Graziers and broadacre farmers in the Burnett Mary region have two officers to assist them with long-term flood recovery and resilience.

Virginia Kelleher and Leesa Kelly have joined the Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) to deliver the Industry Recovery and Resilience Officer (IRRO) program.

The Queensland Farmers Federation is leading the program for sugar, horticulture, cotton and dairy producers.

Queensland was impacted by multiple significant rainfall and flooding events over the 2021 2022 severe weather season (activated events), including:

• Central, Southern and Western Queensland Rainfall and Flooding event (10 November - 3 December 2021);

• Ex-Tropical Cyclone Seth (29 December 2021 - 10 January 2022);

• South-East Queensland Rainfall and Flooding event (22 February - 5 April 2022); and

• Southern Queensland Flooding event (6 May - 20 May 2022).

Jointly funded through Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA), the program is designed to provide long-term support following the significant floods in 2021-22.

It aims to help producers develop strategies to mitigate farm business risk and develop a Flood Management Plan as part of their ongoing business planning.

To contact an IRRO for grazing and broadacre cropping, call BMRG on 07 4181 2999 or email admin@bmrg.org.au.

To contact an IRRO for sugar, horticulture, cotton or dairy, call QFF on 07 3837 4720 or email qfarmers@qff.org.au.

This project is funded through Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).