March 8, 2017
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington is pushing to have the South Burnett drought-declared following a failed wet season.
Mrs Frecklington called on Agriculture Minister Bill Byrne to take notice of the lack of rainfall across the region and listen to the local community.
“We saw the Minister make an early announcement for the Bundaberg region and I am now calling on him to also declare the South Burnett area as in drought,” Mrs Frecklington said.
“In the South Burnett, I have primary producers asking every day when the region will be drought-declared because they just don’t have any water left.
“There has been patchy rainfall but in general the area is bone dry, especially in places like the Barkers Creek Flats, Gordonbrook, Kumbia and Windera.
“Last week in Parliament I questioned the process around drought declarations and revocations and I believe the Minister must do something about the South Burnett.”
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