The big wet has been receptive as always but the recent heavy rainfall is now taking a toll. Katherine and Top End Communities now most recent areas to have experienced destructive flooding. Properties are under water; roads have disappeared and been cut also across central parts of the Territory. When mother nature plays havoc, it tests the resilience of people, properties, and entire communities, especially for those who have faced these challenges more than once. We often talk about resilience, but it’s in moments like these that its meaning becomes very real.

Supporting that resilience is at the heart of the Hub’s mission. Our role is to equip landholders with practical knowledge, tools, and resources that build confidence in decision‑making and help reduce risk, while recognising that producers are already some of the most self‑sufficient and resourceful people you’ll find.

One of the key projects underway is our partnership with the University of Canberra to develop a regional resilience dashboard. This work will identify and track indicators that show how prepared and adaptable communities are across the north—filling a major data gap for the Northern Territory.

How does this help landowners/ pastoralists?  This kind of evidence is invaluable. It strengthens funding applications, supports disaster recovery efforts, and helps demonstrate both the immediate and long‑term impacts of floods, fires, and other natural events.

As we move out of the wet, several Hub‑funded workshops will roll out across the region, including the Business Edge financial planning workshop in Alice Springs, and Natural Capital and Drought Cycle workshops across the NT and WA.

On the national front, the Hub was represented at EvokeAG in Melbourne, and next week we’ll be at NBRUC in Brisbane, ensuring northern producers continue to have a strong voice in national conversations.

NTCA "Better on Beef" Conference 2026

We are on the countdown now to the biggest event on the calender for the cattle Industry!  We are thrilled to be a major sponsor once again and the team are looking forward to catching up with producers, suppliers and our stakeholders!

In the meantime, enjoy the read and see you very soon @ NTCA Conference!

Northern Hub Team

Did you know?   Hard to imagine that this prickly pasture, Spinifex contains nanocellulose, which gives Spinifex its strength and drought resistance.  What is Nanocellulose some would ask? It is a sustainable, biodegradable, and renewable nanomaterial derived from plant biomass. It can be used in an incredible range of applications from creating stronger concrete and better condoms, to low-cost carbon fibre!   

Back to the rangelands, despite their widespread presence on pastoral leases across northern Australia, Spinifex pastures are rarely featured in workshops or publications. 

To help address this, a collaborative project was undertaken to bring together relevant mapping data, existing publications and resources, and knowledge held by experienced land managers and stakeholders in the Gascoyne, Pilbara, Kimberley regions as well as into the NT. 

This project was funded by the Northern Hub through Australian Governments Future Drought Fund, WADBIRD and delivered by KPCA.