Plus the detergent will act as wetting agent when it rains ..
aussie_paul said
05:38 PM Aug 23, 2018
gooba53 wrote:
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Aussie Paul.
bobsa said
07:46 PM Aug 23, 2018
gooba53 wrote:
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the rocket said
08:42 PM Aug 23, 2018
We have come across a few showgrounds like this too.
Warren-Pat_01 said
09:37 PM Aug 23, 2018
This area is certainly greener than the caravan parks we stayed in during the past week (travelling from Warrnambool to Toowoomba via Cobar, Bourke, Cunnamulla & St George. The only areas where "winter" had shown up was from Warrnambool to Mortlake - the rest was VERY, VERY, DRY!
Level 5 restrictions are in place at Lake Cargellico where even the sewerage dams were low (best bird watching areas in any town).
Desert Dweller said
05:34 AM Aug 24, 2018
We're bush camped halfway between Cobar & Nyngan at the moment.
The land is cracked & sore, the roos are like skeletons, a lot of them can hardly stand up, some of them just laying down waiting to die.
It's not a pretty sight for the last week of Winter with a long hot Summer to come.
Warren-Pat_01 said
05:17 PM Aug 24, 2018
Keith,
We heard two truckies north of Bourke talking about the roos just sitting on the road "begging the trucks to put them out of their misery". The many goats & occasional pig seem to be the only animals surviving. Stations that are tapping into the artesian basin are still providing for their remaining cattle.
On our trip, we have seen one wedge-tailed eagle (as we were coming out of Bowra) - are their numbers being reduced by the drought too?
Blues Man said
06:18 PM Aug 24, 2018
bobsa wrote:
gooba53 wrote:
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Desert Dweller said
06:00 AM Aug 25, 2018
Warren-Pat_01 wrote:
Keith, We heard two truckies north of Bourke talking about the roos just sitting on the road "begging the trucks to put them out of their misery". The many goats & occasional pig seem to be the only animals surviving. Stations that are tapping into the artesian basin are still providing for their remaining cattle.
On our trip, we have seen one wedge-tailed eagle (as we were coming out of Bowra) - are their numbers being reduced by the drought too?
We haven't seen a Wedgie since we left Melbourne!
Blues Man said
07:29 AM Aug 25, 2018
You would think with all the road kill about the wedgies would be doing well ,maybe they are picking up poisonous dog baits.
Haven't seen wedgies for a real long time.
Warren-Pat_01 said
10:26 AM Aug 25, 2018
Our one WT eagle was seen from Bowen to Warrnambool & back to Toowoomba - they are certainly scarce! We saw a couple on the way south from Townsville to Bowen.
One mistake a lot of drivers make when sighting a Wedgie is not slowing down. The eagles are large & therefore slow to lift off + they "stand their ground". They are not willing to share their meal with other birds, a fatal mistake when the other "bird" is a fast moving car/truck!
Aus-Kiwi said
11:08 AM Aug 25, 2018
Thatās it !! The politicians will think thatās the ANSWERE !! But add GST as itās a service !! Well itās green ! Drought is over . Pffft !!
Bryan said
12:03 PM Aug 25, 2018
Aus-Kiwi wrote:
Thatās it !! The politicians will think thatās the ANSWERE !! But add GST as itās a service !! Well itās green ! Drought is over . Pffft !!
Politician PAH!
They're too busy riding the gravy train. Whenever it pulls into the station some get off and others get on. Those that get off are accompanied by a BIIIIG bag of loot. Statement is not verbatim but the gist can be attributed to Bishop Desmond Tutu who said something similar in another country at another time.
Desert Dweller said
03:13 PM Aug 25, 2018
Warren-Pat_01 wrote:
Our one WT eagle was seen from Bowen to Warrnambool & back to Toowoomba - they are certainly scarce! We saw a couple on the way south from Townsville to Bowen.
One mistake a lot of drivers make when sighting a Wedgie is not slowing down. The eagles are large & therefore slow to lift off + they "stand their ground". They are not willing to share their meal with other birds, a fatal mistake when the other "bird" is a fast moving car/truck!
This didn't help the Wedgie population back in June!
Gday...
See if you can pick where the vans park and where the grey water is allowed to run free......
Inland Straya is currently a VERY dry place ... locals appreciate the assistance to keep some of their grass alive.
cheers - John
Ditto to that.
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Aussie Paul.
X3
We have come across a few showgrounds like this too.
Level 5 restrictions are in place at Lake Cargellico where even the sewerage dams were low (best bird watching areas in any town).
The land is cracked & sore, the roos are like skeletons, a lot of them can hardly stand up, some of them just laying down waiting to die.
It's not a pretty sight for the last week of Winter with a long hot Summer to come.
We heard two truckies north of Bourke talking about the roos just sitting on the road "begging the trucks to put them out of their misery". The many goats & occasional pig seem to be the only animals surviving. Stations that are tapping into the artesian basin are still providing for their remaining cattle.
On our trip, we have seen one wedge-tailed eagle (as we were coming out of Bowra) - are their numbers being reduced by the drought too?
X4
We haven't seen a Wedgie since we left Melbourne!
You would think with all the road kill about the wedgies would be doing well ,maybe they are picking up poisonous dog baits.
Haven't seen wedgies for a real long time.
One mistake a lot of drivers make when sighting a Wedgie is not slowing down. The eagles are large & therefore slow to lift off + they "stand their ground". They are not willing to share their meal with other birds, a fatal mistake when the other "bird" is a fast moving car/truck!
Politician PAH!
They're too busy riding the gravy train. Whenever it pulls into the station some get off and others get on. Those that get off are accompanied by a BIIIIG bag of loot. Statement is not verbatim but the gist can be attributed to Bishop Desmond Tutu who said something similar in another country at another time.
This didn't help the Wedgie population back in June!
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-07/wedge-tailed-eagles-suspected-poisoned-in-east-gippsland/9845124
By the way we're currently bush camped 80kms South of Bourke in Mulga country. It's been raining steadily for the past 3 hours.
Not drought breaking but will cause a tinge of green & settle the dust.