Bringing to you Events:

North Burnett Business Officer ~ Ainsley Shepherd will be in Eidsvold on Thursday the 30th of May to connect with business owners and hear their feedback. If you would like to meet with Ainsley privately there will be 6 time slots available:• 8am (any location)• 9am (any location)• 11:30am (at the Star Hotel or any location)• 2pm (at the Star Hotel/any location)• 3pm (at the Star Hotel/any location)• 4pm (at the Star Hotel/any location).

To book your preferred time please Click here 

 

Alternatively, if you would like to join in for a morning tea or lunch group chat, these will be available at:• 10am (at the Star Hotel)• 12:30pm (at the Star Hotel). 

If this date does not suit you but you would still like to share your feedback with Ainsley, please e-mail ainsley@biedo.org.au

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Celebrate Queensland Small Business Month at BIEDO’s South & North Burnett SmallBizBreakfasts! Tickets are FREE!

 

Queensland Small Business Month (QSBM) celebrates our small businesses and the vital contribution they make to Queensland's economy and to our communities across the state. With more than 473,000 small businesses in Queensland, they account for 97% of the business sector, contributing around $117 billion to the state's economy. 

 

BIEDO is hosting a breakfast event in the South Burnett on Tuesday 28 May, and in the North Burnett on Friday 31 May, 2024. The morning will focus on small businesses adapting to change, work life balance, growth, sustainability, employment and financial fitness. Hear from our local business owners in a panel style format. 

 

Small business owners are encouraged to attend to meet industry and government department representatives, network with like-minded people and discover business resilience support initiatives.

 

This Regional Networker Grant event is a part of Queensland Small Business Month and is proudly supported and funded by the Queensland Government. 

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This event, aimed at Managers and HR Professionals, is scheduled to take place on Thursday, 30th May 2024, at The Business Hub, 194 Kingaroy Street, Kingaroy. Doors open at 6:30am for a 7:00am start, concluding at 1:00pm.

The "HIRE DIFFERENTLY" Morning Conference will feature interactive booths, insightful guest speakers, and the opportunity to meet with representatives from the Local Job Board, hiring support agencies, industry relevant community groups and various government departments. Attendees will be treated to a complimentary breakfast and snack lunch and will also receive a special goodie bag.

With only 35 tickets available, this exclusive event is free to attend, ensuring accessible networking and learning opportunities for all participants.

Click here to secure your FREE ticket.

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Local farmers, producers and rural landowners from the North and South Burnett are invited to learn more about opportunities to innovate and diversify their businesses, and add value to their produce, at an Agritourism Field Day to be held at Moffatdale Ridge, Murgon on Thursday 13 June. Field Day participants will also be eligible to apply to participate in Regionality’s Agritourism Business Development program as part of BIEDO’s delivery of Phase Two of its Flavours of the Burnett – Building a food destination project, which has attracted funding from both the Australian and Queensland Governments. The program – Australia’s most successful and longest-running farm-based business development program – has helped hundreds of farmers to investigate possibilities to diversify or innovate their existing farm business, explore alternative or additional income streams, create new pathways to market and investigate succession planning opportunities to keep family members on the land.

 

Please Book Here to attend.

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Connectivity 

BIEDO is facilitating a week-long tour in June 2024 to allow Burnett Inland residents across 10 locations the opportunity to discuss their connectivity issues and opportunities directly with the telecommunications providers.  This tour presents a rare opportunity to learn about mobile and nbn network upgrades and tailored solutions to make technology work for you and your business. We’re pleased to be partnering with a range of internet and telco operators to bring the providers into Burnett Inland communities to discuss issues and opportunities. This roadshow is part of BIEDO’s commitment to deliver Connectivity outcomes for the Burnett Inland.  We look forward to seeing our communities take advantage of the ability to ask questions directly to multiple providers while they are in one room.

 

Please Click Here to RSVP for catering purposes. 

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Vegetation Management & Reef Regulations

On 12 &13 March BIEDO, in conjunction with the South Burnett Regional Council, ran workshops in Murgon and Kingaroy on Vegetation Management and Reef Regulations. The workshops brought together presenters from the Department of Resources, Department of Environment & Science and Department of Water Resources. Staff from DAF, including the GRASS program, also attended. The joint workshops were valuable because producers, in the day to day management of their properties, are often confused by the extensive regulations across multiple departments that can appear conflicting. Resources staff were able to address vegetation management issues, including Category R Reef Regrowth shading which appears on some maps, while the Department of Environment and Science clarified record keeping requirements for Beef Cattle Production in reef catchments. Water Resources were able to clarify their requirements for activity around streams which are subject to their legislation. Both sessions involved some interactive discussions with hopefully a better understanding for both producers and the relevant departments. Funding for the workshops was provided jointly by the Commonwealth and State Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

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Burnett Inland Graziers Project

On 23 March Mistrel Badesso, BIEDO General Manager, and Alan Broome, Agricultural Officer, attended a field day at Wengenville for the official start of the Burnett Inland Graziers project which involves the use of Ag Tech to track beef cattle movements in real time. The project for which BIEDO is the collaborator is funded by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries under the reef protection program. The field day which involved the distribution of Ceres tags and Mapipedia software to a small group of producers throughout the South Burnett also included practical  demonstration of application of the tags to representative cattle in two of the participating herds. The project which will provide regular updates to the wider community is aimed at monitoring animal behavior and grazing pressures to improve management, and prevent erosion into streams within reef catchments.

 

Burnett Inland Graziers Ag Meeting

The second progress meeting of the Burnett Inland Graziers Ag project was held at the KCCI Hub in Kingaroy on 11 May. In addition to the graziers participating in the current project, there were a number of others keen to check progress and look into applying for funding. Attendees at the meeting were able to view animal movements on line and also examine reports on fodder and water usage. Discussions were held both on applying for funding for more graziers to undertake similar programs, and for the technology to be used for some varying projects. BIEDO will collaborate with DAF to ensure any new applications can proceed.

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