Cattle, carbon and sustainability — Gympie
2024-12-20 09:00 - 15:30 (Australia/Brisbane) | WA
Join us in Gympie to discuss carbon opportunities for your grazing business
Curious about carbon? Come along to Cattle, carbon and sustainability as we talk through the basics of what carbon means to you, how participating in a carbon project could impact your grazing business, and the opportunities it may present. This free event will provide practical steps for graziers to reduce emissions, or, if applicable, identify market options.
Carbon in a grazing business
At Cattle, carbon and sustainability, we will discuss:

Carbon sources and sinks
Emission baselining – what you will need to complete an account
Your options to reduce emissions
Carbon projects and the associated legalities
Balancing potential returns from carbon projects and beef production
Market signals ― is the market ready for carbon reduced products?

Your carbon and beef industry experts
Josh Peart (Grazing Scientist), Christophe Bur (Director, Quentic and Climate Active certified consultant) Kate Brown and Jodie Ward (Beef Extension Officers).
Workshop details
Date: Friday, 20 December 2024
Location: Gympie, venue to be confirmed
Cost: Free! We will provide smoko and lunch
RSVP by 13 December 2024.

This event is jointly funded through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and the Queensland Government’s Drought and Climate Adaptation and Reef Water Quality Programs.
Workshop flyer: Cattle carbon and sustainability Gympie with venue
For more information, contact Josh Peart, on 0407 180 827.

Gener8 Producer Information Day — Charters Towers
2025-02-01 09:00 - 15:00 | GoldTower Conference Room, Charters Towers, Goldtower St, Charters Towers, Queensland, 4820, Australia
Gener8 Reproduction invites you to ‘Producer Innovation Day’ at Charters Towers, Saturday 1 February starting at 9am.
Topics discussed at the event will include:

Cattle health and vaccinations
Reproduction
Breeding technology
Data and analysis.

Guest speakers
Attendees will hear from:

Dr Lee Taylor, Zoetis
Dr Callan Colari, Gener8 Reproduction and Tropical Vets
Andrew Donohue, Vytelle
Paul Williams, Australian Brahman Breeders Association
Jo Gangemi, Department of Primary Industries.

Registration is essential
RSVP to info@gener8repro.com by 27 January to reserve your seat.

What's your plan? - Mungallala
2025-02-03 09:30 - 13:00 | WA
Drought and challenging times are a reality for primary producers. Department of Primary Industries, Rural Solutions Queensland, Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority and Southern Queensland Landscapes invite you to an interactive workshop to improve the resilience of your grazing enterprise.
At this workshop you’ll:

Learn about the new drought loans & grants available to producers & how to access them.
Step through developing a Farm Business Resilience Plan and be provided with resources.
Discuss different risk management strategies with fellow producers and speakers.

See the event flyer here: EVENT FLYER

First minutes matter — Theebine
2025-02-04 09:00 - 15:00 | Theebine Hotel, 11 Theebine Road, Theebine, Queensland, 4570, Australia
First Minutes Matter is a FREE community trauma training program aimed at equipping you with practical skills for time-critical medical situations while professional help is on the way.
In this one-day in-person workshop from LifeFlight’s experienced training team, you’ll learn about the following topics:

Personal, Road & Aircraft Safety
Burns
Bleeding
Snake Bites
Airways (Choking & Anaphylaxis)
Strokes, Seizures & Febrile Convulsions
CPR & AEDs
Emergency Equipment
Wellbeing

The workshop starts at 9:00am and finishes at 3:00pm with a lunch break in between (lunch is not provided). We recommend arriving early so you can find a seat and meet your Trainer. If you have any questions, please email firstminutesmatter@lifeflight.org.au.
Click here to register for the First Minutes Matters event.

First minutes matter — Charleville
2025-02-04 09:00 - 15:00 | Charleville Town Hall, Wills Street, Charleville, Queensland, 4470

GrazingforProfit - Yeppoon
2025-02-05 - 2025-02-11 | WA
What Grazing for Profit covers
GrazingforProfit® is Australia’s longest-running business program for the grazing industry. With over 8,000 graduates, it is also the most attended farm management program conducted in rural Australia.
They take a 360-Degree Approach
GrazingforProfit® takes a comprehensive view, encompassing all factors influencing your enterprise’s success. From climate variability to market fluctuations, we equip you to make informed decisions that embrace the entirety of your business environment.

Eight outcomes you can expect from GrazingforProfit®.

Financial acumen: Increase profitability, stay in control, and make informed decisions by focusing on the 3 secrets of profit, financial analysis, understanding key financial reports, optimising cash-flow, and eliminating inefficiencies.
Maximised grazing: Utilise the data-driven tools of time-controlled grazing, matching stocking rates to carrying capacity, feed budgeting, calculating graze and rest periods, and using grazing charts as a powerful management tool.
Livestock performance: Explore effective strategies to enhance reproductive health, including genetics, fertility optimisation, and planning around key dates, as well as enhancing ruminant nutrition and supplementation programs.
Ecological health: Create thriving landscapes by working with nature’s ecological systems, understanding plant succession, introducing biodiversity, encouraging biological activity, enhancing soil structure, and increasing carbon levels.
Drought resilience: Develop strategies to prepare for, manage through, and recover from drought, as well as embracing management practices that improve ground cover and water retention rates.
Focused mindset: Chart a clear path for your business and personal aspirations, setting both short and long-term goals, and clarifying your overall vision to help drive business forward.
Strategic insights: Master the balance of working ON vs. IN the business, conduct effective management meetings, navigate family succession, tackle resistance to change, and ensure everyone is on the same page.
Elevated potential: Build personal and professional skills, including time management, communication and decision-making, all while growing your networks and joining a passionate and dedicated community.

Your course facilitator is Chief of Delivery David McLean

Cost
Early Bird: $5000 (available until 5 December 2024)

Standard: $5,500
Secure your spot today!

Wellcamp weed research field trial walk
2025-02-05 09:00 - 12:00 | Wellcamp Research Facility, 381 Drayton-Wellcamp Road, Toowoomba, Qld, 4350, Australia
With a favourable seasonal outlook, the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Wellcamp research facility is currently a hive of field trial activity.
Interested growers and agronomists are invited to participate in an informal morning of field trial walks to showcase some of the current weed research taking place. Plus, have the opportunity to discuss project outcomes with the lead researchers.
Presenters
Michael Widderick (DPI): Biocontrol of fleabane – An update on plans to evaluate a biocontrol agent for fleabane. Local trials at Wellcamp are being established as part of a national CSIRO project.
Jeff Werth (DPI): Understanding the role of residual herbicides in cotton – These Cotton Research Development Corporation (CRDC) supported trials are evaluating cotton planted into soils following residual herbicide use in the preceding fallow, along with pre-emergent herbicides applied at planting.
Mark Congreve, Independent Consultants Australia Network (ICAN): Residual herbicides and plantbacks – Can we develop decision support tools to assist plantback decision using your actual soil and environmental conditions? The Wellcamp trial site is part of a Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) funded national investment.
Bhagirath Chauhan, University of Queensland (UQ): Integrated management of button grass – Evaluation of integrated management strategies including crop choice, crop competition and pre- and post-emergent herbicide options in both mung beans and sorghum, as part of a GRDC funded project.
Michael Widderick (DPI): Herbicide resistance surveillance – An update on the next round of the GRDC random herbicide resistance testing program.
Cost
Free for growers and agronomists. RSVP to assist with catering numbers for morning tea: Erica – erica@icanrural.com.au or phone 02 9482 4930.
Research trials supported by GRDC, Queensland Government, NSW Government, CRDC, CSIRO, ICAN and UQ.
Download a copy of the Wellcamp field trial walk 2025 flyer (PDF, 410KB).

First minutes matter — Kilkivan
2025-02-05 09:00 - 15:00 | Kilkivan Hotel, 19 Bligh Street, Kilkivan, Queensland, 4600, Australia

First minutes matter — Goomeri
2025-02-06 09:00 - 15:00 | Goomeri Hall of Memory, Boonara Street, Goomeri, QLD, 4601, Australia

First minutes matter — Roma
2025-02-07 09:00 - 15:00 | LifeFlight Roma Base, 25 Hangar Drive, Roma, Queensland, 4455, Australia

First minutes matter — Toowoomba
2025-02-09 09:00 - 15:00 | LifeFlight Toowoomba Base, 180 McDougall Street, Toowoomba, Queensland, 4350, Australia

Mental health first aid — Charleville
2025-02-10 09:00 - 2025-02-11 16:00 | SQRH Building, Charleville Hospital, 72 King street, Charleville, Qld, 4470, Australia
Become a mental health first aider
About 1 in 5 Australian adults experience a common mental illness each year. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training will teach you practical skills to support someone with a mental health problem. Make a real difference to people in your community.
Learn practical first aid skills

Recognise common mental health problems
Provide initial help using a practical, evidence-based action plan
Seek appropriate professional help
Respond in a crisis situation.

Standard Mental health first aid training benefits include:

Improves knowledge of mental illnesses, treatments and first aid actions.
Increases confidence in providing first aid.
Decreases stigmatising attitudes.
Increases the support provided to others.

Please note: This is a 12-hour educational course, not a therapy or support group.
Register today!
To register for Mental Health First Aid in Charleville, 10-11 February, contact Kelly Harms on 0418 345 233.
Mental Health First Aid – Charleville 2025

Millennia of Ag Innovation
2025-02-10 09:00 - 2025-02-11 19:00 | Cairns – Multiple locations, Cairns, Qld, 4868, Australia
Millennia of Ag-Innovation, the first-ever First Nations-led agtech event in Tropical North Queensland, will take place on 10-11 February 2025 in Cairns.
This event aims to provide traditional landowners access to cutting-edge agtech solutions while fostering collaboration among First Nations farmers, contemporary producers, and agtech developers. With a diverse program covering livestock, cropping, and aquaculture, the event focuses on driving innovation, resilience, and sustainable growth across agricultural sectors.
Read more and register your interest in attending →

Carbon EDGE — Emerald
2025-02-11 - 2025-02-12 | Maraboon Tavern, Corner Esmond Street and Hospital Road, Emerald, Queensland, 4720, Australia
Carbon EDGE is designed to equip red meat producers with knowledge on carbon and sustainability. The workshop will help you develop an implementable plan for your farm business to take advantage of the opportunities carbon and environmental markets may present.
Over two days, you will get an in depth understanding of:

your carbon account and emissions intensity, and how to change on-farm activities to reduce emissions
opportunities to improve productivity while reducing on-farm emissions
carbon sequestration options such as trees and soil carbon, and evaluating if they are right for your business
supply chain drivers and how to future proof your market access.

Learn more in the Carbon EDGE course outline.
Your workshop presenters
Rhonda Toms Morgan and John McLaughlin, Connect Ag.
Carbon EDGE Cost
$250 + GST for local producers, thanks to support from Kestrel Coal Resources.
To book your seat or for more information
For more information on Carbon EDGE please visit the MLA website — Carbon EDGE | Meat & Livestock Australia (mla.com.au)
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Livestock, carbon and sustainability — St George
2025-02-11 09:00 - 16:00 | St George High School Skill Centre, 2 Victoria Street, St George, Qld, 4487, Australia
St George (11 February) | 9am – 4pm | Click here to register
Wanting expert advice and your questions answered?
Join Jed Sommerfield, Extension Officer from the Department of Primary Industries Carbon Outreach Program, as he helps graziers make informed decisions about carbon sequestration and emissions reduction strategies.
Workshop Focus:

Carbon sources and sinks.
Reducing emissions on farm.
Carbon projects and the associated legalities
Market signals – is the market ready for carbon-reduced products.

Workshop details
Date and time: 11 February, 9am – 4pm. Register here
Location: St George High School Skill Centre
For more information, contact Sam Harwood (Department of Primary Industries, Charleville), 0400 256 427 sam.harwood@daf.qld.gov.au

Mental health first aid refresher — Charleville
2025-02-12 08:00 - 2025-02-13 12:00 | SQRH Building, Charleville Hospital, 72 King street, Charleville, Qld, 4470, Australia
Become a mental health first aider
About 1 in 5 Australian adults experience a common mental illness each year. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training will teach you practical skills to support someone with a mental health problem. Make a real difference to people in your community.
Learn practical first aid skills

Recognise common mental health problems
Provide initial help using a practical, evidence-based action plan
Seek appropriate professional help
Respond in a crisis situation.

Standard Mental health first aid training benefits include:

Improves knowledge of mental illnesses, treatments and first aid actions.
Increases confidence in providing first aid.
Decreases stigmatising attitudes.
Increases the support provided to others.

Please note: This is a 4-hour educational course, not a therapy or support group.
Register today!
To register for Mental health first aid refresher in Charleville, 12 February, contact Kelly Harms on 0418 345 233.

Carbon & Your Ag Business - Malanda
2025-02-12 10:00 - 14:00 | The Big Pub, 12-20 English St, Malanda, Queensland, 4885
Join AgForce for a user-friendly guide through the Carbon maze.

What does Carbon mean for you and why is it important?
The fundamentals of carbon tailored to your region and commodity, focused on facts and free from media or political spin
Carbon in your property and business: How it works & how to change it — Veg, soil, energy and livestock
Supply Chains and Governments — Opportunities, risks, expectations
How to prepare yourself and identify carbon advisors trying to sell you a lemo
Pulling it all together for your Business

This will be a clear and pragmatic guide to help you understand and navigate the world of Carbon
Take advantage of our expert guidance and practical experience, with guest speakers:

Mo Pedersen, AgForce Training
Benn Knott, Senior Ecologist

Walk away with knowledge, understanding, and a way forward. Morning tea and lunch provided.

See event flyer here: EVENT FLYER

Carbon & your ag business — Taroom
2025-02-12 10:00 - 17:00 | Taroom Town Hall, Yaldwyn Street, Taroom, Qld, 4420, Australia
AgForce invites you to one of their first Carbon Farming Outreach Program workshop being held in Taroom and Moonie.
This fee event (open to everyone) will be a clear and pragmatic guide to help you understand and navigate the world of carbon. Take advantage of our expert guidance and practical experience.
Attendees will hear from Pat O’Connor from AgForce Training, and James Henderson, a carbon and natural capital expert.
Registrations are required
Click here to save your seat.

Livestock, carbon and sustainability — Stanthorpe
2025-02-13 09:00 - 16:00 | The Queensland College of Wine Tourism, 22 Caves Road, Stanthorpe, Qld, 4380, Australia
Stanthorpe (1 February) | 9am – 4pm | Click here to register
Wanting expert advice and your questions answered?
Join Jed Sommerfield, Extension Officer from the Department of Primary Industries Carbon Outreach Program, as he helps graziers make informed decisions about carbon sequestration and emissions reduction strategies.
Workshop Focus:

Carbon sources and sinks.
Reducing emissions on farm.
Carbon projects and the associated legalities
Market signals – is the market ready for carbon-reduced products.

Workshop details
Date and time: 13 February, 9am – 4pm. Register here
Location: The Queensland College of Wine Tourism, Stanthorpe
For more information, contact Sam Harwood (Department of Primary Industries, Charleville), 0400 256 427 sam.harwood@daf.qld.gov.au

Mental health first aid — Roma
2025-02-13 09:00 - 2025-02-14 16:00 | Roma Cultural Centre, Bungil St, Roma, Qld, 4455, Australia
Become a mental health first aider
About 1 in 5 Australian adults experience a common mental illness each year. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training will teach you practical skills to support someone with a mental health problem. Make a real difference to people in your community.
Learn practical first aid skills

Recognise common mental health problems
Provide initial help using a practical, evidence-based action plan
Seek appropriate professional help
Respond in a crisis situation.

Standard Mental health first aid training benefits include:

Improves knowledge of mental illnesses, treatments and first aid actions.
Increases confidence in providing first aid.
Decreases stigmatising attitudes.
Increases the support provided to others.

Please note: This is a 12-hour educational course, not a therapy or support group.
Register today!
To register for Mental Health First Aid in Roma, 13-14 February, contact Kelly Harms on 0418 345 233.
Mental Health First Aid – Roma 2025

Should you transition from cane to BEEF? - Mossman
2025-02-13 10:00 - 12:30 | Mossman CWA Hall, 28 Front St, Mossman, Queensland, 4873, Australia
Join the Department of Primary Industries for an information day on transitioning from cane to beef production.
Learn about:

The economics of cattle production
How to get your property set up for cattle
How to manage a beef business
Opportunities for funding

Carbon & your ag business — Moonie
2025-02-13 10:00 - 17:00 | WA
AgForce invites you to one of their first Carbon Farming Outreach Program workshop being held in Moonie.
This fee event (open to everyone) will be a clear and pragmatic guide to help you understand and navigate the world of carbon. Take advantage of our expert guidance and practical experience.
Attendees will hear from Pat O’Connor from AgForce Training, and James Henderson, a carbon and natural capital expert.
Registrations are required
Click here to save your seat.

NT Rangeland Management Course – Old Man Plains Research Station
2025-02-17 | Old Man Plains Research Station, Alice Springs, NT, 0871, Australia
As you prepare to welcome your new team, consider incorporating our free, one-day Rangeland Management Course into your 2025 induction program. This hands-on course provides a great introduction to local pasture species, rainfall patterns, cattle nutrition, biosecurity, weeds, and poisonous plants—specifically designed for Central Australia and directly relevant to daily station work.
Jess, a second-year ringer, shared, “I wish I’d done this in my first year—it would have changed my perspective on everything.”
Course dates and locations
Monday 17 February, Old Man Plains Research Station
Tuesday 25 February, Erldunda Roadhouse
Wednesday 5 March, Old Man Plains Research Station
Wednesday 12 March, venue north of Alice Springs – to be confirmed!
Booking details
Please book by calling Alison Kain (8951 8101) or Georgia Anderson (8951 8136), or email Livestock.Extension@nt.gov.au by the week prior. Minimum 5, maximum 15 participants.
We can also bring the course to your location! We provide all materials; you’ll need a suitable space, access to a nearby paddock for species identification, and accommodation for 2–3 facilitators.
While the course is designed for first and second-year staff, we welcome more experienced team members to join and share their local knowledge. Courses are available upon request throughout the year.

Writing your farm business plan workshop – Emerald
2025-02-18 08:30 - 14:00 | Emerald Town Hall, Egerton Street, Emerald, Qld, 4720, Australia
Meet our Farm Business Resilience Planning Team and get started on creating your farm business plan.
Join us for a hands-on workshop where you’ll create a short version of a farm business plan, learn about SMART goals and hear from guest speakers:

Vicki Mayne from NCAP on the Climate Mate program
QRIDA representative on current financial assistance programs.

This is a free workshop with lunch and smoko provided.
Please RSVP by Thursday 13 February.
For more information and to register, please call Frances Harvey on 0427 138 028 or online at Register for FBRP Writing Your Business Plan.
Download the Writing your farm business plan workshop – Emerald flyer (PDF, 679KB).

Pigeonpea field walk – Billa Billa
2025-02-19 09:00 - 10:30 | Murra Cul Cul, Corner Leichhardt Highway and Rockwood Road, Billa Billa, Qld, 4390, Australia
Join us at our pigeonpea trial site at Billa Billa to inspect our pigeonpea research trials.
Woods Seeds and the Department of Primary Industries, with investment from GRDC and the assistance of MCA, are conducting pigeonpea variety and agronomy trials at a joint site at Billa Billa.
Interested growers and agronomists can see pigeonpea in the field and understand the opportunities and issues with growing pigeonpea.
Our target is to build a new pigeonpea industry in Queensland, providing growers with a profitable new broadacre summer legume crop, and developing new export markets to Asia, building on the success of mungbean and chickpea.
A second field walk will be held at Condamine on Tuesday 11 March 2025, for more information click here.
Contact Stuart Thorn on 0428 712 006 or stuartthorn@mcagooondi.com.au
Download a copy of the Billa Billa pigeonpea field walk 2025 flyer (PDF, 443KB).

Mapping the future: Updating Queensland's phosphorus landscape
2025-02-20 12:30 - 13:30 | Online, Australia
Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for cattle required for skeletal growth, muscle development, metabolism, and milk production. A deficiency increases the mortality rate in cows, reduces growth rates, and reduces calf weaning weights. Knowing if your country is deficient or not, and whether you need to supplement is vital in managing northern Queensland properties.
A map of available phosphorus (bicarbonate extractable) across the state of Queensland has recently been updated to include the Cape York, Northern Gulf and Southern Gulf catchments, and to be more spatially accurate.
In this BeefConnect webinar, join Jim Fletcher (Senior Beef Extension Officer, DPI), Stephen Leo (Senior Scientist, DETSI) and Grant Stone (Principal Scientist, DETSI) as they discuss:

Selecting sites and soil sampling
Spatial modelling and map production process
Improvements made on the new map
Overview of the variability in phosphorous across land types in the sampled catchments
How to get a FORAGE Indicative Soil Phosphorous report for your property.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Forecasting cattle comfort in Northern Australia — Webinar
2025-02-20 14:00 - 15:00 | Online, Australia
How do heat and chill events affect your cattle?

Join climate and animal health experts from the Northern Australia Climate Program in an enlightening webinar where they will introduce you to the prototype forecasting tools designed to help northern producers manage cattle comfort and thermal stress.

This webinar will be presented by industry experts:

Dr. Tim Cowan, University of Southern Queensland
Prof. John Gaughan, University of Queensland
Dr Kieren McCosker, University of Queensland

What you’ll discover:

The impact of heat and cold extremes on your cattle.
The historical weather events that inspired the creation of the NACP cattle thermal stress forecasts.
How to interpret and apply these forecasts for optimal herd management.

When: Thursday 20 February, 1:30 pm (ACST) / 2 pm (AEST)

Register now: https://hubs.li/Q036Jsnn0

For more info, contact NACP Climate Mate, Emily Hinds, at emily.hinds@unisq.edu.au.

Top producers — Gold Coast
2025-02-24 - 2025-02-25 | RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Ross Street, Benowa, Queensland, 4217, Australia
The Farm Owners Academy presents the Top Producers Workshop on the Gold Coast, 24-25 February 2025.
The TOP Producers Workshop is designed to help you Transform, Optimise and Propel (scale up) your farm business. It will give you a blueprint that the TOP 20% Farm Owners use to consistently outperform the average.
At the end of the 2-Day workshop you will walk away with:

How to move beyond the daily grind of working in the paddock to running a very successful and profitable farming business.
Concrete knowledge on what the top 20% of farmers in Australia do differently, with real-life case studies.
Grounding tin the principles of the TOP producers Program blueprint, a set of principles and practices developed over the past 40+ years working with farmers.
How to maximise productivity in your farm business for all areas you can control – with an action plan for the next 1, 3, 5 and 10 years.
How to eliminate stress and feeling overwhelmed with the FOA Farm Operating system, that teaches you how to map out your goals, plan ahead to achieve them, and rid yourself of chaos.
How to achieve the right balance of a business and lifestyle that gives you enormous pride, earns you the freedom you deserve – plus growing your wealth.

The 2-Day workshop covers:

Day 1:

You will understand the foundations that underpin a successful Farm, including clarity on where you are going, time management skills and financial skills to help you succeed.
Learn to transform your current business into a well-oiled machine that gives you control which will minimise chaos and stress.
Implement a system to run your business, so you get things done and keep moving forward.

Day 2:

You will get skills to find more confidence and belief in yourself and build a great team around you to help you grow.
Learn to optimise your current business for maximum profitability.
Understand how to use leverage to scale your current operation (including ideas on leasing and buying more land, when and how to scale).
Learn to propel your business and also build off-farm wealth.
Key insights and strategies for succession planning considerations.

Early bird tickets
Early bird tickets are on sale until 20 January 2025 for $795. This includes 2 tickets, workbooks, all food, tea and coffee for the two days.
More information can be found here: Farm Owners Academy – TOP producers workshop

AgForce policy engagement and CoR roadshow — Tambo
2025-02-24 07:00 - 09:00 | MacFarlane, 398 Bexhill Road, Tambo, Qld, 4478, Australia
Join the AgForce Policy team for a casual gathering to hear the current industry updates.
Other topics for discussion include:

your chain of responsibility obligations
an update of regional telecommunications
feral pig control.

Take this opportunity to talk to AgForce about what policy priorities matter most to you and your business, share your experiences and concerns, while helping shape the future for rural advocacy in South West Queensland.

AgForce policy engagement and CoR roadshow — Augathella
2025-02-24 17:00 - 20:00 | Connemara, Augathella, 2829 Mount Tabor Road, Augathella, Queensland, 4477, Australia
