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In this special National Farm Safety Week episode of Good People to Know, Damien speaks with FarmSafe Ambassador Katie Saul about what it takes to build a safer culture on Australian farms.
Katie grew up in Kempsey, NSW, and now works as a Work Health, Safety and Compliance professional within the livestock and saleyards sector. Drawing on her own experience on farm and in safety leadership, Katie shares how everyday behaviours, practical conversations and visible role modelling can help farmers, families and workers reduce risk.
With the 2026 National Farm Safety Week campaign themed Set the Standard – Show ’em how it’s done, this episode explores why safety is more than a checklist, how pressure and routine can lead to shortcuts, and why leading by example matters when someone is always watching and learning.
To learn more, read the 2026 Safer Farms Report. (https://storage.googleapis.com/kms-au.appspot.com/sites/farmsafe-new/assets/98804/file_upload/FarmSafe_SaferFarms_2026_lr.pdf)
19 Feb 2026
Cyber Risk on the Farm: Digital Threats Facing Australian Agriculture
In the last episode, Damien Gallagher spoke with Dr Kyle Mulrooney, co-Director of The Centre for Rural Criminology at the University of New England. The two spoke about rural crime impacts on farmers, their families and their communities. During the conversation they touched on one of the emerging threats to farms, cyber-crime.
With ABS data showing that one in five agricultural businesses have experienced a cyber incident, this is a real and growing threat. To find out more, Dr Kyle Mulrooney shares his insights into what cyber-crime looks like for agricultural businesses, how increased on-farm digitisation and automation are elevating risk levels and how farmers should be thinking about protecting their business.
3 Dec 2025
Rural crime - the silent epidemic
In this episode of Good People To Know, WFI Executive General Manager Damien Gallagher shakes hands with Dr Kyle Mulrooney from the University of New England’s Centre for Rural Criminology to chat about rural crime and its impact on farmers.
Dr Mulrooney’s recent major national farm crime survey, reveals just how common rural crimes—such as trespass, illegal hunting, and livestock theft are, with more than 90% of New South Wales farmers affected and around 30% victimised 7 or more times. The conversation touches on the emotional and financial toll these crimes take on farmers, their families, and entire communities, and why so many incidents go unreported.
Listeners will walk away with practical tips, including why it’s so important to report every incident (no matter how small), and how community and police partnerships can make a real difference.
Check out the WFI Rural Crime fact sheet for a summary, as well as a checklist of ways to help protect your farm. (https://bit.ly/44xIQko)
You can also find out more about the Centre for Rural Criminology here. (https://www.une.edu.au/about-une/faculty-of-humanities-arts-social-sciences-and-education/hass/humanities-arts-and-social-sciences-research/centre-for-rural-criminology)
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