What Happened To The Five Years Of Drought?

Desert Dweller · Guru

What Happened To The Five Years Of Drought?

Juggenaut · Veteran Member

bet you didn't notice how old that report was, think it was done in 2011.

beiffe · Guru

Never trust what you see on TV her same as you dont trust a politician.
In SA it is very dry and the little rain we did get this week wont do any good without some decent follow up rain, crops are either very short and thin or non existing.
Farming is a hard business and is not cut and dried. Too much rain is often as bad as not enough as the farmers has to try and judge when the rain will fall to sow the crop at the right time so it will germinate before the mice etc dont get it and then enough rain through out the growing season to make if produce grain to pay for the seed, fuel etc etc and hopefully make money to live.
City people should try and do their gardening the same. Spend your money on seedlings or seeds and put them in and then no watering at least a month before planting and then nothing till the produce is picked, see how you go.

Desert Dweller · Guru

Juggenaut wrote:
bet you didn't notice how old that report was, think it was done in 2011.

What planet are you on! It's the latest episode filmed recently.

We're not saying that there isn't a drought & that farmers aren't doing it tough, they are, it's just rather strange that it wasn't mentioned at all?

-- Edited by Desert Dweller on Sunday 5th of August 2018 10:51:59 AM

RosieW · Guru

I wish that was the case here in the Maranoa - we are shooting stock :(

Warren-Pat_01 · Guru

Keith, I don't know of the conditions where the show was filmed but we're in SW Vic at the moment & while it is wet here on the coast, you don't have to go far to see the conditions of the dams even in the Grampians.

We went through Central NSW in February - what the stock were eating, I don't know, perhaps recycled manure! I know that was summer but there was not even any dry grass to be seen. You don't have to go very far west of the Great Divide to see drought in the three eastern states. Most of Qld has been in drought for five years - Townsville was only saved at huge cost by pumping water from the Burdekin Dam.

Brooksy48 · Veteran Member

Keith, I live and work out Nyngan way and I can assure you there is not a blade of grass out there. Only last week I was out on the Bogan river and it is bone dry. It may have been the latest episode, however it was filmed some time ago. The Bogan only flows fast in times of flood. The footage in the program was filmed just above the weir.

Desert Dweller · Guru

The program highlighting Nyngan was filmed recently.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/about/backstory/behind-the-scenes/2018-06-08/back-roads-2018-photo-gallery/9849636

If you watch it you'll see what I'm on about, river flowing strong, everyone happy, no mention of a drought. It doesn't really figure?

The Nyngan population are doing wonders raising money for Black Africans.

What happened to helping our indigenous population, they need lots of help & should be our priority, or are they the wrong shade of black? hmm hmm

aussie_paul · Guru

Desert Dweller wrote:
The program highlighting Nyngan was filmed recently.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/about/backstory/behind-the-scenes/2018-06-08/back-roads-2018-photo-gallery/9849636

If you watch it you'll see what I'm on about, river flowing strong, everyone happy, no mention of a drought. It doesn't really figure?

The Nyngan population are doing wonders raising money for Black Africans.

What happened to helping our indigenous population, they need lots of help & should be our priority, or are they the wrong shade of black?

Hi DD. The only relevant info from that link I could find is the Pic of Heather counting sheep with some very dry looking land in the background.

Aussie Paul. smile

Backroads..JPG

-- Edited by aussie_paul on Tuesday 7th of August 2018 09:10:59 PM

Desert Dweller · Guru

aussie_paul wrote:
Desert Dweller wrote:
The program highlighting Nyngan was filmed recently.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/about/backstory/behind-the-scenes/2018-06-08/back-roads-2018-photo-gallery/9849636

If you watch it you'll see what I'm on about, river flowing strong, everyone happy, no mention of a drought. It doesn't really figure?

The Nyngan population are doing wonders raising money for Black Africans.

What happened to helping our indigenous population, they need lots of help & should be our priority, or are they the wrong shade of black?
Hi DD. The only relevant info from that link I could find is the Pic of Heather counting sheep with some very dry looking land in the background.
Aussie Paul.

-- Edited by aussie_paul on Tuesday 7th of August 2018 09:10:59 PM

The original post gave a link to watch the complete program on IVIEW.

RosieW · Guru

This was February here. You can see dry, dead grass in this picture. That's gone now, it is all just churned up dust.... We are out in it twice a week, and we see the difference week to week as it dries out even more.

Tony Bev · Guru

As of the 8th August 2018, NSW is in a drought

Link below

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-08/nsw-government-says-entire-state-is-now-in-drought/10088628

Phillipn · Guru

Tony Bev wrote:
As of the 8th August 2018, NSW is in a drought

Link below

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-08/nsw-government-says-entire-state-is-now-in-drought/10088628

It took the government a long time to wake up.

the ginger nomad · Senior Member

If you have been thru Nyngan you would realise that when you cross the Bogan you cross the back up from the weir. The caravan park where everyone was camped does have a nice grassy area. as for the river flowing strongly take a look on google maps.