North west floods 2019: livestock compensation call

Sally Gall
Updated February 19 2019 - 12:16am, first published February 18 2019 - 8:15am
Queensland opposition leader, Deb Frecklington, left, and Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, second right, inspect flood damage in the Julia Creek region with McKinlay and Richmond mayors, Belinda Murphy and John Wharton. Picture - Derek Barry.
Queensland opposition leader, Deb Frecklington, left, and Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, second right, inspect flood damage in the Julia Creek region with McKinlay and Richmond mayors, Belinda Murphy and John Wharton. Picture - Derek Barry.

Direct compensation for the thousands of stock lost in the weather catastrophe that struck in early February is the key component of the recovery package north west Queensland mayors have put to Prime Minister, Scott Morrison.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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