Fire conditions are expected to worsen from Sunday, after some parts of south-east Queensland recorded up to 70mm of rain
Farmer Ben Usher lost a third of his property to a bushfire that tore through the area just outside Dalveen in Queensland last week.Farmer Ben Usher lost a third of his property to a bushfire that tore through the area just outside Dalveen in Queensland last week.has provided firefighters with a much-needed reprieve and given some relief to farmers in areas that have not seen substantial rainfall since February.
The bureau said while there was a chance of storms across Queensland over the next few weeks, the below average rainfall and above average temperatures of an El Niño weather event would remain. The Rural Aid chief executive, John Walters, who is coordinating emergency feed drops with the Queensland state government and AgForce, said the rain isn’t enough to reverse dry and hot conditions.“Any rain is welcome rain but only widespread, ongoing and substantial rain is what’s going to change the scenario that we have in front of us now,” he said.More than 360 bales of fodder have been delivered free to farmers who don’t have enough feed for their livestock to survive.
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