A 'remarkable' wet start to spring has graziers across outback Queensland welcoming close to 70mm of rain in a 24-hour period.
Graziers across the region are rejoicing over the promising start to spring.
"We've had a lot of frost this winter, so our buffel [grass] is pretty damaged from that, but our stock are in marvellous condition."Cattle grazier George Scott said the 42mm he received on his Quilpie property in the south-west was "remarkable"."I've been connected to this part of the world for 50-odd years … [In] August and September you can bank on it that you're not going to get any rain," he said.
"It means a lot to us in terms of being able to confidently go forward and carry on without thinking about what we might do if we don't get an early break."The downpour was also a welcome surprise for graziers who'd been grappling with previously dry conditions. "[The] majority of the last decade has been incredibly dry and last summer we completely missed out on rain," she said.Thanks to the rain, fields of wildflowers that stretch for miles are in bloom."Late winter rain is just fantastic now we are out of the risk of frost," he said.While the rainfall is a promising start to the season for graziers, the falls have caused some disruption.
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