Westpac Property Tours 2021

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4 ‘Eulogie’, (Half Day) Monday 5 ‘Raglan Station’, Raglan (Full Day) Contents 6 ‘Belah Valley’, Marlborough (Full Day) Property Tours 7 ‘Boreelum’, Miriam Vale (Full Day) Tuesday 8 ‘Arrow Yards’, Nerimbera (Half Day) 9 ‘Mystery Park’ & ‘Ametdale’, St Lawrence (Full Day) 10 ‘Tingle Hill’, Baralaba (Full Day)

11 ‘Jarrah Cattle Co.’, Banana (Full Day) Wednesday 12 ‘Netley’, Goovigen (Full Day)

13 ‘Doonside’, Milman (Half Day) Thursday 14 ‘Belmont Station’, (Full Day)

15 ‘Bindaree’, (Half Day) City Tours 16 Welcome to 17 Monday: ‘Bulls, Boats & Botanic Notes’ 18 Tuesday: ‘History Her-Story Hops & Heifers’ 19 Wednesday: ‘Cows, Caves & Cocktails’ 20 Thursday: ‘Bush Tucker & Darumbal Tales’ Information 21 Bio Security Statement 22 Animal Welfare Statement 23 Your Health and Safety Welcome To Beef Australia 2021 Westpac Property Tours

Central is home to a unique, beautiful and gold rush days of 1858 when many thousands of people productive landscape that has supported the creation of arrived in Rockhampton in search of gold. Subsequently Australia’s largest regional beef herd serviced from the Beef goldmines were also discovered at nearby Capital of Rockhampton. and Mt Morgan in 1882. The Mt Morgan mine became the richest single gold mine in the world, during its 100 years in The Beef Australia host city has a population of approximately operation. 82,000 people, and is the historical homeland of the Darumbal people who inhabited the area prior to European The towns of Rockhampton and Mt Morgan grew rapidly settlement in 1853 by the . The city is during those early days, with increasing prosperity built located on the Fitzroy River, named after Sir Charles Fitzroy, around the pastoral, cattle and mining industries. The Mt governor of the colony of . Morgan Mining Company had a major influence on building construction in Rockhampton. In the late 1880’s to 1890’s The Greater , covering an area of period, many fine sandstone buildings of outstanding 142,700 square kilometres, has a carrying capacity of 3.2 architecture, including offices, churches, banks and million head of cattle, as well as extensive farming lands warehouses sprang up along the town streets, many of them and rich mineral deposits. It is renowned as the largest river overlooking the Fitzroy river. These buildings stand as a catchment flowing to the east coast of Australia and has a legacy to the prominence of Rockhampton as a commercial diverse environment from alluvial brigalow flats, to river red city port during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. gums and ironbark woodlands and ranges. Australia’s national beef exposition was established The Gracemere saleyards CQLX complex, on the outskirts of in Rockhampton in 1988 as a project to celebrate and Rockhampton, acts as the premium cattle selling centre of acknowledge the bi-centenary of settlement in Australia, and each year in October conducts the 1788-1988. Due to the great success of the first Beef biggest Brahman bull sale in Australia. A weekly fat & store Expo, the people of Rockhampton and Central Queensland sale is conducted each Friday, with a yarding of between encouraged the committee to continue similar expos in the 2000 - 5,000 head of cattle. The venue is also host to many future. other breed societies bull sales as well as horse sales. Rockhampton is now one of the central nodes of the North The first meatworks established in Rockhampton was the Australian beef industry, which comprises half of Australia’s Lakes Creek meatworks, which began production in 1871, total cattle numbers. Many of the tropical-adapted breeds and later became the largest in the southern hemisphere. have their society offices in Rockhampton and the beef Now owned and operated by Teys Bros Australia, it is still industry remains a pillar of the central Queensland economy. one of the largest meatworks in Australia, with a slaughtering capacity of 1730 head per day. JBS Australia also operates Rockhampton is now celebrating its 12th tri-annual Beef in Rockhampton and has a daily slaughtering capacity of Exposition, again attracting Australia-wide and International 676 head. Teys Bros Australia have another plant located in visitors for all things beef related. , which slaughters up to 703 head of beef per day. Welcome to the Beef Australia 2021 Westpac Property Tours, Rockhampton’s early history was forged by the and we hope you have a wonderful day. Half-day Tour Sunday, May 2

HRockhampton Eulogie Showgrounds Your Hosts, Matthew and Janelle McCamley welcome you to a half day tour of their generational grazing property ‘Eulogie’, where guests will gain an insight into the workings of a world class Brahman Stud business, exploring both its success and need to navigate seasonal adversity and the role of business diversification. H‘Eulogie’ ‘Eulogie’ is located 65km South management of recovering pastures, of Rockhampton featuring 2,832 property improvement projects hectares of improved grazing country and the integration of their aviation as developed by the McCamley family business. over three generations. Eulogie is home to a world class Brahman In 2012 Matthew and Janelle Itinerary Stud which features in the families’ McCamley diversified their position to Lancefield Stud brand. include an aviation business know as 7.30 am for 7.45am Coach Transfer ‘Stirling Helicopters’ which services a Departing Rockhampton The Lancefield Brahman Stud multitude of civil, industrial, defence, Showgrounds was established in 1965 by Jeff fire and agricultural purposes, 8.30 am Arrive Eulogie McCamley and Ann McCamley and servicing a wide customer base as Morning Tea served is now a premier brahman brand well as complimenting the rural 9.00am Presentations and Tour across Northern Australia. The wide day to day operation. This tour will

McCamley family collectively market explore the use of aircraft in modern under the Lancefield brand annually rural operations. 12.00pm Lunch & Guest Speaker at their Bull Sale in Rockhampton. The tour will conclude with a 2.00pm Depart Eulogie The McCamley family invite you to fully catered lunch and provide an review a world class working cattle opportunity to network amongst 3:00 pm Arrive Rockhampton operation and to gain insight into the industry and will feature a guest Showgrounds mitigation of adverse seasons and speaker. beefaustralia.com.au/propertytours

Key Information Find out more about Eulogie: Sunday May 2 Half Day Tour Price: $125 Full-day Tour Monday, May 3

HRockhampton Raglan Station Showgrounds Your Hosts, Andrew and Roxanne Olive and family welcome you to ‘Raglan Station’ a world class cattle handling facility servicing the Live Export Trade from

Port Alma, south of Rockhampton. ‘Raglan Station’ Highly regarded and renowned freight costs and additional stress on H Brahman breeders Andrew, Roxanne the animals, ensuring animal welfare. and son Ryan Olive, warmly welcome guests to ‘Raglan Station’ during Beef A forum on Live Cattle Exports will Australia’s Property Tours program in include individual presentations Itinerary 2021. from the Queensland Live Export Association President, an export 7.30 am for 8.00am Coach Transfer The Olive family have been breeding Veterinarian, and International Departing Rockhampton Showgrounds Brahmans for more than 55 years, and Feedlot representatives. Other topics run 2,000 head including stud and that will be discussed during the day 9.00 am Arrive Raglan Station commercial cattle on their 12,000ha include future export opportunities Morning Tea served Raglan district property. from Central Queensland, animal 10.00am Forums on Live Export welfare and marketing specifications. Presentations: A cattle handling facility was instigated • Export Opportunities by Ryan Olive in 2018, to assist Central After a visit to the cattle handling from Central Queensland Queensland producers to access a facility, guests will enjoy lunch and • Marketing & live cattle exporting facility from Port the opportunity to interact with the Specifications Alma, South of Rockhampton, thus speakers. • Animal Welfare reducing freight and husbandry costs 12.00pm Lunch The coach will depart Raglan Station associated with shipping live cattle 1.00pm Visit Yards at 1.30pm (approx) with a drive-by from centres further north. 1.30pm Depart Raglan Station for visit of the live export shipping facility Port Alma drive-by This central location offers local cattle at Port Alma, before returning to 3:30 pm Arrive Rockhampton producers the opportunity to access the Rockhampton Showgrounds at Showgrounds additional markets, whilst minimising 3.30pm. beefaustralia.com.au/propertytours Key Information Find out more about Raglan Station: Monday May 3 Full Day Tour Price: $195 Full-day Tour Monday, May 3

H Belah Valley ‘Belah Valley’ Morning tea and lunch are included Your Host Alf Collins and family welcome you to “Belah in the full day program, before guests Valley” for a full day insight into the CBV Brahman depart Belah Valley and return to the Rockhampton Showgrounds at operation, including genomics selection, cost effective 5.00pm. production and soil health and wealth. Alf Collins Snr, one of the most they will help breeding cattle better, innovative breeders in the and better suited to the environment Rockhampton world, was awarded the prestigious and to improving profit. Showgrounds H Helen Newton-Turner Medal for 2017. Alf has met these challenges head-on Building on the foundations and collected performance records established by his father in 1955 underpinning reliable EBV’s and used at Wandilla Stud, Alf Collins Snr the information backed by hard- Itinerary has applied enormous dedication, nosed practical understanding of 7.15 am for 7.30am Coach Transfer careful recording, and rigorous focus functionality and survival ability, to on breeding for profitability, to the generate impressive genetic progress Departing Rockhampton continuous improvement of Brahman over several decades. Showgrounds cattle in the Collins Belah Valley (CBV) Perhaps the most outstanding aspect 9.00 am Arrive & cattle drive herd. of that genetic progress is that it through To encapsulate 60 years of intense includes very substantial progress 9.40am Welcome & Morning Tea development of land, plants, cattle, in female fertility – something that and people, the CBV philosophy has has effectively been treated as “too 10.00am Presentations on: been that all of the above must be hard” by most breeders in tropically Genomics Selection adapted, quick, resilient, and low cost. adapted cattle world-wide. Landscape Development Alf continues to be an outstanding CBV has actively participated in Soil Wealth and Health pioneer and innovator in real-world industry R&D, including significant 12.30pm Lunch application of genetic technology, contributions to beef CRC I, II, and III. 1.30pm Discussion on: and the demonstration that it is Collaboration in research is ongoing possible to breed genetically fertile, and intense. Leading scientists will Application of the theory productive and profitable tropically be guest speakers on the day. to asset development adapted cattle and is an inspiration. CBV genetics are in most states of 3:30 pm Depart Belah Valley Alf is a deep thinker about what cattle Australia, and regions of S.E. , 5.00pm Arrive Rockhampton need to do in the tropical environment Pacific, Latin America, and Showgrounds and has never been afraid to try novel USA. Guests will enjoy morning tea approaches or include new traits if and lunch on this full day tour. beefaustralia.com.au/propertytours

Key Information Find out more about Belah Valley: Monday May 3 Full Day Tour Price: $195 Full-day Tour Boreelum Monday, May 3 Rockhampton HShowgrounds Your Hosts, Adam and Jacynta Coffey welcome you to “Boreelum” for a full day tour, showcasing their 2,500ha beef breeding and trading enterprise, 15km South West of Miriam Vale.

Since purchasing ‘Boreelum’ 4 years with programs such as the Graeme ‘Boreelum’H ago, The Coffey’s have focused on Acton Beef Connections Mentor redeveloping approximately 400ha Program, Nuffield Australia Farming of failed 10-year-old hardwood Scholarships, RCS Project Pioneer, the plantation back to a productive Marcus Oldham Leadership Course, beef enterprise. Through fencing The Lachlan Hughes Foundation and Itinerary subdivision, water reticulation and more. A representative from Advance improving pastures they are now Beef Leaders will be on site to speak 6.45 am for 7.00am Coach Transfer at a stage of a considerable uplift in on another exciting program for the Departing Rockhampton carrying capacity. beef industry. Showgrounds 9.00 am Welcome & Morning Tea Come and hear their story and partake The property tour will include a 10.00am The Coffey’s story; How in discussions around pasture and pasture walk with focus on soil health they came to be first soil health, satellite monitoring, soil and legumes with Agrimix Pastures’ generation beef producers carbon projects, and supplementation Greg Campbell and Agriculture and 11.00am Tour & Paddock Walk for toxicity and methane reduction. Pastoral consultant, Ross Newman. 1.00pm Lunch featuring Rangeland Adam and Jacynta will talk about Cibo Labs will demonstrate how Quality Meats beef the exposure they have had to some changes in ground cover have been 2.30pm Session 2: Pasture & incredible mentors over the years who monitored using satellite, Agriprove soil health, Satellite have supported them to overcome will present on the latest soil carbon monitoring, carbon project many of the challenges they have projects, and Olsson’s will discuss & Olssons faced and given them the incentive how supplementation can be used to 3.30pm Depart Boreelum to make the most of every afforded support the health of both cattle and 5.30pm Arrive Rockhampton opportunity. This commitment to the environment. Showgrounds continued learning and change has led to a range of experiences Join them for what will be a great day! beefaustralia.com.au/propertytours

Key Information Find out more about Boreelum: Monday May 3 Full Day Tour Price: $195 Half-day Tour Arrow Cattle Yards Tuesday, May 4 Your Hosts, Arrow Farmquip welcome you to this half Rockhampton HShowgrounds day tour of the Arrow demonstration yards located ‘Arrow at Nerimbera, just outside Rockhampton, which will Cattle Yards’ showcase the facility, including a fully operational set H of stockyards with the latest low-stress stock handling products.

On this tour participants will have technologies used in yard design, access to a range of leaders in the Queensland Police Service discussion Itinerary field of cattle yard design, animal the importance of livestock welfare and safety and security of management and identification to 7.45 am for 8.00am Coach Transfer Departing Rockhampton livestock and property. prevent rural crime, and health Showgrounds professionals discussion Q Fever and The handling and training of livestock 8.30 am Introductions other zoonotic disease. Presentations: and technologies in designing fit Technology in yard for purpose handling facilities are This tour offers participants an insight design continuously improving. Participants into evolving beef practices and QPS livestock ID & theft will witness practical demonstrations highlights the benefits of low stress prevention Q Fever on cattle handling and husbandry handling for cattle and producers. 10.00am Morning Tea tasks related to animal well-being, Buses will depart the Arrow Cattle Demonstration: Stock stockmanship and low-stress Handling & Husbandry yards as 12.30pm returning to the livestock handling. tasks Rockhampton Showgrounds at 12.30pm Depart Nerimbera Other topics included in the half 1.00pm. 1.00pm Arrive Rockhampton Showgrounds day program include: Updated beefaustralia.com.au/propertytours Key Information Find out more about Arrow Cattle Yards: Tuesday May 4 Half Day Tour Price: $125 Full-day Tour Mystery Park & Ametdale Tuesday, May 4 ‘Mystery Park’ H& ‘Ametdale’ Your Hosts, Rob and Ainsley McArthur (Mystery Park) and Ian and Penny MacGibbon (Ametdale) will showcase their St Lawrence coastal grazing operations during a full day tour. ‘Mystery Park’ and ‘Ametdale’ are Ametdale, owned by the MacGibbon Rockhampton ShowgroundsH located in the St Lawrence district family sits to the south of St north of Rockhampton. The two Lawrence on the . coastal properties have great variation The MacGibbon’s have focused on in landscape, soil types, uses and improving their landscape while management style. increasing production through rotational grazing and wet season Mystery Park, a generational property spelling. They are actively monitoring Itinerary owned by the McArthur family sits to grass species changes and pasture the west of St Lawrence. All family yields. 6.45 am for 7.00am Coach Transfer members are actively engaged in the Departing Rockhampton operations of the intensive business The picturesque coastal creek Showgrounds which focuses on the building and running through the property is a 9.00am Arrive Mystery Park Presentations: Welcome, utilising a grass bank to service stark reminder of the power of nature History & current direction enterprises that include breeding, where exposed rock deposits were 9.30am Morning Tea trading and a full-service Agistment made following cyclone Debbie. Hear from Collaborators: model as well as carbon diversity. RCS, Agersens & DAF Both families have put research Tour of property highlights Property Tour will include the into action through utilising the 12.30pm Depart for Ametdale opportunity to see virtual fencing professional services of the Fitzroy 1.00pm Welcome & lunch working at a commercial scale with Basin Association (FBA), Rural 1.30pm Hear from Collaborators: animals fitted with a GPS enabled Consulting Services (RCS) and the FBA, inspect cattle yards & ‘intelligent’ neckband to intensify Department of Agriculture and coastal creek tour grazing management, keep livestock Fisheries (DAF). 4.30pm Depart Ametdale from riparian zones and move cattle 6.30pm Arrive Rockhampton autonomously using Agersen’s This full day tour is not to be missed. Showgrounds eShepherd system. beefaustralia.com.au/propertytours

Key Information Find out more about Mystery Park: FindShowgrounds out more about Ametdale:

Tuesday May 4 Full Day Tour TBC TBC Price: $195 ?.00pm Depart Mystery Park ?.00pm Arrive Rockhampton Showgrounds Full-day Tour Tuesday, May 4

Rockhampton Tingle Hill ShowgroundsH Your Hosts, John and Jess Bidgood welcome you to “Tingle Hill”, Baralaba for a full day tour which will showcase the management of the family’s organic grazing and trading operation. H The Bidgood’s vision is to run a Founder of RCS - Terry McCosker ‘Tingle Hill’ profitable organic beef enterprise will be the guest speaker and will talk that rejuvenates the environment about: and improves soil health. They strive • The principles of grazing and to leave the land they are custodians business management, focusing Itinerary for in better shape than they found it on how we can regenerate an 7.15 am for 7.30am Coach Transfer for the next generation and to teach ecosystem whilst running a profitable Departing Rockhampton them the importance of a healthy beef enterprise. Showgrounds environment. • Look at tools we can use to improve 9.30 am Welcome & Morning Tea our soil health, draw down carbon The Bidgood’s are focused on soil 10.00am Presentations by RCS and build biodiversity above and Founder Terry McCosker health and are using cell grazing below the ground. to improve the ground cover and on principles of grazing • Shed light on the research and & business management, diversity of species. They are benefits of inoculating seed with soil health, draw down consistenly looking for ways to Johnson-Su compost before planting. carbon, build biodiversity, improve their soil functions, with Johnson-Su compost a focus now on what is below the John and Jess will be showing before planting. ground to improve all ecosystem how they use MaiaGazing to track, Paddock tour of services. plan and forecast their grazing, and multispecies planting & cell design for grazing demonstrate how they turn this data management. John and Jess strongly believe that into meaningful information that they Presentation on the use of healthy soil makes healthy plants, make stocking rate decisions with. which makes healthy animals and MaiaGrazing therefore healthy happy humans. Following lunch, the Bidgood’s will 12.00pm Lunch They are focused on the big picture host a Q and A session and wrap Q&A and Wrap Up and the role agriculture can play in up prior to guests departing for 2.30pm Coach Departs Tingle Hill healing the landscape and improving the Rockhampton Showgrounds at 4.30pm Arrive Rockhampton human health. 2.30pm. Showgrounds beefaustralia.com.au/propertytours Key Information Find out more about Tingle Hill: Tuesday May 4 Full Day Tour Price: $195 Full-day Tour Tuesday, May 4

Jarrah Cattle Co. Rockhampton ShowgroundsH Your Hosts, Sarah and Sam Becker and family welcome you to “Glenarchy”, Banana for a full day insight into Jarrah Cattle Company’s vertical integrated beef cattle operation. This comprises commercial, trade Guests will hear from innovative and seedstock genetics. The Becker speakers, at the cutting edge in ‘Jarrah family has a financial background, their field, undertake a virtual reality HCattle Company’ practising what they preach, with an experience for a snapshot of the agricultural business that is backed entire operation and walk through a by numbers as well as years of rural sample of the groups cattle herd. Itinerary experience. Discussions will centre around 6.45 am for 7.00am Coach Transfer At its heart, Jarrah Cattle Company the key elements of a beef cattle Departing Rockhampton is a family owned and hands-on enterprise, starting from the paddock Showgrounds operated cattle breeding business, right through to the consumer. 9.00 am Welcome & Morning Tea committed to providing the most 10.00am Discussions on: relevant, efficient and market The full day program will cover ‘Paddock to Market’ orientated genetics to the Australia topics including ‘Paddock to Market’, beef industry. ‘Paddock to Bottom Line’ and ‘Paddock to Bottom Line’ ‘Paddock to Advocacy.” Guests will Inspect Jarrah Herd & The operation is based on an participate in panel discussions, Virtual Reality Experience imperative to develop a fully question time and inspect a sample 12.30pm Lunch accountable and commercially of the Jarrah herd and undertake 1.30pm Discussion on: focused cattle operation. Fertility and a virtual reality experience of the quality; the major drivers of profit, operation. ‘Paddock to Advocacy’ stand at the forefront. A bull breeding Panel discussion & herd, was established to supply Morning tea and lunch are provided questions superior genetics for the commercial before guests depart Glenarchy at 3.00pm Bus Departs Glenarchy 3.00pm to return to the Rockhampton herd, to ensure performance of 5.00pm Arrive Rockhampton progeny and predictability throughout Showgrounds. Showgrounds the business. beefaustralia.com.au/propertytours Key Information Find out more about the Jarrah Cattle Company: Tuesday May 4 Full Day Tour Price: $195 Full-day Tour Wednesday, May 5

Netley HRockhampton Showgrounds Your Hosts, Dale and Alicia Retschlag welcome you to “Netley” for a full day tour with a focus on biology, soil health, regenerative agriculture, high density grazing and livestock handling. ‘Netley’, is a 485-hectare property relationship between the different located near Goovigen, 121 kilometres plants which enhances microbial H‘Netley’ south west of the Beef Capital of activity in the soil therefore creating Australia, Rockhampton. a stronger more resilient plant population. Itinerary Dale grew up on a dairy in the South East Queensland region and realised The full day program will include an 6.45 am for 7.00am Coach Transfer the importance of livestock integration overview of the operation prior to Departing Rockhampton in a cropping system. The Retschlags morning tea, followed by paddock Showgrounds purchased Netley four-years-ago and walks to look at crops, livestock and 8.30 am Welcome & Overview are improving soil health by using a grazing management, prior to a soil 9.30am Morning Tea multifaceted approach which includes health discussion during lunch. After 10.00am Presentations on: irrigated multi-species fodder crops lunch, Neil McDonald - who conducts Soil health and livestock integration to stimulate Livestock Handling and Working Paddock walk root growth, biology and soil carbon. Dog schools - will provide a cattle This system has helped reduce water handling demonstration. By having Discussion on plant species & livestock usage as well as synthetic inputs and co-operative livestock you are able to rotation tillage. successfully incorporate livestock into 12.00pm Lunch & Soil Health a cropping rotation program which Presentation Wagyus are intensely grazed under is essential to good regenerative five centre pivots - three are practices. 1.00pm Dog/Livestock handling producing multi-species crops while demonstration two are irrigated leucaena. Livestock At the conclusion of the program, 3.00pm Coach Departs Netley production and performance has guests will depart Netley, arriving at 4.30pm Arrive Rockhampton increased. The multi-species crop is the Rockhampton Showgrounds at Showgrounds beneficial as it provides a symbiotic 4.30pm. beefaustralia.com.au/propertytours Key Information Find out more about Netley: Wednesday May 5 Full Day Tour Price: $195 Half-day Tour Doonside Wednesday, May 5 H ‘Doonside’ Your Hosts, Billy and Jo Geddes welcome you for a half day tour of Bill and Kay Geddes’ “Doonside”. Located some 40 minutes from the Rockhampton Showgrounds the morning will tour the 8,000 hectare multi breed Grazing Enterprise. H Rockhampton ‘Doonside is a high quality generational The Wagyu commercial enterprise Showgrounds grazing property located to the north operated by Billy and Jo focusses of Rockhampton featuring a diverse on producing a consistent quality mix of country and pasture types. product through good supply chain management from the grassfed This coastal property is in a high weaner through to the branded boxed rainfall region and serviced by the beef product and a world class eating Itinerary Alligator Creek and showcases a product. variety of pasture improvement 7.45 am for 8.00am Coach Transfer projects including both the pondage This tour will provide guests an Departing Rockhampton pasture infrastructure as well as opportunity to understand not just the Showgrounds a new improved pasture planting production aspect of a high quality 8.40 am Host Welcome address tetchnique trial. beef product but will also include 9.00am Demonstrations and full paddock to plate experience; an Presentations The Geddes operate a multi breed eating experience to be remembered. 9.30am Morning Tea commercial and stud enterprise 10.00am Demonstrations and which has been refined over a ‘Doonside’ is a one-of-a-kind Presentations lifetime with Bill Geddes to feature coastal property in close proximity 11.30am Buses Departs Doonside the emerging Grey Brangus Stud to Rockhampton and has featured in 12.15pm Arrive Rockhampton reviewing the upcoming progeny and several property tours in the past and Showgrounds discussion the features of this breed. is back by popular demand. beefaustralia.com.au/propertytours

Key Information Find out more about Doonside: Wednesday May 5 Half Day Tour Price: $125 Full-day Tour Thursday, May 6

Belmont Station Belmont StationH Your Hosts, Central Queensland University welcome you to “Belmont Station” for a full day tour which will exhibit how Agtech can be used to develop and support a whole of property management plan. The Belmont Research Station has production information with Rockhampton been the premier research station for Dept of Environment paddock Showgrounds the north Australian beef industry for mapping data to assist with whole H over 60 years. of property grazing management plans The 3260-hectare property is located 37km north of Rockhampton on • Riparian recovery trial – inspection the Fitzroy River. It provides the of a new paddock scale riparian ideal environment for research into recovery trial which is measuring Itinerary livestock production in the tropics productivity and environmental and sub-tropics of northern Australia. changes on a series of fenced and 7.15 am for 7.30am Coach Transfer unfenced paddocks fronting the Departing Rockhampton The Belmont Research Station tour Fitzroy River Showgrounds will link to the Beef 2021 agtech focus, 8.00 am Welcome & Overview which includes a new initiative, the • Presentations from Central Qld Ken Coombe Tech Yards. Livestock Centre of Excellence 8.30am Demonstrations/ partners AgForce and the Qld Presentations During this full day tour, guests Dept of Agriculture and Fisheries. 10.00am Morning Tea will experience presentations and 10.30pm Demonstrations/ demonstrations including: Guests will then tour CQIRP (Central Presentations Queensland Innovation Research • Demonstration of the improved Precinct). The tour will include 12.00pm Lunch DataMuster walk-over demonstrations and presentations 1.00pm CQIRP Demonstrations/ weigh system and its use for in the testing area for new on- Presentations NLIS compliance and herd animal sensor technologies to track 3.00pm Depart CQIRP management individual animals and monitor 4.00pm Arrive Rockhampton behaviour change. • Linking DataMuster cattle Showgrounds beefaustralia.com.au/propertytours Key Information Find out more about CQ University: Data Muster: Thursday May 6 Full Day Tour Price: $195 Half-day Tour Bindaree Thursday, May 6 H‘Bindaree’ Your Hosts, Mick and Noela Alexander and sons Mathew and Lachlan, extend a warm welcome to ‘Bindaree’, where a half day tour will showcase the benefits of Soil Health and Regenerative Agriculture in the beef industry. H ‘Bindaree’ is the home of certified health. The Alexander family’s main Rockhampton organic beef in the Rockhampton and goals are to use happy healthy Showgrounds Capricorn regions of Queensland with livestock to improve soil heath, stock grazing the 1400ha of clean sequester carbon, improve plant pristine floodplains of the Fitzroy health and reduce the impact of River and only 42 kilometres from climatic cycles (droughts and floods). Rockhampton. Guests will depart the Rockhampton Mick, Noela, Mathew and Lachlan Showgrounds at 7.45am and take a have spent 7 years developing brief 45min (approx) coach trip to Bindaree to be a case study for Bindaree in Garnant. Itinerary regenerative agriculture in the beef industry. The farm and herd includes Tour guests will hear about strategies 7.30 am for 7.45am Coach Transfer Braford, Droughtmaster females and to improve the health of soils, plants, Departing Rockhampton Santa-Angus sires, which are organic animals and communities. Presenters Showgrounds certified, EU and grass finished. Beef is include Dr Thakur Bhattarai on the 9.00 am Welcome & Morning Tea topic of soil carbon, John Feehan sold directly into the local community 9.30am Presentations: as paddock to plate. will present on dung beetles, Beef nutritionist Jim Wade will speak on • Soil Carbon Bindaree was the first grazing matching nutrition to grass, and Dr • Dung Beetles property in Queensland to be Dana Stanley (CQ University) will • Soil Management baselined in 2016 for soil organic speak on pasture dieback. 12.00pm Lunch carbon. The tour will have a focus on 12.30pm Buses Depart Bindaree demonstrating the importance of soil Morning tea and lunch are served health, dung beetles, regenerative on this half day tour, returning to 1.15pm Arrive Rockhampton Showgrounds agriculture, soil carbon, measuring, the Rockhampton Showgrounds at 1.15pm. pasture regeneration and animal beefaustralia.com.au/propertytours

Key Information Find out more about Bindaree: Thursday May 6 Half Day Tour Price: $125 Welcome To Rockhampton The Beef Capital of Australia

The industry is supported by experienced labour and Rockhampton is recognised as the beef capital of Australia access to veterinarians, expert researchers and advisors. with livestock production being dominated by beef cattle, CQUniversity’s Institute for Future Farming Systems is a currently numbering 3.2 million head in the Greater global leader in delivering practical solutions which are Rockhampton Region. The climate and geology of the Fitzroy bolstering the productivity, profitability and sustainability Region, dominated by the Fitzroy River, provides expansive of the livestock and horticulture sectors. In particular, it pastoral and agricultural land, supported by easy access to is internationally recognised for its specialist skills in the road, rail, sea and airfreight networks, and strong service development of non-invasive, precision management tools, hubs in Rockhampton, Gladstone and Emerald. with its research in this area independently assessed as The Rookwood Weir, currently in early construction stage, above world class. is a landmark project that will capture valuable water in the Beef Australia, Australia’s national beef expo is one of the lower Fitzroy River. This will ultimately generate intensive world’s great beef cattle events, is held once every three agricultural industry with the region’s suitability for grain years in Rockhampton. growing and proximity to grain growing areas. Beef Australia 2021, from May 2 to 8, celebrates all facets of Rockhampton is serviced by two export focused abattoirs the Australian beef industry with approx. 100,000 attendees. with a total daily processing capacity of 2400 head, and It will facilitate new trade and export opportunities by as a result of increasing demand for Australian beef, our exposing the local supply chain to international industry Region is actively seeking investment in more cattle feedlots leaders and feature more than 5000 cattle from over 30 and a boutique cattle abattoir. A study by the Queensland breeds. Government identified potential to develop at least four large cattle feedlots in the region with a capacity of approximately The accompanying major trade fair will promote more than 30,000 standard cattle units (SCUs) each. The total potential 500 businesses and the entire region is involved in actively turnoff of these feedlots could reach approximately 445,000 promoting the Australian beef industry over multiple events finished head annually. and venues. City Tour Monday, May 3 Bulls, Boats & Botanic Notes See the city from a different view with a river cruise, taking in the magnificent heritage-listed strip Rockhampton is famous for. A Public Art Bull Statue Tour will show you the iconic bull statues popular with visitors and locals alike, and finally a guided walk through the Rockhampton Botanic Gardens will treat you to some lunch and the history of trees more than 100 years old.

Explore Rockhampton by water • 9:00am: Depart Beef Australia Main Entry Gate aboard River Cruises CQ for an enjoyable 1.5 hour cruise throughout • 9:30am: Cruise through the city the city limits where you will have limits aboard River Cruises CQ morning tea on board whilst learning along the Fitzroy River seeing wildlife and learning about the about the port city’s rich history and city’s rich history by water (1.5hr) spotting wildlife - maybe even a Itinerary crocodile! • 11:00am: Tour of Rockhampton’s famous public art Bull Statues 9.00am Bus Departs Beef Australia Followed by a public art Bull Statue (30mins) Main Entry Gate Tour as we make our way towards • 11:30am: Guided walk of the 100 Tour Duration:4 Hours the heritage-listed Botanic Gardens year old trees with the Botanic 1.00pm Return Beef Australia Main that were established in 1869 with Gardens (45mins) Entry Gate a Guided Walk of the trees that are • 12:15pm: Lunch at the Garden Tea * Please advise any older than 100 years. Rooms under the 100+yo banyan dietary requirements at fig trees (45mins) time of booking. Finally we get to sit under the 150 year old Banyan Fig Trees with a delicious • 1:00pm: Return to Beef Australia Main Entry Gate beefaustralia.com.au/propertytours lunch from the Garden Team Rooms.

Key Information Find out more about the destinations you’ll visit during this tour: Thursday May 6 City ourT Price: $99 City Tour Tuesday, May 4 History, Her-Story, Hops & Heifers Explore Rockhampton’s colourful history with a tour along Rockhampton’s famous heritage strip. Enjoy a signature beef dish paired with a fresh brew or gin cocktail whilst HRockhampton listening to the tales of a local matriarch’s life on the Showgrounds land, finishing with a tour of Rockhampton’s famous bull statues. Rockhampton has a rich history • 11:00am: Depart Beef Australia H stemming from its gold rush days of Main Entry Gate Headricks mining in Mount Morgan and now Lane boasts the National Trusts’ longest • 11:15am: Walking tour of Australia’s heritage strip, Quay Street. See the longest stretch of CBD Riverfront sights along the way of the beautifully Heritage-Listed Buildings (45mins, revitalised Riverside Precinct 700 metres of sealed pavement) including public art, each with an interesting story to tell. • 12:00pm: Lunch at Headrick’s Lane Restaurant and Micro- Staying with our heritage theme we Brewery with a local matriarch stroll down to Headrick’s Lane, a guest speaker from the land magnificently restored and heritage- sharing her colourful story of Itinerary listed former warehouse, now growing up in Central Queensland boasting a micro-brewery and fine – Head Chef will serve up their dining. Enjoy a signature beef dish 11.00am Bus Departs Beef Australia paired with a fresh brew or gin signature Beef Dish paired with Main Entry Gate their onsite brewed beers tasting cocktail whilst listening to the tales Tour Duration:4 Hours ofa local matriarch’s life on the land paddle can be swapped for locally that will have you captivated. distilled gin cocktail (1.5hr) 2.00pm Return Beef Australia Main Entry Gate After lunch is a tour of the city’s • 1:30pm: Tour of Rockhampton’s famous bull statues, a popular talking famous public art Bull Statues * Please advise any dietary point among visitors and locals alike, (30mins) requirements at time of each representing the breeds of our booking region, of course with some photo • 2:00pm: Return to Beef Australia opportunities along the way. Main Entry Gate beefaustralia.com.au/propertytours

Key Information Find out more about the destinations you’ll visit during this tour: Thursday May 6 City ourT Price: $99 City Tour Wednesday, May 5 Caves, Cows & Cocktails Take a one hour tour of one of the largest privately H owned cave systems in Australia, followed by a sightsee Capricorn of Rockhampton’s famous bull statues. Finish the Caves afternoon with a cocktail or mocktail overlooking the beautiful Fitzroy River at the Boathouse waterfront restaurant.

Appreciate unique rock formations • 2:00pm: Depart Beef Australia Rockhampton ShowgroundsH Boathouse of the limestone caves at Capricorn HRestaurant Caves, a multi-generational family Main Entry Gate owned cave system that was first discovered in 1881. With a one hour • 2:30pm: Capricorn Caves Tour tour you will have the opportunity to (1hr) explore the cave system whilst being guided on a journey of the history • 3:30pm: Tour of Rockhampton’s and discovery that has become the famous public art Bull Statues Capricorn Caves. (30mins travel from Caves + Itinerary Next is a tour of the city’s famous bull 30min tour) statues, each representing the breeds 2.00pm Bus Departs Beef Australia Main Entry Gate of our region, of course with some photo opportunities along the way, • 4:30pm: Cocktail (or mocktail) at Tour Duration:3 Hours finishing up with a nice cool beverage the Boathouse overlooking the 5.00pm Return Beef Australia Main at stunning waterfront restaurant, the Fitzroy River (30mins) Entry Gate (optional) Boathouse. Take in the views of the * Please advise any Fitzroy River and the historic building • 5:00pm: Return to Beef Australia dietary requirements at strip of the Riverside Precinct while time of booking. sipping on your choice of cocktail or Main Entry Gate (optional) mocktail. beefaustralia.com.au/propertytours

Key Information Find out more about the destinations you’ll visit during this tour: Thursday May 6 City ourT Price: $99 City Tour Thursday, May 6 Bushtucker & Darumbal Tales Explore Rockhampton with the Traditional Custodians of the Land, the Darumbal people, with an On Country Mount experience listening to Darumbal dreaming stories and ArcherH learning about bush tucker, bush medicine atop Nurim Circuit, overlooking Rockhampton City and Tunuba Rockhampton Showgrounds (Fitzroy River)! H

Delve into the history and tales Please wear closed in shoes, a hat of the Rockhampton with the and sun safety. Traditional Custodians of the Land, • 2:00pm: Depart Beef Australia the Darumbal people, with an On Main Entry Gate Country experience where you will learn and be educated on significant • 2.30pm: Welcome to Country sites, listen to Darumbal dreaming with Traditional Dancing Itinerary stories, identify medicinal plants • 2.45pm: Nurim Tour of 2.00pm Bus Departs Beef Australia and taste bush tucker atop Nurim Main Entry Gate * Traditional Plant use Circuit, a new development with Tour Duration:3 Hours elevated boardwalk and stunning * Darumbal Dreamtime Stories 5.00pm Return Beef Australia Main amphitheatre views that overlook the Entry Gate (optional) * Traditional Fire Making city and Tunuba (Fitzroy River)! * Please advise any * Taste of Traditional Bush Tucker dietary requirements at This cultural tours is facilitated by time of booking. Darumbal people or Representative • 5:00pm: Return to Beef Australia * Please wear closed in from Darumbal People Aboriginal Main Entry Gate (optional) shoes, a hat and Corporation Registered Native Title sun safety. Body (DPAC RNTBC) on behalf of the Darumbal People. beefaustralia.com.au/propertytours

Key Information Find out more about the destinations you’ll visit during this tour: Thursday May 6 City ourT Price: $99 Biosecurity Policy Statement Beef Australia 2021 Westpac Property Tours

Policy Position • Communicate with the host property to confirm the entry and exit procedure for attendees and the bus Biosecurity is critical to protecting the Australian Beef company. Industries productivity, the environment, human health, social and cultural value and to support international The roles and responsibilities of the Property Host in and domestic market access for Australian beef. The biosecurity are to: Beef Australia Property Tours Committee recognises biosecurity is a shared responsibility and is committed • Provide bins for discarded waste products from tour to working with industry, visitors, tour hosts and tour attendees attendees to implement biosecurity procedures that • Provide hand soap in bathroom facilities for tour prevent or minimise the impact of diseases, pests and attendees weeds entering or exiting a property. • Provide a footbath or similar in the carpark for tour Background attendees

Beef Australia is a premier event held every three years • Provide a designated parking area for visitor vehicles in Rockhampton, Queensland to showcase the Australian (preferably signposted) Beef industry. It boasts an average weekly attendance of 100,000. • Ensure visitor vehicles are limited to designated roadways with no access to paddocks or production Property tours offering tour attendees an opportunity to areas interact with the Australian beef supply chain have been integrated into Beef week to further promote Australian • Brief tour attendees on the entry and exit procedures beef. There is a requirement to protect the host’s and the property specific biosecurity practices as business from a potential outbreak of diseases, pests detailed in the respective property’s Biosecurity and weeds incursion, caused by property tour attendees, Plan. through additional biosecurity measures. The roles & responsibilities of the tour attendees are to: “On-farm Biosecurity” is a set of procedures that prevent or minimise the impact or spread of diseases, pests • Complete the biosecurity checklist on the registration and weeds on a property, around a property or off the platform. property. The processes are risk based. Business should • Wear clean clothing, preferably long sleeved and asses the risks of future activities on their properties to long pants if attending property tours with outside ensure any threats are adequately mitigated. activities, a hat or cap and enclosed footwear.

Obligation • Enclosed footwear is to be wiped free of mud, dirt The roles and responsibilities of the Beef Week Property and debris in the tread. Tours Committee in biosecurity are to: • Do not bring food products of any form- if you bring • Provide attendees with biosecurity guidelines and a your own food, you will be requested to discard of checklist via the registration platform packaging and any uneaten food in the bins provided.

• For any tours that include close handling of livestock, • Follow the directions of the property host. provide a questionnaire in the registration platform • Wash hands after contact with animals and before asking if the attendee has had contact with Foot eating. and Mouth Disease within the last 7 days. A positive response will exclude those people from attending • Do not feed or approach animals unless asked to by that tour. the property host. • Provide attendees pre-visit information via email to respective property hosts including a visitor register. Animal Welfare Policy Statement Beef Australia 2021 Westpac Property Tours

Policy Position Obligation Animal health and welfare are fundamental to farmers The roles and responsibilities of the Beef Australia and the Australian beef industry’s reputation. Property Tours Committee in animal welfare are to: The Beef Australia Property Tours Committee • Ensure hosts are aware of the Beef Australia recognise good animal welfare practices not only meet Property Tours Committee’s animal welfare policy community expectations but will ensure Australian and have access to the Australian Animal Welfare farmers are recognised as global leaders. Standards and Guidelines for Cattle document. All animals deserve to be treated with care and respect. • Ensure hosts are adhering to the Standards at all times when handling cattle and, in so doing, are Background supporting Australia’s reputation as upholders of Beef Australia is a premier event held every three good animal health and welfare practices. years in Rockhampton, Queensland to showcase The roles and responsibilities of the Property Host in the Australian beef industry. It boasts an average relation to animal welfare are to: attendance of 100,000. • Adhere to minimum best practice standards for Property tours, that offer tour attendees an opportunity animal welfare. to interact with the Australian beef supply chain, have been integrated into Beef 2021 to further promote • Maintain a watchful eye over visitors’ interaction Australian beef. There is a requirement to protect the with livestock. Australian beef industry’s reputation as a world leader in animal welfare. The roles and responsibilities of the tour attendees are to: The Beef Australia Property Tours Committee supports the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and • Follow the directions of the property host and tour Guidelines for Cattle. The ‘Standards’ have been or will organisers. be legislated to represent minimum welfare standards • Do not feed or approach animals unless cleared to in the Australian beef industry and the ‘Guidelines’ do so by the property host. offer additional measures for producers to adopt if they wish to go above and beyond the minimum. The Standards and Guidelines were developed jointly by industry and governments. Your Health & Safety Beef Australia 2021 Westpac Property Tours

COVID SAFE PLAN Hand washing and hand sanitising stations will be provided by Beef Australia in various key locations Please find below some information on our current around the event precinct COVID Safe Control Measures planned for Beef Australia in May 2021. We continue to monitor and Beef Australia will provide an enhanced cleaning adapt to any changes required and will update all schedule throughout the event precinct participants and ticket holders as required. Beef Australia will provide an overnight deep clean of Social Distancing all venues, pavilions and facility Beef Australia will implement and manage physical Contact tracing information will be recorded for each distancing control measures in line with Government person who accesses the event precinct so as to Health regulations throughout the event precinct comply with QLD Health Directions Beef Australia will have COVID Safe Marshals roaming Contact tracing information will only be shared with through the event precinct QLD Health if there is a confirmed case of COVID-19 at the event Beef Australia will have a COVID Compliance Officer on site All details recorded electronically for the purposes of contact tracing will be maintained for the required 56- Enhanced Public Health Measures day period and directed by QLD Health, after which The following existing public health measures will be they will be destroyed enhanced to facilitate the appropriate management and mitigation of risks associated with the transmission of COVID-19. For any enquiries please contact the Beef Australia office Every person attending the site will be required to complete a daily Health Screening Check at the site EMAIL [email protected] entry locations prior to being allowed to access the event precinct Once the Health Screening Check has been successfully completed, no further health screening will be required to enter any of the venues, pavilions or sites within the event precinct Beef Australia Ltd ABN 34 111 657 160

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