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National Drought Summit in Toowoomba
Southern Queensland Landscapes CEO Paul McDonald had the valuable opportunity to learn from and network with experts in drought resilience at the National Drought Summit in Toowoomba recently.
The event was attended by over 150 scientists, community leaders, politicians, industry representatives, not-for-profit organisations, and landholders from all around Australia to take proactive steps towards a drought resilient Queensland.
The summit was jointly convened by the National Farmers Federation (NFF) which was ably led by its Chair and keynote speaker of the summit, Fiona Simson.
"The new National Resilience and Recovery Agency is very fortunate to have Coordinator General The Honourable Shane L Stone AC QC charting its course," said Paul McDonald.
"There were several key outcomes from the summit. However, the clear message is that we all need to work together to support our communities. Better networking in our efforts will be critical moving into the future," Mr McDonald said.
"The unanimous focus on helping our producers and communities find new tools, approaches and innovations recognised how resilient all these great bush people already are. All they need is knowledge-based support and opportunities to network to better inform their decision-making," he said.
"The opportunity to share experiences and information at a national scale was invaluable."
Southern Queensland Landscapes looks forward to working with the National Resilience and Recovery Agency into the future.
National Drought Forum keynote speaker Fiona Simson, NFF President.
Bruce King, CEO Regional Investment Corporation BAgEcon, MBA.
Coordinator General The Honourable Shane L Stone AC QC.
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