QRIDA

04/06/2026

Regional Area Manager for the North West and Gulf, Sam Fryer, will be releasing his monthly newsletter very soon!📰

Subscribe to Sam’s newsletter to read about the latest QRIDA news, important program updates, and industry events for the North West and Gulf region 🐮.

Subscribe here: 👉https://bit.ly/Sam-Fryer-monthly-news

04/06/2026

🚜 Calling all Western Queensland primary producers! 🌾

The Rural Financial Counselling Service - Southern Queensland (RFCS) and QRIDA are hosting workshops next week to help you connect with professional services and access disaster recovery support.

Meet Terry Pulsford (Regional Area Manager, Maranoa & South West) and Daniel Elder (Manager, Farm Debt Restructure Office) in person to learn more about:
💰 Exceptional Disaster Assistance Recovery Grants (up to $75,000)
💰 Disaster Assistance Loans (up to $250,000)
💰 Disaster Assistance (Essential Working Capital) Loans (up to $100,000)
💰 Free Farm Business Analysis Assistance

Note: Terry will be attending the Eulo, Thargomindah, Toompine and Quilpie workshops only. Daniel will not be at the Adavale workshop.

04/06/2026

‼️ Due to unforeseen circumstance, Regional Area Manager, Bradley Whittington will no longer be attending the Muttaburra Show this weekend!

If you were hoping to catch up with Bradley at this event, please be sure to get in touch with him on 📞 1800 623 946 to arrange on-farm visit.

04/06/2026

Don’t miss your chance to connect with QRIDA’s Regional Area Manager for the North West and Gulf, Sam Fryer! 👋 🤠

Catch Sam at the Richmond Field Days on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 June.

Sam’s your local go-to for information on QRIDA’s financial assistance programs, including:
🚜 Starting your first primary production business
🌱 Improving the sustainability of your operations
☀️ Preparing your property for drought
🌧️ Re-establishing your business following disaster

Make sure you catch up with Sam while he’s in town! For more information about QRIDA’s grants and loans visit qrida.qld.gov.au

Richmond Field Days & Races

03/06/2026

🐑 Catch QRIDA at the Muttaburra Stock Show!

Regional Area Manager for the Central Highlands and West, Bradley Whittington will have a QRIDA stand at this year’s show. 🍟 Grab yourself some hot chippies and head to QRIDA’s stand to learn more about how we can support your farm business goals with our range of grants and loans available.

Not heading to the Muttaburra Stock Show? 📞 Call 1800 623 946 to arrange a time for Brad to meet with you on-farm at a time that suits you. 🚜

03/06/2026

It’s official … Burdekin’s 2026 sugar crush is firing up! 🔥🌾

We want to wish growers, harvesters, millers, and all workers across the sugarcane supply chain all the best for the upcoming harvest 💙.

If you are still recovering from recent disasters or need any last minute on-farm upgrades for the season, get in touch with Regional Area Manager for North Queensland, Angelo Rigano, about how QRIDA could help you.

📱Contact Angelo by calling 1800 623 946.

03/06/2026

🌾We’re halfway through FarmFest!🚜

Don’t miss the opportunity to visit the QRIDA stand inside the AgSmart Connect Hub.

Our friendly Regional Area Managers are on hand to chat and answer questions about the financial assistance available through QRIDA.

03/06/2026

📸 Photos from out the ute window, above the paddock and on the farm.

See what we’ve been up to lately and find out more here 👉 https://bit.ly/4ustXuD

01/06/2026

QRIDA’s Regional Area Manager for the Darling Downs, Kate Dunk, will release her quarterly newsletter next week. 📰

Subscribe to Kate’s newsletter to stay informed about the latest QRIDA news, important updates, industry events, and the QRIDA programs and services available for the Darling Downs region. 🤠

Subscribe here: 👉 https://bit.ly/4oRtmQF

01/06/2026

🐮 Meet Luke and Jake Anning, two young graziers from a long line of beef producers and who have expanded their family’s enterprise.

With two separate First Start Loans, Luke and Jake used QRIDA’s support to purchase cattle to run on their family’s property, Wongalee Station.

Keen to take the next step in their agricultural careers, the brothers established their own independent businesses while remaining part of the family operation.

Their story is a great example of how, with support, young primary producers can grow existing enterprises while preserving their independence.

🎥 Watch the Anning brother’s full story below or 📰 read it here https://bit.ly/client-story-anning-brothers.

https://bit.ly/Anningbrothersclientstoryvideo

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Located 40 kilometres north of Hughenden in North West Queensland, Wongalee Station has been home to the Anning family for that last thirty years. Today, six...