Hard Ground Roundtable

Hard Ground Roundtable

$150.00
$150.00
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Hard Ground Roundtable

HALF-DAY ONLINE EVENT

Hard Ground Roundtable

$150.00
$150.00

The future of your farm deserves more than a conversation you keep putting off.

Who wants to stay involved? How will ownership, debt and retirement work? And where does your family even begin?

Join Josh, Steph and experienced voices from farming, finance, accounting and law for four practical hours on the decisions facing family farms. Bring the people involved, ask your questions, and leave with a clearer idea of what to discuss and who you may need to speak with next.

Event details

Date: Wednesday 7 October
Time: 10:00 AM–2:00 PM AEDT
Ticket: $150 covers your whole business
Replay: Ticket holders will also have access to the event replay.

You will receive a digital PDF with your ticket and webinar link.

Planning the future of your family farm

Event at a glance

A practical half-day online event connecting Australian farming families with experienced professionals across succession, family business, finance, accounting, legal structures and banking.

Date

7 October

Set aside the afternoon for one connected succession conversation.

Time

10:00 AM–2:00 PM AEDT

A practical half-day format delivered online.

Cost

$150 AUD per business

One ticket covers attendees from the same business. If three people attend from one business, only one ticket is required. We’ll operate on an honesty policy.

Online access

Live event plus replay

Ticket holders can attend online and will also receive access to the event replay.

WHY NOW?

Planning ahead gives your family more options

Farm succession is rarely one simple decision. It can involve competing family expectations, business viability, debt, ownership structures, tax implications, retirement plans and difficult conversations about who wants to remain involved.

The earlier these issues are understood, the more options your family is likely to have.

This event helps your family step back from day-to-day operations, ask better questions and begin making informed decisions together.

Your expert panel

Meet the speakers

Five experienced professionals bringing lived farming, family facilitation and agricultural finance perspectives to the same conversation.

James Hamilton

James Hamilton

Farmer, facilitator and founder of Cultivate Advisory

James helps farming families work towards succession outcomes that recognise the needs of everyone involved.

Based in Narromine, he has farmed for more than 25 years and has first-hand experience of a successful family succession involving three siblings.

His professional facilitation and lived farming experience give him a deep understanding of both the commercial and personal sides of succession.

Ben Law

Ben Law

Farming family coach and founder of AgriCoach

Ben coaches multi-generational farming families through the transfer of wealth, responsibility and opportunity.

With more than 25 years of experience, he helps families prepare the current generation, strengthen the business and equip the next generation for greater responsibility.

He understands that a strong balance sheet alone does not guarantee successful succession.

Matt Costello

Matt Costello

Partner and Head of Agri at Ortus Financial

Matt brings extensive experience in agricultural lending, finance and credit strategy, including nearly 12 years in senior roles with Rabobank.

He has broad experience analysing cash flow, budgets, credit risk and complex business structures.

Born and raised in country New South Wales, Matt combines technical finance capability with a practical understanding of farming businesses.

George Morice

George Morice

Family Business & Tax Advisor, Prime Partners

George is Managing Director of Prime Partners and brings 18 years’ experience advising families and businesses on tax, structures and succession.

Raised on a cattle farm and now living on one again, George combines technical expertise with a practical understanding of farming families and generational transition.

Kirsty Evans

Kirsty Evans

Farm Succession & Commercial Lawyer, Cheney Suthers

Kirsty is a Director at Cheney Suthers Lawyers, advising farming families and businesses on succession, ownership structures and commercial matters.

She brings a practical legal perspective to the decisions around transferring assets, protecting the farm business and planning for the next generation.

Practical, connected advice

What we will explore

Succession, family, ownership and finance cannot be considered in isolation. These sessions bring the decisions together.

01

Starting the conversation

How and when to begin, before circumstances or entrenched positions force the issue.

02

Preparing both generations

Transferring management responsibility as well as ownership, and preparing everyone for change.

03

Family, fairness and relationships

Balancing the interests of farming and non-farming family members while protecting relationships.

04

Business viability

Understanding whether the farm can support multiple generations and what needs to change.

05

Finance and banking

Cash flow, debt, borrowing capacity and banking considerations during transition.

06

Ownership and advice

Business structures and the roles accounting, tax and legal professionals should play.

Is this for your family?

Who should attend

You do not need to have a succession plan underway. Often, the best time to attend is before major decisions have been made.

Thinking ahead

You are beginning to think about succession or are unsure how to start the conversation.

Returning to the farm

A son or daughter may return—or has returned—and their future role needs greater clarity.

Working across generations

Two or more generations are already sharing work, management or responsibility.

Preparing for transition

You are reviewing management, assets, ownership, finance or fairness between family members.

Leave with a way forward

What your family will take away

Not a complete succession plan in one afternoon—a clearer understanding of what a good planning process involves.

Clarity

See the whole picture

Understand the financial, structural and family areas your planning process needs to cover.

Confidence

Ask better questions

Take practical questions back to your family and understand which advisers need to be involved.

Direction

Know what comes next

Leave with greater confidence to begin—or continue—the succession conversation.

A practical half-day

One connected conversation

Rather than treating succession, finance, family and structures as separate issues, the sessions explore how they interact—and why important decisions should be considered together.

  1. Understanding the succession challenge

    Define the decisions, pressures and people involved.

  2. Preparing the family and the business

    Create the conditions for productive conversations and viable choices.

  3. Finance, cash flow and banking

    Understand capacity, risk and funding considerations during transition.

  4. Ownership, accounting and legal structures

    See where specialist advice fits and how decisions affect one another.

  5. Bringing the advice together

    Build a coordinated process instead of collecting disconnected recommendations.

  6. Audience questions and practical next steps

    Turn the day’s discussion into a clearer way forward for your family.

A SHARED STARTING POINT

Why attend as a family?

Succession works best when the people affected can understand the issues and participate in the conversation.

Attending together means everyone hears the same information, considers different perspectives and returns home with a clearer understanding of what needs to happen next.

You do not need to agree on every detail before attending.

Frequently asked questions

Is this event only for families ready to transfer the farm?

No. The event is equally valuable for families in the early stages of thinking about succession. Starting earlier generally gives a family more time to understand its options and prepare the business.
Should the whole family attend?

Where possible, we recommend involving the family members likely to be affected by future decisions. Individuals and couples are also welcome.
How many tickets does our business need?

One ticket is required per business, not per person. If three people are attending from the same business, they only need one ticket. We’ll operate on an honesty policy for the number of attendees per business.
Is this only relevant to large farming businesses?

No. The principles apply to farming families and agricultural businesses of different sizes and stages.
Will we receive individual financial, legal or tax advice?

The event provides general education and practical industry perspectives. It does not replace advice tailored to your family’s circumstances.
Will there be an opportunity to ask questions?

[Yes. Attendees will be able to submit questions during the event for discussion by the speakers.]
Will a recording be available?

Yes. Ticket holders will also have access to the event replay.
How will I access the event?

[Registered attendees will receive the online access link and joining instructions before the event.]

Planning the future of your family farm

Start the conversation before decisions become urgent

Give your family the opportunity to understand the issues, hear from experienced professionals and begin planning with greater clarity.

Practical expertise. Honest conversations. A clearer path forward.

Reserve your place