A jam-packed slate of events and information sessions will be taking place on March 28-29 during the annual NTCA AGM and Conference event being held in Darwin.

Rescue helicopters and SES volunteers have been deployed to North Queensland as Tropical Cyclone Kimi continues to loiter off the coast.

It's a harshly ironic situation but a drought is what's bringing work and an income to many of the businesses that deal in livestock affected by the February weather event in the north west.