Epsiode 93: Outback QLD devastated by record floods

In late March enormous rainfall saw devastating floods in outback Queensland. In some places more than a year’s worth of rain fell in just one-week, breaking flood records across the region. During heavy rainfall across this landscape, a network of creeks and rivers flood vast amounts of country, and in really big floods like has occurred this year, the landscape becomes an inland ocean of very powerful and fast-moving water. Towns and farms across south-western QLD have been devastated by these floods and this episode we hear from several people affected. If you would like to donate to support communities affected by flooding, you can visit the following links: Fundraiser by Louise Hoch : Quilpie shire farmers flood disaster recovery BlazeAid Thargomindah businesses that need your help: Ago Vires “Trade Services, Freight & Produce” – 0438 615 973 AT Selmes “Machinery”– 0409 053 531 BKR Town Maintenance Services “Gardening & Mowing” – 0488 078 432 Breezies Catering (Dogga & Robyn) “Catering” – 0428 553 289 Bulloo Built “Furniture” – 0427 153 103 Bulloo River Hotel Motel “Hotel / Motel” – 0421 285 593 Channel Country Alldrives “Mechanic” – 0458 553 335 Channel Country Cuts “Hairdressing” – 0455 088 359 Cross Country Fusion “Services & Produce” – 0499 990 353 Crow Creek Horses “Horsemanship & Horse Genetics” – 0488 166 791 CZ5 Contracting “Earthmoving” – 0417 795 704 Duff’s Mechanical & Contracting “Mechanic” – 0456 783 718 Equipped to Discover “Equipment Hire & Travel” - 0428 225 497 Explorers Rest Roadhouse “Food, Fuel & Supplies”– 0407 607 315 Get Rooted Garden & Gifts “Gift and Garden Supplies” – 0439 369 106 Half Hitch Contracting “Fencing & Machinery” – 0439 292 935 J.C. & P.L. Ferguson “Bee Keeping” – 0427 553 101 KJ’s Beauty Room “Beautician” - 0455 463 047 Little Echidnas Family Daycare “Daycare” – 0473 246 267 Oasis Motel and Restaurant “Motel & Restaurant” – 0439 326 443 Simmons and Sons Welding - 0400657225 Rise & Shine General Cleaning “Cleaning” – 0458 402 088 Tait Toyota “Sales, Servicing & Spare Parts” – 0418 887 303 Taylor Gray Pty Ltd “Post Office” – 0409 021 325 Thargo Tuckerbox “Catering” – 0448 165 776 Thargomindah FoodWorks “General Store” – 0427 553 145 Turnout’s Mechanical “Mechanic, RACQ & Spares” – 0407 607 315 Support the show: https://www.2dryfm.com/donate/