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Southern Queensland’s ‘demoralising’ green drought drags on as two thirds of state still drought-declared
Recent rainfall has transformed the landscape across parts of Queensland, but in the countryside looks can be deceiving.
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A sea of green on the surface, regions in the south remain in the grip of a desperate drought, with some towns still trucking in water a year after running dry.
It is a green drought.
“I look outside the window and it is bright green,” Cloyna farmer Claire Kapernick said.
“It’s been a wonderful growing season for grass, the cattle are extremely happy.
“But we’ve had little to no runoff into dams and that’s our biggest concern going forward.”
The Kapernicks will soon be able…
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