Heavy rain and busted riverbanks a 'massive start' for Northern Territory cattle producers

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Heavy rain and busted riverbanks a 'massive start' for Northern Territory cattle producers
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Cattle producers in the Northern Territory's Barkly region welcome heavy rain across region this week, with a Lake Nash outstation receiving 500mm in just four days.

abc.net.au/news/barkly-cattle-stations-drenched-ex-tropical-cyclone-ellie/101817622Cattle producers in the Northern Territory's Barkly region have welcomed heavy rain that fell across the region this week.Cattle producers have welcomed the rain after a long and dry seasonEx-Tropical Cyclone Ellie dropped several hundred millimetres of rain across large parts of the Barkly, Tanami and Victoria River districts.

Further south at Tobermorey Station, the homestead was encircled by floodwaters but was prevented from going under by a levee built in 2019.

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