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Agriculture Minister Bill Byrne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 11, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett, Cherbourg and Gympie shires were officially declared in drought on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Agriculture Minister Bill Byrne accepted the recommendations of Local Drought Committees that seven more regions be drought declared.<\/p>\n

The other shires to be added to the drought list are Fraser Coast, North Burnett, Somerset and the remainder of Banana Shire.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Tuesday I asked Local Drought Committees across south-east Queensland to meet at their earliest opportunity to recommend whether their Shires should be drought declared,\u201d Mr Byrne said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe committees would normally expect to meet during April but I asked them to bring their meetings forward because of the lack of rain during the wet season.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday I have received the recommendations of seven committees to make a declaration and I have no hesitation in doing so. The declarations are effective immediately.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese latest declarations bring the total area of Queensland where drought is declared to 87.47 per cent.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThat is the highest ever and I am still waiting for some committees to send me their recommendations.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been advised that while some parts of south-east Queensland have received some patchy storm rainfall over the summer season, good general rainfall across the whole region has not been received.<\/p>\n

Drought declared producers are able to access DRAS fodder and water freight subsidies and emergency water infrastructure rebates as well as access to other programs in the Queensland Drought Assistance Package if they are eligible.<\/p>\n

This includes relief from electricity charges, land rent rebates and water licence waivers as well as access to a number of community and mental health programs.<\/p>\n

The threshold for a drought declaration is generally a once in 10 to 15 year rainfall deficiency.<\/p>\n

The drought-declared map on www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au<\/a><\/strong> will be updated next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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