{"id":22841,"date":"2013-02-04T20:38:49","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T10:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=22841"},"modified":"2022-12-05T14:14:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T04:14:05","slug":"agforce-says-damage-is-devastating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/02\/04\/agforce-says-damage-is-devastating\/","title":{"rendered":"Agforce Says Damage Is ‘Devastating’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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AgForce President Ian Burnett<\/figcaption><\/figure>February 4, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

AgForce General President Ian Burnett is saddened and concerned by the extent of damage to rural properties and communities across Queensland as a result of the 2013 flood event.<\/p>\n

Travelling through impacted areas in the Burnett and South East regions over the weekend and today, Mr Burnett said damage to crops, stock and infrastructure was in many instances far worse than that which has been portrayed through images seen in the media.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo actually see firsthand the damage and the way primary producers and rural families have been affected provides a true understanding of how overwhelming these floods have been,\u201d Mr Burnett said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn many cases the extent of damage is far worse than the last flood event.<\/p>\n

\u201cIrrigation properties have lost huge amounts of equipment and infrastructure, crops are gone and erosion is extensive.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe devastation is astounding and in many instances landholders had barely recovered from the last floods to only now be facing the recovery process again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Burnett said many rural families also remained without means of communication, while others were still unable to gain access to their properties to accurately gauge damage.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are still unable to contact many of our members who remain without phone or power,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will not be until communication is reinstated and access can be gained to properties that we will have a firm grip on what our industry faces in terms of the damage bill and recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Burnett said AgForce\u2019s focus was now firmly on assisting members and the broader industry to secure adequate assistance from government and associated agencies. <\/strong><\/p>\n

This includes the organisation advocating for Category C assistance across a number of affected shires as well as the reinstatement of financial counsellors and industry recovery officers to key areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe provision of this support will be crucial to the sector\u2019s ability to recover from this disaster,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important Category C classification extends to each of the shires affected, while AgForce will also be working on developing the case for Category D assistance where needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs water subsides I will be visiting more affected areas and speaking to more of our members who require support at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the interim, I strongly encourage affected members to contact AgForce to let us know how badly you have been impacted so that we have as much information as possible to advocate for our industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also encourage you to be mindful of your own personal well-being, as well as that of your family, friends and neighbours, at this challenging time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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