It's amazing what rain will do. Last week I went to the Bourke area for a network meeting and just couldn't get over the green growth all the way. As Bourke has had lots of rain and some areas around Brewarrina have had as many as 800mls the pasture growth is phenomenal.
It is just a delight to travel anywhere at the moment and see the lush growth - such a change from driving through red dust. It has also given those that live in the bush new hope. Although most of the state (but not all by any means) have had good rains this year, there is still a long way to go before we can declare the drought "over". We need at least a whole year of normal rainfall and the catchments filled.
This has been recognised by the Federal Government who have just extended the Exceptional Circumstances declarations for a significant part of the state. If you want to see the map of which areas have been extended you can see it here.
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