By Sue Middleton Autumn 2010 Born into a small South West Queensland rural community on a beef and cropping farm, community giving and environmental awareness were strong family values. It was inevitable that my career choice was Community Economic Development....

Progression Planning By Julian Kriegg Making decisions about giving up farming and retirement can be most difficult for farmers. We often hear the word ‘succession’ but what does this mean? When we talk about this topic, there are a lot of mixed messages. Perhaps we...

Bringing our pergola business from the city to the country was an easy decision for Peter and I. The thought of leaving behind the city hassles of traffic, leasing an industrial unit and the responsibility of being an employer was magic. We weren’t seriously looking...