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Submissions received for the Future Drought Fund inquiry.

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Submissions received before the release of the interim report are listed here.
No. Name Pages Received
1 Donald Yates (PDF - 86.4 KB) 1 21/01/2023
  Donald Yates (Word - 28.0 KB)    
2 AgRee Commodities Pty Ltd (PDF - 599.7 KB) 2 22/01/2023
Attachment 1: Letter re Lack of commercial knowhow and efficacy (PDF - 574.0 KB) 3 22/01/2023
Attachment 2: Ministerial response to letter (PDF - 119.5 KB) 1 22/01/2023
Attachment 3: Letter of support - Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub proposal (PDF - 441.9 KB) 3 22/01/2023
3 Future Drought Fund Consultative Committee (PDF - 265.9 KB) 6 30/11/2022
4 Shire of Dumbleyung (PDF - 411.9 KB) 3 17/02/2023
5 Lu Hogan and Professor Lewis Kahn (PDF - 143.8 KB) 4 21/02/2023
  Lu Hogan and Professor Lewis Kahn (Word - 27.1 KB)    
6 The Mulloon Institute (TMI) (PDF - 233.0 KB) 4 01/03/2023
7 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) (PDF - 186.8 KB) 6 01/03/2023
8 CSIRO (PDF - 181.3 KB) 7 02/03/2023
9 Mallee Sustainable Farming (MSF) (PDF - 47.6 KB) 1 02/03/2023
10 Stanthorpe and Granite Belt Chamber of Commerce (PDF - 195.5 KB) 3 02/03/2023
11 Northern Hub (PDF - 228.6 KB) 7 02/03/2023
12 GrainGrowers (PDF - 160.4 KB) 3 02/03/2023
  GrainGrowers (Word - 427.4 KB)    
13 Natural Resource Management WA (NRMWA) (PDF - 228.9 KB) 6 03/03/2023
14 Regional Development Australia Central West (PDF - 134.9 KB) 3 03/03/2023
15 Farming Systems Group Alliance (FSGA) (PDF - 312.0 KB) 5 03/03/2023
  Farming Systems Group Alliance (FSGA) (Word - 1.3 MB)    
16 Australian Land Conservation Alliance (ALCA) (PDF - 552.1 KB) 3 03/03/2023
Attachment 1: ALCA submission regarding Future Drought Fund Annual Report 2020-21 and progress of the Fund (PDF - 837.4 KB) 3 03/03/2023
Attachment 2: ALCA submission to the Review of the National Drought Agreement (NDA) (PDF - 225.7 KB) 2 03/03/2023
Attachment 3: ALCA submission to the consultation on 'A new Australian Government drought plan' (PDF - 300.8 KB) 3 03/03/2023
17 National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) (PDF - 415.9 KB) 13 03/03/2023
18 National Landcare Network (NLN) (PDF - 732.2 KB) 5 03/03/2023
19 Ag Excellence Alliance (PDF - 117.6 KB) 2 03/03/2023
  Ag Excellence Alliance (Word - 62.7 KB)    
20 Vic Catchments (PDF - 154.3 KB) 1 03/03/2023
21 NACC NRM (PDF - 292.8 KB) 6 03/03/2023
22 Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) (PDF - 449.3 KB) 13 03/03/2023
23 NRM Regions Queensland (NRMRQ) (PDF - 195.1 KB) 8 03/03/2023
24 Southern Queensland Northern New South Wales Drought Innovation and Adoption Hub (SQNNSW Hub) (PDF - 1.0 MB) 8 03/03/2023
25 Institute for Water Futures (ANU) (PDF - 1.0 MB) 20 03/03/2023
26 Livestock SA (PDF - 257.6 KB) 4 03/03/2023
27 National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) (PDF - 395.5 KB) 8 03/03/2023
28 Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (PDF - 438.8 KB) 6 03/03/2023
29 Riverine Plains (PDF - 799.8 KB) 12 03/03/2023
  Riverine Plains (Word - 253.5 KB)    
Attachment 1: Northeast node consultation summary (PDF - 748.1 KB) 64 03/03/2023
  Attachment 1: Northeast node consultation summary (Word - 1.1 MB)    
Attachment 2: Community Engagement Interview Summary Prepared for the NSW Drought Hub (PDF - 171.4 KB) 4 03/03/2023
  Attachment 2: Community Engagement Interview Summary Prepared for the NSW Drought Hub (Word - 56.8 KB)    
Attachment 3: Business case for investment in the adoption of stock containment feeding areas (PDF - 1.1 MB) 42 03/03/2023
  Attachment 3: Business case for investment in the adoption of stock containment feeding areas (Word - 445.9 KB)    
30 Grower Group Alliance (GGA) and the South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (SW WA Hub) (PDF - 233.7 KB) 9 03/03/2023
31 Australian Pork Limited (APL) (PDF - 213.7 KB) 8 03/03/2023
Attachment: Executive summary (PDF - 528.7 KB) 6 03/03/2023
32 University of Adelaide (PDF - 108.8 KB) 3 03/03/2023
33 Tropical North Queensland Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (TNQ Drought Hub) (PDF - 191.5 KB) 4 03/03/2023
34 Name Withheld (PDF - 139.8 KB) 3 03/03/2023
  Name Withheld (Word - 17.5 KB)    
35 La Trobe University (PDF - 180.7 KB) 7 06/03/2023
36 Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) (PDF - 151.2 KB) 2 06/03/2023
37 Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) (PDF - 407.4 KB) 13 09/03/2023
38 Rural Economies Centre of Excellence (RECoE) (PDF - 248.4 KB) 13 03/03/2023
39 TAS Farm Innovation Hub (PDF - 114.7 KB) 3 10/03/2023
40 Hydro Tasmania (PDF - 214.0 KB) 3 10/03/2023
41 Adrian and Gayle (PDF - 94.7 KB) 1 10/03/2023
  Adrian and Gayle (Word - 14.4 KB)    
42 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (PDF - 744.5 KB) 16 03/03/2023
43 Southern Farming Systems (PDF - 169.3 KB) 7 03/03/2023
44 David Blackett (PDF - 243.4 KB) 4 03/03/2023
Attachment: Climate Risk Financing - An alternative approach to drought risk transfe (PDF - 1.1 MB) 36 03/03/2023
45 AgForce Queensland (PDF - 271.0 KB) 7 03/03/2023
46 Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development WA (PDF - 1.3 MB) 8 17/03/2023
47 Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) (PDF - 998.1 KB) 10 16/03/2023
48 University of Melbourne (PDF - 139.3 KB) 2 20/03/2023
49 Wendy Schelbach (PDF - 65.7 KB) 1 23/03/2023
50 Rangelands NRM Coordinating Group (PDF - 236.4 KB) 9 03/03/2023
51 NRM Regions Australia (PDF - 176.1 KB) 3 03/03/2023
52 Tasmanian Government (PDF - 307.6 KB) 12 27/03/2023
  Tasmanian Government (Word - 551.3 KB)    
53 Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) (PDF - 177.4 KB) 5 04/04/2023
54 Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) (PDF - 445.3 KB) 10 05/04/2023
  Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) (Word - 231.4 KB)    
55 Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) (PDF - 185.4 KB) 6 18/04/2023
56 Southern NSW Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (PDF - 1.6 MB) 12 11/04/2023
Attachment: Impact Report (PDF - 448.1 KB) 12 11/04/2023

Final submissions (35)

Submissions received after the release of the interim report are listed here.
No. Name Pages Received
57 The Mulloon Institute (TMI) (PDF - 231.4 KB) 4 03/07/2023
58 Hurriyet Babacan and Allan Dale (PDF - 188.6 KB) 2 08/07/2023
59 Kate Gunn (PDF - 212.0 KB) 2 10/07/2023
  Kate Gunn (Word - 177.2 KB)    
60 Regional Development Australia Tropical North (PDF - 183.9 KB) 2 10/07/2023
61 Hayley Webster (PDF - 79.8 KB) 1 11/07/2023
  Hayley Webster (Word - 21.1 KB)    
62 Ms Lu Hogan and Prof Lewis Kahn (PDF - 201.6 KB) 9 11/07/2023
63 Rural Economies Centre Excellence (RECoE) (PDF - 228.4 KB) 5 11/07/2023
64 National Farmers Federation (NFF) (PDF - 530.4 KB) 5 11/07/2023
65 Farmers for Climate Action (PDF - 84.9 KB) 3 11/07/2023
66 AgForce Queensland (PDF - 229.8 KB) 5 11/07/2023
67 NRM Regions Australia (PDF - 76.8 KB) 3 11/07/2023
68 Coutts J&R (PDF - 217.7 KB) 3 11/07/2023
  Coutts J&R (Word - 224.0 KB)    
69 Future Drought Fund (FDF) Consultative Committee (PDF - 258.6 KB) 5 11/07/2023
70 Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) (PDF - 535.3 KB) 30 11/07/2023
71 NFP House (PDF - 261.1 KB) 3 11/07/2023
Attachment: Gladstone Region NFP Sector 2022 Report Card (PDF - 546.9 KB) 4 11/07/2023
72 Australian Fodder Industry Association (AFIA) (PDF - 351.9 KB) 9 11/07/2023
73 Upper Mooki Landcare Inc (PDF - 119.0 KB) 3 11/07/2023
  Upper Mooki Landcare Inc (Word - 16.5 KB)    
Attachment: Opportunity 1. FDF networks to build drought resilience (PDF - 3.4 MB) 4 11/07/2023
74 Southern NSW Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (PDF - 295.8 KB) 6 11/07/2023
75 Lisa Anderson (PDF - 215.5 KB) 2 11/07/2023
76 Australian Pork Ltd (PDF - 177.2 KB) 8 11/07/2023
77 Rural Economies Centre of Excellence (PDF - 958.1 KB) 26 11/07/2023
78 Australian Land Conservation Alliance (ALCA) (PDF - 379.8 KB) 4 11/07/2023
79 Dr Anita Peerson, Prof Lorrae van Kerkhoff, Denise Higgins and Prof Owen Atkin (PDF - 646.0 KB) 17 11/07/2023
80 CSIRO (PDF - 258.1 KB) 13 12/07/2023
81 Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF) (PDF - 494.2 KB) 7 13/07/2023
  Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF) (Word - 1.7 MB)    
Attachment 1: Drought Resilience Leaders Development Program - Aboriginal Liaison Officer SA Health (PDF - 156.6 KB) 2 13/07/2023
  Attachment 1: Drought Resilience Leaders Development Program - Aboriginal Liaison Officer SA Health (Word - 287.0 KB)    
Attachment 2: Drought Resilience Leaders Development Program - Grazier (PDF - 203.7 KB) 3 13/07/2023
  Attachment 2: Drought Resilience Leaders Development Program - Grazier (Word - 1.6 MB)    
82 SA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (SA Hub) (PDF - 153.9 KB) 4 13/07/2023
83 James Cook University (JCU) (PDF - 223.4 KB) 3 13/07/2023
84 Northern Hub (PDF - 218.5 KB) 10 14/07/2023
85 Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation (PDF - 300.0 KB) 5 14/07/2023
86 Grower Group Alliance (GGA) and the South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (SW WA Hub) (PDF - 419.1 KB) 15 14/07/2023
  Grower Group Alliance (GGA) and the South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (SW WA Hub) (Word - 216.8 KB)    
87 Australian Red Cross (PDF - 423.3 KB) 12 20/07/2023
88 Tropical North Queensland Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (TNQ Hub) (PDF - 452.9 KB) 12 14/07/2023
Attachment 1: Looking beyond the D>U>S>T> - building resilient rangeland communitites (PDF - 867.3 KB) 49 14/07/2023
Attachment 2: Beyond the Dust - Impact of Drought on Town Businesses in Central West Queensland and some solutions (PDF - 3.3 MB) 115 14/07/2023
89 TAS Farm Innovation Hub (PDF - 141.3 KB) 6 21/07/2023
90 Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Qld (PDF - 268.2 KB) 9 28/07/2023
91 NSW Farmers Association (PDF - 258.2 KB) 12 31/07/2023