Fraz

Phrase /fraz/ noun: A small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause. Frazer: My last name. A word that encapsulates my family\u27s stories, creativity, and legacy. Fraz: The title of my thesis show, it combines both the former words into one. Fraz is the idea of pulling family history and distilling it into visual storytelling through graphic design and creating the conceptual unit that is me. I am a unit that is multifaceted and strive to have work that is dimensional and encompass aspects of all different media including photography, sculpture, book design, illustration, and 3D design. I am everchanging, molding myself into whatever I need to be to complete my next project. For my thesis, I took inspiration from stories and characters from my family and our history and used them as inspiration to create the storytelling and the magic of Marion’s

GrazingFutures: Learnings from a contemporary collaborative extension program in rangeland communities of western Queensland, Australia

Producer reliance on drought subsidies instead of proactive planning and timely destocking in low rainfall years has prompted Queensland government investment in promoting business and drought resilience. GrazingFutures (AUD $6M budget, 2016 - 2022) is an extension project focused on enhancing business management skills of extensive livestock producers in western Queensland, Australia. The region’s rangelands are in productivity decline, span 1M km2 and are managed by graziers operating more than 2,400 livestock businesses (beef, sheep and goats). The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries delivers GrazingFutures as a component of the Drought and Climate Adaptation Program, in partnership with regional natural resource management groups and other public and private organisations. Project delivery emphasised upskilling multi-agency staff and livestock producers to promote practice change within three whole of business themes; grazing land management, animal production and people-business. Three independent surveys (2018, 2019, 2020) indicated positive practice change was occurring in grazing businesses as a consequence of the project. Graziers instigated management changes even under major environmental challenges including extended drought (2013 – 2020), an extreme flood event in 2019 and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. This paper details the rationale, progress against the objectives, challenges and future direction of the GrazingFutures extension project