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Southern QLD and Northern NSW Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub

The Southern Queensland and Northern New South Wales Hub (SQNNSW Hub) is led by the University of Southern Queensland (USQ).

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Funding

The Australian Government is contributing $10 million over 4 years through the Future Drought Fund to boost drought resilience and agricultural innovation. Hub partners will provide co-contributions of $10.8 million over 4 years.

Locations

FDF Hubs map SQLD-NNSW

SQNNSW Hub and node locations

The core site is at USQ in Toowoomba.

Hub nodes are in:

  • Armidale
  • Lismore
  • Stanthorpe
  • Narrabri
  • Longreach
  • Roma

Key industries

Key industries include:

  • horticulture and viticulture
  • grains
  • grazing
  • sugarcane
  • tree crops
  • livestock
  • cotton

Major focus

The hub empowers stakeholders to co-design drought preparedness activities and apply innovation to ensure a thriving future for the region. Hub members, partners and stakeholders apply proven drought-resilience research on the ground to make this happen.

The hub will improve innovation and its adoption across agriculture, industry, and the community.

Visit the SQNNSW Hub website to learn more

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Page last updated: 19 July 2022

We acknowledge the continuous connection of First Nations Traditional Owners and Custodians to the lands, seas and waters of Australia. We recognise their care for and cultivation of Country. We pay respect to Elders past and present, and recognise their knowledge and contribution to the productivity, innovation and sustainability of Australia’s agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries.

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© Amy Allerton, contemporary Aboriginal Artist of the Gumbaynggirr, Bundjalung and Gamilaroi nations.

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