Resources
Useful links to videos and downloads. Click on each heading to access content
Drought Risk Assessment (DRA) Toolkit - Practical Management Support to Build Resilience.
This is a guided drought risk assessment tool, developed in partnership between Rural Business Tasmania, the Derwent Catchment Project and Tas Farm Innovation Hub to assist Tasmanian farmers and landowners identify how vulnerable they are to the impacts of drought.
Living with drought - who can help and how
Drought is just one of the many risks facing Australian agriculture. Knowing what services and support is out there to assist farmers and farming businesses is important.
The Australian government has developed resources to make it easy to find out who can help and the kind of services and support that is available.
A range of people and organisations can provide farmers and farming businesses with advice and support. Accountants, financial advisors, financial planners and bankers are just some of the people who can provide valuable assistance and advice to help farmers and farming businesses prepare for, manage through and recover from drought.
Farmpoint is a portal of agriculture links of useful information for Tasmanian farmers. FarmPoint is an initiative of the Tasmanian State Government and is managed by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania.
Cyber Wardens Program - FREE course
Become a Cyber Warden today and help protect your business against cyber crime in 10 minutes.
Healthier, Safer and Productive Workplaces
Practical guidance tools that are focused on rural workplaces to prevent, respond and reduce the harm of sexual harassment and other forms of bullying and harassment.
Resources available includes checklists and simple videos to call out bad behaviours, means that everyone has the ability to understand the messages.
Addressing Business Debt Fact Sheet
The Australian Banking Association (ABA) has partnered with CAANZ, CPA and the ATO to create a support-based factsheet for small business customers who might be struggling to make repayments.
Many things can cause a business owner to have difficulties repaying their debts and it’s easy to get overwhelmed in this situation. The factsheet builds on a campaign from the ABA which reminds customers facing financial difficulty that they don’t need to ‘tough it out on their own’.
Rural Alive and Well - Mental Health Check
Rural Alive & Well (RAW) often use the analogy of a temperature gauge to explain the impact situational stressors have on our mental health and well-being.
The RAW Gauge© serves as a visual reminder to continually check where your ‘gauge’ might be sitting at. The colloquial phrases we’ve aligned to the temperature points provide a fun example of what words you may be using externally to indicate where you are at internally.
It's okay for your gauge to move up and down, but when you spend too much time between 250°C - 300°C, it's time to get in contact with RAW.
Farm Business Resilience Program (Tasmania)
What's your plan for the next drought, fire, flood or downturn? You can't predict the next setback to hit your farm, but you can prepare for it so that your productivity and profitability are protected.
The Tasmanian Farm Business Resilience Program helps Tasmanian farmers grow their businesses and plan with confidence - no matter what the seasons bring.
Providing highly subsidised access to industry professionals, you’ll build a tailored, long-term plan that helps you manage risk, respond to changing conditions to help you get ahead.
The program:
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Provides business coaching to improve confidence in making business decisions and managing risk.
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Gives you the knowledge and tools needed to get the most out of your farming business.
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Helps you develop strategies on how to manage risks and progress opportunities.
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Teaches new skills and techniques to build your own personal resilience, helping you focus on opportunities and deal with challenges.
Regional Investment Corporation is an Australian Government specialist lender committed to strengthening Australian agriculture and building thriving regional communities, through providing low interest loans to farm businesses and farm-related small businesses.