Resilient Passionfruit Workshops
Thanks to funding secured by Passionfruit Australia from the Queensland Government Department of Communities, Housing and Digital Economy, Passionfruit Australia is pleased to present two full-day workshops for both commercial and hobby passionfruit growers to attend.
Bundaberg – 15 August 2023 Neville Room, Regional Business HQ, 20B Quay Street, Bundaberg
Sunshine Coast – 17 August 2023 Meeting Space 2, Kawana Forest Meeting Place, 60 Woodlands Boulevard Meriding Plains
Program:
10.00am – Registrations Open
10.15am – Welcome
10.20am – Surviving a flood – perspectives from a Passionfruit Grower
11.00am – Dr Mo Alam – Updates on Passionfruit Breeding and the future of disease resistance
11.45am – Graeme Sait – Nutritech – Preparing for a severe weather event
1pm Lunch
1.30pm – Graeme Sait – Nutritech – Recovering from a severe weather event
3.30pm – Monica Talbot – Vietnamese Passionfruit Biosecurity Risk Assessment
4.00pm – Afternoon tea & networking
Nursery staff will be in attendance to talk about variety selection
This field day is free for hobby and commercial passionfruit growers
Please REGISTER to attend for catering purposes.
Please Note: Numbers are capped at 50 attendees (Bundaberg) and 30 (Sunshine Coast)
About the Funding
The Flexible Funding Grants Program provides funding for a range of community recovery projects. Grants support local governments and key partners to develop resilience strategies to support preparation, planning, response, and recovery from flooding events.
The funding will allow local communities to provide programs that address issues as they arise, reduce future risks, and minimise the community’s dependence on government financial assistance measures after disasters.
The program assists communities to:
• reduce future risks and minimise community dependence on government assistance
• enhance self-efficacy and community-efficacy
• minimise negative impacts and embrace opportunities
• promote connectedness and encourage support networks and social inclusion
• support and promote opportunities for sustainable economic recovery
• support business and service provider continuity
• promote preparedness and resilience to future disasters.
This initiative is jointly funded under the Commonwealth/State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements 2018.
