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Goondiwindi Regional Council
and the drought-declared part of the Charters Towers Regional Council (south of the Flinders Highway and west of the Gregory Developmental Road).
Mr Furner said the remaining drought-declared local government areas did not receive enough rainfall for a revocation.
“Outside the south east, pasture quality and quantity, crop production, water reserves, animal welfare and breeder conception rates have all been negatively impacted by the lack of significant rainfall and high temperatures in spring and early summer, and there are still ongoing rainfall deficits,” he said.
“This can be seen on the prototype Combined Drought Index (CDI), tailored for Australia based on a mix of drought indicators.