On 28 July 2026 the Minister for Primary Industries announced new Queensland drought declarations and the reinstatement of Drought Carry-on Finance Loans and Emergency Drought Assistance Loans for eligible Queensland primary producers. Full details of these loans will be available once administrative arrangements are finalised. Please monitor QRIDA’s website and social media channels for more information about when these loans will open to application and how to apply.
Farley Tolpen | Mediator
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Farley Tolpen
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Farley Tolpen is the Founder and CEO of The Mediation Experts. Farley is an international mediator, trainer and lawyer with over 32 years’ experience mediating, arbitrating and litigating. His areas of expertise include Business, Business Finance, Loan Agreements and Restructures, Franchise Agreements, Buy/Sell Agreements and has been on the board of directors of several agencies. Farley has represented, litigated and mediated matters involving farms, farmers, rural properties, livestock, banks, loan agencies and financial companies. Farley is dual qualified in Australia and the United States as a lawyer and mediator and is a member of both the Queensland Law Society and California State Bar. Farley has mediated over 3,500 matters with a 90% success rate.