The farm wouldn’t be up and running, the farm wouldn’t be employing the people, earning the money that it is – none of that would have happened without the money from QRIDA.

We don’t have family in the cattle industry, so it was quite difficult to get our foot in the door. With QRIDA and the help of our employers it has made our goals achievable.

Third generation banana grower Tony Camuglia is continuing his family’s farming legacy despite setbacks from multiple natural disasters, thanks to financial assistance administered by QRIDA.

After owning the banana business for only 12 months, Rahul said they were unexpectedly hit with damaging winds from Tropical Cyclone Niran in March 2021.

“I was surprised because we weren’t expecting any winds that day. We didn’t get notified from any weather app.

“I was working in the bananas doing the bell injecting and the winds started at nine in the morning and they got worse and worse, then the trees started bending,” he said.

A wish for a quieter lifestyle and financial assistance from QRIDA have given Nathan Townsend and his partner Tirtzah Hartvigsen a cracking start on their farming dream.

After losing 100% of his banana crop in March, Sebastian is now only one month away from full production thanks to the financial assistance administered by QRIDA.

Water in dams, sheep grazing in paddocks and harvested cotton bales ready to be trucked to the gin is testament to Dirranbandi producer Billy Carson’s ability to structure his farming business to survive drought.

Bashing around 4,400 acre cattle property Wulfden, between Charters Towers and Townsville, father and son team Evan and Kade Collins are together building a sustainable future for the farming duo.

Family-owned, fourth generation business Story Fresh is turning over a new leaf in the salad industry with state-of-the-art processing technology to ensure high quality salad products fill consumer plates.