Managing communications during a crisis — Boonah
| Date: | Thursday 14 May 2026 | ||
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| Time: |
8:30am-4:30pm AEST
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| Cost: | Free | Event category: | People and business |
| Website: | https://www.qff.org.au/projects/crisis/ | ||
| Venue |
The Outlook
4001 Boonah-Ipswich Road
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Boonah, Qld 4310 Australia |
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The Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) is delivering a ‘Managing communications during a crisis’ workshop to help farmers, community leaders and industry representatives build confidence communicating during challenging situations.
Delivered by speciality agricultural communications agency Blue Hill, the workshop will cover how to engage with media and stakeholders on sensitive topics including:
- farm accidents and fatalities
- biosecurity outbreaks
- natural disasters
- activist trespass and more.
What the training session will look like
- Real-life crisis examples and hypothetical scenarios, covering theory and strategies for proactively managing media during a crisis.
- Practical activities, such as mock radio and TV interviews, along with discussions to prepare participants to deal with media and other stakeholders should a crisis occur on their farm or in their community.
Who will you hear from?
- Blue Hill Founder and Managing Director – Stacey Wordsworth
- Blue Hill Director – Audience and Voice – Michael Thomson
- QFF Project Manager Risk, Recovery and Resilience – Kerry Battersby
Workshop details
Date: 14th May 2026
Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Location: The Outlook Training and Resource Centre, 4001 Ipswich Boonah Rd, Boonah QLD 4310
How to register
For more information please visit www.qff.org.au/projects/crisis/.
You can also learn more about the training by contacting Kerry Battersby, QFF Project Manager – Risk, Recovery and Resilience, by emailing kerry@qff.org.au or calling 0419 614 765.
