South East Queensland is home to a new drought preparedness initiative aimed at helping farmers continually adapt and thrive into the future in the face of an ever-changing climate.
Healthy Land & Water is heading up the delivery of a suite of drought preparedness activities for Southern Queensland as the local delivery node of a larger drought hub that covers Southern Queensland and Northern NSW.

The Southern Queensland and Northern NSW Drought & Innovation Hub (SQNNSW Hub) and its regional nodes are promoting activities, information, tools and opportunities to support landholders and rural communities to improve drought preparedness and help build resilience in the region’s natural assets, agricultural businesses and landscapes.

It is designed to:

• Share the latest technologies, best practice and innovation for the SEQ agricultural community.
• Help apply proven drought-resilience research on the ground to improve innovation and adoption across agriculture, industry, and the community.
• Empower stakeholders to co-design drought preparedness activities for the region.
• Support landholders, agricultural industries, supply chains and communities in SEQ to manage and adapt to a highly variable climate and respond to ever-increasing environmental, biosecurity, financial, and market challenges.

The aim is to promote innovation to achieve a more resilient, sustainable, and profitable future. It aims to do this by thinking forward and sharing solutions for the future.

Collaboration and ongoing discussion with landholders, industry groups, regional communities, and researchers will contribute to the implementation of adaptive and innovative plans and practices, and opportunities to test the latest techniques identified by the local farming and regional communities.

Landholders interested in being involved in the program are encouraged to contact Healthy Land & Water – Bruce Lord 0427 013 284 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The SQNNSW Innovation Hub project is supported by Healthy Land & Water and the University of Southern Queensland, through received funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.