QCAR Central District Roadshows 2025 All February Floods, 2025 February Floods, 2025 Socials QCAR Herbert District Manager Lawrence Di Bella inspects the flood damage to Michael Waring’s sugarcane farm at Trebonne in the Ingham region. 22 February 2025. Picture: Heidi Petith A drone reveals the heartbreaking damage to the 70-acre sugarcane field belonging to QCAR Herbert District member Michael Warning, who had hoped to get at least five years out of his mixed-ratoon crop and now faces $30,000 in replanting costs. 22 February 2025. Picture: Clinton Petith QCAR Herbert District Member Michael Waring says about 45 acres of his mixed ratoon sugarcane crop in Trebonne, Ingham, has died and will need to be replaced after sitting in 7m of water for five days. Picture: Heidi Petith Hinchinbrook Shire Council Mayor Ramon Jayo inspects his flood-damaged cane field on his farm in the Lower Herbert region. 17 February 2025. Picture QCAR Hinchinbrook Shire Council Mayor Ramon Jayo inspects his flood-damaged cane field on his farm in the Lower Herbert region. 17 February 2025. Picture: QCAR Damage to QCAR Herbert District Committee member Chris Butler's farm along the Herbert at Abergowrie. 17 February 2025. Picture: QCAR The flooding disaster has killed the sugarcane on this farm near Trebonne. 17 February 2025. Picture: QCAR The flood disaster in the Herbert region has significantly damaged sugarcane farms across the district. 17 February 2025. Picture: QCAR QCAR Herbert District Manager Lawrence Di Bella inspects a flood-damaged cane field in the Lower Herbert. 17 February 2025. Picture: QCAR QCAR Herbert District Committee member Chris Butler inspecting damage at his Abergowrie farm along the Herbert. 17 February 2025. Picture: QCAR QCAR Herbert District Committee member Chris Butler with District Manager Lawrence Di Bella inspecting damage at Chris' farm along the Herbert at Abergowrie. 17 February 2025. Flooding has scarred the side of a mountain south of Ingham at Bambaroo. 17 February 2025. Picture: QCAR QCAR Herbert District Committee member Walter Giordani at a flood-damaged sugarcane farm at Yuruga, south of Ingham. 17 February 2025. Picture QCAR QCAR Herbert District Committee member Walter Giordani at a flood-damaged sugarcane farm at Yuruga, south of Ingham. 17 February 2025. Picture: QCAR Robert Bonassi inspecting the aftermath of flooding in the Herbert region which washed trees, gravel and rocks downhill, actually shifting the creek bed onto a headland. 17 February 2025. Picture: QCAR Australian Banana Growers Stakeholder Engagement and Advocacy Manager Kathryn Dryden (left) and Chairman Leon Collins (second from right) with Kennedy MP Bob Katter and QCAR Herbert District Manager Lawrence Di Bella in Ingham. 15 February 2025. Picture: QCAR From left: Queensland Premier David Crisafulli, Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, Senator Susan McDonald, Hinchinbrook Shire Council Deputy Mayor Mary Brown and Mayor Ramon Jayo, and Kennedy MP Bob Katter meet in Ingham to discuss what's needed to get the community, including primary producers, on the track to recovery following the flooding disaster. 15 February 2025. Picture: QCAR From left: Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto, Kennedy MP Bob Katter, Senator Susan McDonald, Queensland Premier David Crisafulli, Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, and Hinchinbrook Shire Council Mayor Ramon Jayo in Ingham. February 15 2025. Picture: QCAR QCAR Herbert District Manager Lawrence Di Bella, Senator Susan McDonald, and Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in Ingham to discuss what sugarcane farmers need to recover from the flooding disaster. 15 February 2025. Picture: QCAR Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto and QCAR Herbert District Manager Lawrence Di Bella chat with Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton about the need for the federal government to announce Category D disaster assistance funding to unlock vital grants allowing primary producers to recover and stay in business. 15 February 2025. Picture: QCAR Kennedy MP Bob Katter, Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, Queensland Premier David Crisafulli and Senator Susan McDonald were in Ingham to inspect flood damage and discuss disaster recovery assistance, including for primary producers who have suffered significant damage to their properties. 15 February 2025. Picture: QCAR Hinchinbrook Shire Council Ramon Jayo, Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, Senator Susan McDonald, and Queensland Premier David Crisafulli visit Ingham to inspect flood disaster damage, 15 February 2025. Picture: QCAR Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton (left) spoke with QCAR Herbert District Committee member Walter Giordani, who has sustained significant damage to his sugarcane farm during the flooding disaster, in Ingham, 15 February 2025. Picture: QCAR From left: Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton spoke with QCAR Herbert District Committee members Walter Giordani and Chris Butler, along with Committee Junior Vice Chairman John Board, and QCAR Chairman Christian Lago in Ingham, 15 February, 2025. Picture: QCAR Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton with AgForce North Queensland Director Michael Penna in Ingham discussing flood disaster recovery efforts and grants, 15 February, 2025. Picture: QCAR Kennedy MP Bob Katter, Hinchinbrook Shire Council Mayor Ramon Jayo and QCAR Herbert District Manager Lawrence Di Bella in Ingham to discuss flood disaster recovery efforts and assistance, February 15, 2025. Picture: QCAR Debris litters sugarcane fields in the Herbert region after the flooding disaster. QCAR Herbert District Manager Lawrence Di Bella inspects flood damage to farms in Ingham The flooding disaster has caused widespread damage to farms in Ingham. QCAR Herbert District Manager Lawrence Di Bella (centre) inspects flood damage in Ingham alongside Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto (left) and Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett QCAR Herbert District Manager Lawrence Di Bella chats with Stephen Accornero, from Accornero Farming Co, and Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) CEO Jake Elwood, on the ground in Ingham. Debris on John Row Bridge over the Herbert River following the flooding disaster. Senator Susan McDonald meets with QCAR Herbert District Committee Chairman Matthew Pappin to talk about flood damage in the region. Senator Susan McDonald meets with QCAR Herbert District Committee Chairman Matthew Pappin to talk about flood damage in the region. QCAR Herbert District members Luciano and Nola Mammarella's farm during flooding event. Ollera Creek Bridge on Bruce Highway between Ingham and Townsville. The flooding at QCAR Herbert District Committee Chairman Matthew Pappin's property in Helens Hill, south of Ingham. The view from QCAR Herbert District Manager Lawrence Di Bella's front door in Ingham during the floods. The Bruce Highway at Ollera Creek was shut to general traffic as the army and contractors worked to make emergency repairs. Picture: QCAR QCAR Chief Strategy Officer Michael Kern, Senator Susan McDonald, AgForce North Queensland Director Michael Penna, and QCAR Herbert District Manager Lawrence Di Bella met in Townsville, and were joined remotely by Queensland Premier David Crisafulli and Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto in Ingham, to discuss the declaration of a Category D emergency to unlock funding for flood-affected farmers. QCAR Herbert District Committee Chairman and sugarcane farmer, Matthew Pappin, has recorded more than 1000mm of rain since Friday morning, and is unable to get to many parts of his farm because of floodwaters. Picture: Contributed Rain has washed away sections of the rail line along Hodel Rd in the Giru area which feeds into Wilmar Sugar's Invicta Mill in the Burdekin region. Picture: Robert Stockham. Rain has washed away sections of the rail line along Hodel Rd in the Giru area which feeds into Wilmar Sugar's Invicta Mill in the Burdekin region. Picture: Robert Stockham. Rain has washed away sections of the rail line along Hodel Rd in the Giru area which feeds into Wilmar Sugar's Invicta Mill in the Burdekin region. Picture: Robert Stockham. Upper Haughton Rd underpass near Giru. Picture: Johnny B via Ergon Energy Network Chris Condon's wife was confronted by a crocodile on a causeway at their cane farm in Tully. (Supplied: Chris Condon) Picture: ABC News Australian Army soldiers from 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, prepare to support the Queensland Police Service during severe weather in Townsville to ensure the safety of residents in high-risk areas. Picture: CPL Riley Blennerhassett, Department of Defence Flooding at Wilmar Sugar's Victoria Mill in the Herbert District. Picture: Sara Scuderi, 2 February. Looking out from Macknade Mill in the Herbert District. Picture Jacinta Beatts, 2 February. Floodwaters have inundated paddocks across the Ingham region, including this farm belonging to QCAR Herbert District Committee Chairman and sugarcane farmer, Matthew Pappin. The Pappins have already suffered financial impacts from having standover cane before dealing with the current flood event. Pictures: Contributed QCAR Herbert District Committee Chairman Matthew Pappin inspects damage to his farm after the flooding disaster across Ingham. The flooding event across the Herbert region caused creeks to move from their usual channels and deposit gravel on farmland. QCAR Herbert District Committee Chairman Matthew Pappin inspects damage to his farm after the flooding disaster across Ingham. The Bruce Highway at Ollera Creek was shut to general traffic as the army and contractors worked to make emergency repairs. Picture: Lawrence Di Bella Senator Susan McDonald chats with QCAR member Gino Zatta who is helping to repair the Ollera Creek Bridge, between Ingham and Townsville, which washed away during the flooding disaster. Picture: QCAR Flood damage to the Herbert region, February 2025. Picture: QCAR Herbert District Commitee Junior Vice Chairman John Board Flood damage to the Herbert region, February 2025. Picture: QCAR Herbert District Commitee Junior Vice Chairman John Board Flood damage to the Herbert region, February 2025. Picture: QCAR Herbert District Commitee Junior Vice Chairman John Board Flood damage to the Herbert region, February 2025. Picture: QCAR Herbert District Commitee Junior Vice Chairman John Board Flood damage to the Herbert region, February 2025. Picture: QCAR Herbert District Commitee Junior Vice Chairman John Board Flood damage to the Herbert region, February 2025. Picture: QCAR Herbert District Commitee Junior Vice Chairman John Board Flood damage to the Herbert region, February 2025. Picture: QCAR Herbert District Commitee Junior Vice Chairman John Board Flood damage to the Herbert region, February 2025. Picture: QCAR Herbert District Commitee Junior Vice Chairman John Board Flood damage to the Herbert region, February 2025. Picture: QCAR Herbert District Commitee Junior Vice Chairman John Board Flood damage to the Herbert region, February 2025. Picture: QCAR Herbert District Commitee Junior Vice Chairman John Board Flood damage to the Herbert region, February 2025. Picture: QCAR Herbert District Commitee Junior Vice Chairman John Board Flood damage to the Herbert region, February 2025. Picture: QCAR Herbert District Commitee Junior Vice Chairman John Board Flood damage to the Herbert region, February 2025. Picture: QCAR Herbert District Commitee Junior Vice Chairman John Board Flood damage to the Herbert region, February 2025. Picture: QCAR Herbert District Commitee Junior Vice Chairman John Board Damage to the Lower Herbert region after the flooding disaster. Picture: QCAR District Manager Lawrence Di Bella Damage to the Lower Herbert region after the flooding disaster. In the background is Wilmar Sugar's Macknade Mill. Picture: QCAR District Manager Lawrence Di Bella QCAR Herbert District member Matthew Giordani inspecting the washout on the family farm after the flooding disaster in Ingham, February 2025. QCAR Herbert Manager Lawrence Di Bella with Karen Venables, the owner of Jk's Deli in Ingham. 20 February 2025. Victoria Milne from Jk's Deli's in Ingham giving service with a smile while repping a QCAR shirt. 20 February 2025. QCAR Herbert members Robyn Perkins and Angelo Rivellini catch up over coffee at Jk's Deli in Ingham. 20 February 2025. QCAR Herbert District Committee member Carol McKee (also the Ingham Chamber of Commerce President), Wilmar Herbert Business Development Manager Angus McKerrow, QCAR Herbert District Manager Lawrence Di Bella, QCAR Herbert member David Perkins, Jk's Deli's Victoria Milne, and QCAR Herbert members Robyn Perkins, Angelo Rivellini, Lionel Fuller and Alfio Rapisarda. 20 February 2025. QCAR Herbert members Lionel Fuller, Alfio Rapisarda, and Alan Robino catch up over a coffee at Jk's Deli in Ingham. 20 February 2025. QCAR Herbert District member David Perkins and Herbert Cane Productivity Services Manager Adam Royle. 20 February 2025.
