Aug
9
10:00 am10:00

2024 Annual General Meeting

Please download the full agenda here.

The line up includes:

Roger Sneath, Beef Extension officer Department of Agriculture and Fisheries

Bruce McConnel, Innovation Broker, Southern Queensland & Northern NSW Drought Resilience Adoption & Innovation Hub

Ben Allen, UniSQ Wild dog management and current research

Rodney Insall, Pikedale Cluster Fence Update

Spatial Technology, Drone technology and artificial intelligence in Ag

Southern Queensland Country, Agri tourism

Heather Whiting, Goondiwindi Regional Council

Download the Annual General Meeting agenda here.

RSVP by 2nd August 2024: traprockgroup@gmail.com

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2023 Traprock Group Annual General Meeting
Aug
18
1:00 pm13:00

2023 Traprock Group Annual General Meeting

Details of the meeting below. Download the Agenda for the AGM here.

1pm - Registration

1.30-2.15pm - Vanessa McDonald - SQL - Funding for projects to recover bare grounds on farms + questions 
2.15-2.45 -  Bruce McLeish - Report on wild dog tracking and trapping workshop and new facility in Melbourne 

2.45-3.15pm - Afternoon Tea

3.15 -5pm  - Annual General Meeting (see attached agenda)

5pm - Social and BBQ

BBQ and refreshments – (Free to members, $20 per person Non-Members). 

Please RSVP by Friday 11th August and include any dietary requirements.  

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Apr
29
1:00 pm13:00

Traprock Group Meeting

Meeting Time: Registration 1.00pm for 1.30pm start on Friday 29th April 2022

Cost – Free for Traprock Members & Guest Speakers – Non-Members $20 (Cash Only) per person to cover catering

Meeting Agenda 

1.30pm - Andrew Ward - Regen Farmers Mutual

3.00pm - Afternoon tea break

3.30pm - Holly Hosie - Southern Queensland Landscapes 

4.30pm - Maria Baker - Acciona to update progress on MacIntyre Wind Farm

 

5pm Refreshments and delicious BBQ

RSVP by 22nd April 2022 to traprockgroup@gmail.com

Andrew Ward

Andrew Ward – Principle and co-founder Regen Farmers Mutual - RFM

“Creating credible, verifiable and valuable environmental transactions – where farmers retain maximum value”

·      RFM as a farmer-owned mutual enables farmers (small and large) to aggregate their market power to better engage in Environmental Goods & Services (EG&S) markets.

·      It creates a mechanism to attract private sector capital to invest in credible and appropriately structured transactions.

·      As a farmer-owned business, the mutual is focused on creating the digital infrastructure, transaction processes and governance structures that enable farmers to optimise EG&S outcomes.

·      RFM has a focus on enabling farmers to layer up their EG&S assets – carbon offsets  (standing and soil), biodiversity offsets  (corridors – remnant veg management), water quality etc

Andrew has a background in agriculture and assisting startup companies. There are huge opportunities out there in the EG&S markets for farmers. The trick is to choose the right pathway – the company or broker that gets the best outcome for the farmer/landholder. RFM is a farmer owned mutual whose focus is on getting the best deal for the farmer through lower transaction costs and more tailored transactions to attract potential buyers of EG&S offsets.

Holly Hosie

Holly Hosie - Principal Project Officer – Southern Queensland Landscapes - SQL

Holly is one of the Principal Project Officers based in Toowoomba with experience in the natural resource management industry across Queensland since 2004. 

Holly is highly skilled in biodiversity assessment and planning. 

She has expertise in vegetation and biodiversity management.

 

Southern Queensland Landscapes – SQL - is a community owned organisation dedicated to connecting and supporting our communities to take care of their landscapes. They attract investment, innovate, trial and develop approaches to assist people, industries and communities to improve their landscapes. They:

  • Help land managers find ways to ensure profitable, sustainable and ethical food and fibre production whilst taking care of our waterways, biodiversity and soil.

  • Partner with land managers, First Peoples, governments, industry, academia, Landcare and community groups to learn more about our landscapes and share this knowledge.

  • Find opportunities for land managers, First Peoples, communities and industries to improve their economic, social and environmental outlooks.

SQL could be a pivotal partner with RFM to assist in the assessment of environmental assets through mapping, satellite data and on ground confirmation.

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