beautiful region?

Binjour
Date: Monday 8th April 2019 Location: Binjour Bowls Club Time: 8.30am – 3.30 pm
Monto
Date: Tuesday 9th April 2019 Location: Monto Colonial Motel
Time: 8.30am – 3.30 pm
If you would like further information on these workshops or would like to register to attend, please RSVP to Councils Economic Development team on 1300 696 272 or email admin@northburnett.qld.gov.au

Utilising NLIS in your Beef Business
2019-04-10 08:30 - 14:00

Business Development Workshop - Monto
2019-04-10 18:00 - 21:00

Soil Health Workshop - Emerald & Namgoori
2019-04-11 - 2019-04-12

Natural Sequence Farming Workshop - Maidenwell
2019-04-13 09:00 - 16:00
The Kingaroy Landcare Group invite you to join Stuart Andrews from the Tarwyn Park Training team for a field day on redesigning your farm using Natural Sequence Farming techniques.
This field day will cover topics such as reading landscapes, fully utilising your farms natural resources, redesigning your own property, increasing water storage capacity, increasing biodiversity, reducing runoff, controlling erosion and lowering your farm costs and boosting profits.
Stuart Andrews is a farmer who has dedicated over 30 years of his life to understanding, practicing and teaching land rehabilitation techniques. Stuart was raised on the 1,500 acre property “Tarwyn Park”, Bylong, the celebrated home of Natural Sequence Farming (NSF), pioneered by his father Peter Andrews.
Venue: “Deep Creek” 4409 Kingaroy Cooyar Road, Maidenwell QLD 4615
To RSVP and for more information contact:
Steve Bliss – Kingaroy Landcare Group
0407 982 943
sbliss1951@gmail.com

Beef Production Seminar - Gin Gin
2019-04-28 08:30 - 14:00
Beef Production Seminar hosted by ‘Vet Cross’. This workshop an initiative of The Better Beef for the Reef program delivered by the Burnett Mary Regional Group and funded through the State of Queensland acting through the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.
When: Sunday, 28 April 2019, 8.30am – 2pm
Where: Function Centre at Gin Gin Showgrounds
Topics covered:

Prevalence of local reproductive diseases and how to prevent these from costing your business money.
The importance of developing breeding objectives and how new genetic technologies can improve the bottom line.
An update on current beef genetic projects.
How to manage herd sire reproductive health.
Achieving gold star animal welfare standards cost effectively.

Presenters:

Tim Emery – Technical Officer – Tropical Beef Technology Services – Roma
Dr Emily Pelling BVSc – Veterinarian – Vet Cross
Dr Andrew Marland BVSc – Veterinarian – Vet Cross

RSVP – by Wednesday, 24 April 2019 to Amanda at Vet Cross on (07) 4151 5044 or email marketing@vetcross.com.au

Business Edge Workshop - Monto
2019-04-29 08:00 - 2019-04-30 17:00
The Business Edge workshop is to be held at Monto on 29 & 30 April 2019 and will allow participants to acquire the knowledge and skills to determine if all the family needs and aspirations can be funded by the business, prepare and understand key financial information on your business and assess and manage agricultural business risk. The workshop will also help producers to better understand and manage enterprise performance, including understanding what the key profit drivers are, how to influence them and what effect they have on overall business performance.
The standard cost to attend the workshop is $1,500 pp (1 person) or $1,250 pp (2+ people from same business).
For more information or to register, please click here!

Better Bull Selection - Breeding Better Profits
2019-04-30 - 2019-05-02
John Bertram and Alan Laing are leaders in the field of genetic gain and reproduction in the beef industry. Combining the latest in research and development with practical know how this course is designed to help integrate that knowledge into your breeding program.
Location: Eidsvold Bowls Club and “Belvadere” Eidsvold Station
Cost: $600 per registrant for the full 3 days
RSVP by – 15th April 2019 to Monto Vet Services (07) 4166 1285 or email: admin@montovetsurgery.com.au

Farming Innovations Field Day - Theodore
2019-04-30 08:00 - 16:30
Join Fitzroy Basin Association for a free workshop and find out the latest technology available for your property.
Learn about:
Walk Over Weigh (WOW) Systems
Virtual Fencing with Charlton Honig from Agersens
GPS Cattle Ear Tags with Pieter Vogels from mOOvement
Long Range Solar Energy Drones with Amaury Wiest from Sunbirds Aero Australia
Remote Water Monitoring with William Harrington from Direct Injection Technologies

When – Tuesday 30 April 8am – 4.30pm
Where – Gyranda MS 324 Theodore
Cost – Free event
RSVP by Friday 26 April to
Ellie Carter – FBA Senior Land Management Officer
07 4999 2841
0408 574 129
ellie.carter@fba.org.au
For more information click here!!

Grazing BMP - Biggenden
2019-04-30 08:00 - 2019-05-01 16:30 | Biggenden Memorial Hall, Cnr Victoria & Frederick Streets, Biggenden, QLD, 4621, Australia
Is your business performing at its best?
Are you where the grazing industry needs you to be?
How long has it been since you sat down and reviewed your business from top to bottom?

Here is your golden opportunity to improve your PRODUCTIVITY, PROFITABILITY and SUSTAINABILITY.

You are invited to a free 2-day Grazing BMP workshop.
By participating you will:

hear from guest speakers covering each of the 5 GBMP modules (listed below)
self-assess your practices against an industry-developed set of standards developed by producers for producers
identify opportunities and actions to improve your business performance
access free information and support
meet and learn from other graziers

What is Grazing BMP?
Grazing BMP is a self-assessment tool that allows participants to benchmark their current practice against an industry-developed set of standards developed by producers for producers.
Five modules have been developed that combine grazier know-how as well as the best available science.
The Grazing BMP modules are completed via a self-assessment process.
It gives you an opportunity to reflect on your practices and see where you might be able to make a change for the better.
The 5 modules are:

Soil health
People & business
Grazing land management
Animal health & welfare
Animal production

By being part of Grazing BMP you also:

Help the grazing industry to be proactive rather than reactive
Provide VOLUME to your industry’s voice

Whether you are starting up or have been in the game all your life – don’t miss this “business health check” opportunity.
Come along and complete all 5 modules over 2 days.
Biggenden 2-day workshop
When: Tuesday 30 April & Wednesday 1 May 2019
TIME: 8am cuppa for 8:30am start – 4.30pm
Where: Biggenden Memorial Hall, Cnr Victoria & Fredrick Streets, Biggenden QLD 4621
Cost: Free – but registrations are essential (morning tea & lunch provided – please advise any special dietary requirements)
RSVP: 19 April 2019 (limited spaces available)
Contact: Dominique Glasgow dominique.glasgow@bmrg.org.au or Ph: (07) 4169 0720

RCS Business Fundamentals Workshop – Rockhampton
2019-04-30 08:00 - 2019-05-02 17:00
WORKSHOP DETAILS
Where: Rockhampton
When: 30 April – 2 May (perfect timing for your budget)
Price: First person from business: $1950. Second and subsequent person from business: $950
BYO Laptop (both PC and Mac okay)
What you’ll receive:

A comprehensive course manual
Expert tuition from a leading farm business analyst and trainer, an experienced accountant, and knowledgeable coaches
Electronic templates and calculators
Access to office management tools
All lunches, morning and afternoon teas

Using your own information, you’ll begin implementing what you learn straight away – no waiting until you get home to put new processes in place. You’ll also complete your own draft budget for the 2019/20 financial year during the workshop.
Suitable for all skill and confidence levels.
To really cement the connection between production and profit in your business, this workshop is best attended by the people who are responsible for the outside stuff, as well as the inside stuff.
Registration:
Places are strictly limited to ensure adequate support for participants, so register to avoid disappointment. Complete the registration form and return it to info@rcsaustralia.com.au, or call RCS on 1800 356 004 with your details ready.

Giant Rats Tail & Woody Weed Control Day - Bundaberg Region
2019-05-03 10:00 - 15:00

Stocktake Workshop - Monto
2019-05-07
Stocktake is a land condition monitoring and management program used to assess land condition and carrying capacities.
The workshop will also be held at a good time to get your pasture budgets sorted for winter. Pasture budgets going into winter help determine how many cattle you can safely carry until the next likely break in the season and having that knowledge allows you to adjust stocking rates early; which makes all the difference.
Presenter Damian O’Sullivan (DAF).
Contact: Hayley Webster – Farmstuff hayley.webster@outlook.com

Paddock to Reef Integrated Science Forum
2019-05-08
Date claimer – details to be confirmed

Stocktake Workshop - Goomeri
2019-05-08 09:00 - 15:00
To register:
Megan Gurnett
Department of Agriculture
M| 0475 973 221
E|Megan.Gurnett@daf.qld.gov.au
Dominique Glasgow
Burnett Mary Regional Group
M|0468 830 399
E|dominique.glasgow@bmrg.org.au

Generation to Generation Workshop - Emerald
2019-05-08 09:00 - 2019-05-09 16:00
Fitzroy Basin Association invites you to a free workshop on communication, negotiation and dispute resolution within the family business. Workshop will be hosted by Allan Parker, a world leader in negotiation – having worked with the United Nations and Microsoft in 11 countries.
To register click here!!

Water Prices Tour - Biloela, Monto & Gayndah
2019-05-08 12:30 - 20:00

More Grass, More Beef
2019-05-09 17:30 - 22:30
Gympie District Beef Liaison Group (GDBLG) invites you to enjoy a BBQ night out featuring guest speakers, Alan Lauder and Tim Emery. Alan brings to us “Flowing carbon into your soil for productive beef with limited rainfall” and Tim will talk on “Improving the bottom line with the right genetics”. All interested in grazing in the Gympie district are welcome to come along to a relaxed evening with friends.
VENUE: Fossicker Room, Gympie Civic Centre – 32 /34 Mellor St, Gympie QLD
COST: Financial Member of GDBLG – $15 Non-Financial – $25
RSVP: To Brian Kaddatz on 0429 821 593 or secretary@gdblg.org.au by 3rd of May.
Please advise of dietary requirements with RSVP. PAYMENT: Please pay at the door.

Agrotrend 2019 - Bundaberg
2019-05-10 - 2019-05-11
Two days of farming and lifestyle focussed activities for the whole family to enjoy. Whether you are keen to check out and invest in the latest farming technologies or after a great afternoon out with the family – Agrotrend 2019 promises to deliver.
Venue: Bundaberg Recreational Precinct, University Drive, Bundaberg QLD 4670
More information here.

AgForum & Agrotrend Bus Trip
2019-05-10 07:00 - 12:00
AgForum is an annual event coordinated by rural and regional stakeholders working in agriculture and agribusinesses in the Wide Bay region. AgForum 2019 will be held at CQUniversity, in conjunction with Agrotrend – an annual farming and rural lifestyle field day. There will be a free bus service for primary producers, community groups and agribusiness stakeholders located in the Gympie and greater Mary region, and in the South, Central and North Burnett regions.
For more information click here!!
To save your seat, RSVP is essential. Bundaberg Fruit and vegetable Growers (07) 4153 3007 admin@bfvg.com.au

Harvesting Field Day - Monduran
2019-05-10 09:00 - 13:00
Parkside Timber and Private Forestry Services Queensland invite you to a Silvopastrol Field Day
When: Friday 10 May, 9am – 1pm
Where: 2485 Monduran Road, Monduran – watch for the signs on Monduran Road at Monduran, Yandarun & Diamond Hill Road intersection.
The purpose of the day is to convert 5ha of vegetation into a Certified Private Native Forest and active pastoral land. Increasing income from $0/ha to over $250/ha each year on average.
Machines will be in action thinning the site between 9:00am and 1:00pm, producing logs for poles, sawlogs, peelers and woodchip and ending up with a certified native forest suitable for grazing.
Please come suitably dressed with a high-vis shirt and closed in footwear as you will be in an active operation.
To register please email – PFSQ on pfsq@bigpond.com or for more information please contact – John McNamara (Parkside Timber) 0418 719 113 or Sean Ryan (PFSQ) 0428 457 322

Erosion Control Field Day - Sanringham Plains
2019-05-14 - 2019-05-15
Workshop location address provided upon registration with Fitzroy Basin Association.
RSVP – Thursday 9 May, Rachel Bryan 07 4999 2800 or 0428 734 865 or email Rachel.Bryan@fba.org.au

Gully Erosion Field Day - Biggenden
2019-05-16 08:30 - 12:30

Cooloola BioBlitz
2019-05-17 15:30 - 2019-05-19 15:30
The 2019 Cooloola BioBlitz is 48 hour intense period of biological surveying in an attempt to record all the living species within the northern Cooloola section of the Great Sandy National Park and Inskip Recreation Area around Rainbow Beach in Queensland.
Scientists and expert amateur naturalists will lead teams volunteers on field trips into a range of ecosystems.
https://www.cooloolacoastcare.org.au/projects/bioblitz
Contacts: Lindy Orwin, Cooloola Coastcare 0478 039 322 or John Sinclair, FIDO 0418 650 535 www.fido.org.au
Location: Rainbow Beach

SBTS and TBTS Regional Forum – Rockhampton
2019-05-20 08:30 - 2019-05-21 15:30
Southern Beef Technology Services and Tropical Beef Technology Services have developed a this two day Regional Forum at Rockhampton for cattle breeders who are interested in or currently using BREEDPLAN in their beef enterprise.
For a full program of the event click here.
Bookings can be made online. To register, click here.
Alternatively, visit the ‘Upcoming Events’ page on the Southern Beef Technology Services or Tropical Beef Technology Services websites and register via the links displayed. Please note that bookings close one week prior to the event.

RCS Grazing Clinic - Blackwater
2019-05-21 - 2019-05-23
Learn how to assess rest period and calculate graze period, match stocking rate to carrying capacity and use grazing charts to plan and make confident decisions. RCS’s 6 famous Principles of Regenerative Grazing Management will be covered in detail, and they will also share with you valuable knowledge of property, water and fence planning.
Landholders within the Burdekin, Fitzroy and Burnett Mary catchments can attend this clinic for the very special price of only $250!
​​​​​​(standard price is $1250).
For more information click here!!

Soil Health and Your Wealth
2019-05-21 08:00 - 17:00
One-Day Seminar
Your soil is your greatest asset. It is the essence of your productive potential and profitability. Soil health is also key to stress-free farming. The common catch cry is, “our soils aren’t what they used to be”. In this fascinating half-day seminar, internationally acclaimed soil specialist, Graeme Sait, will help you reclaim resilience and profitability on the farm.
Here are some of the lessons shared:
1) You will understand the mechanics of Nutrition Farming® and how your improved management of minerals, microbes and humus can turn around your enterprise.
2) You will understand multiple strategies to build productivity and profitability, while reducing chemicals.
3) You will discover that humus is the cornerstone of soil fertility. Discover how we lost 2/3 of our humus, and acquire the strategies to rebuild organic matter on your farm.
4) You will recognise the role of mineral balancing in creating disease-resilient soils and crops. Discover how key mineral ratios in the soil, and in plant tissue, can change your cropping outcome.
5) You will learn about the use of specific microbe inoculums to solve problems and boost yield. You will also discover how to support your existing soil life, including earthworms.
6) You will understand why multi-species, cocktail cover crops can be a powerful fertility building tool.
7) You will discover the many benefits of in-field crop monitoring, including leaf analyses. You will also learn how to use hand-held tools like the refractometer, the sap pH meter and K and N meters to provide invaluable instant feedback.
8) You will also learn drought management strategies to improve your resilience amidst increasingly unstable climatic conditions.
Location: Rockhampton Leagues Club Corner of George & Cambridge Streets Rockhampton QLD
Booking are essential!!!
To Register contact: Noela
Ph: 0438 361 100
Email: noela@grazingbestprac.com.au
Morning tea, lunch & afternoon tea provided

Gully Erosion Book Launch Field Day
2019-05-21 09:00 - 13:00
The South Burnett Grazing Network invites you to a field day as part of the launch of the newly printed publication, “Gully Erosion Options for Prevention and Rehabilitation” written by local soil conservation officer John Day along with Bob Shephard. The field day will cover the history and overview of the publication along with a field walk to two erosion control sites.
Where: 1416 Haly Creek Road, Kingaroy
RSVP: Ian Crosthwaite – SBGN 0409 622 319 sbgn14@gmail.com

Our Future Recovery & Regeneration - Bingara
2019-05-22 09:00 - 2019-05-23 16:00
