Supporting Others Through Tough Times workshop – Shepparton

Supporting Others Through Tough Times

GRDC Workshop

The past few years have placed immense pressure on farming communities, and on the people who work alongside and support them.

The GRDC “Supporting Others Through Tough Times” workshop is a practical, down-to-earth session designed for agronomists, bankers, accountants, and rural advisers who work closely with growers across southern Australia.

This is not a generic wellbeing workshop. It is a hands-on, relevant session focused on real conversations, real challenges, and practical tools you can use immediately in your role.

Participants will:

• Build a practical toolkit for personal wellbeing
• Gain confidence supporting clients through stress, uncertainty, and decision paralysis
• Learn how to ask better questions and recognise when — and how — to refer someone on
• Strengthen the trusted relationships they already have with the growers they support

These sessions are ideal for anyone working directly with farmers — people who often carry the unseen emotional load of helping others through difficult times. By building skills, confidence, and stronger connections, we can make a real difference in how our rural communities navigate tough times and come out stronger for it.

Each participant will also receive a copy of “The Ute Guide: Supporting Others Through Tough Times” to take away and use as an ongoing reference.

Session details
🕢 7:30 am – 11:30 am (morning tea included)

If you know colleagues, team members, or local contacts who would benefit from this workshop, we encourage you to share this opportunity with them.

Thank you for the important work you do supporting our growers.