Queensland Drought Situation
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QUEENSLAND DROUGHT SITUATION Full and part shire drought declaration status and Individually Droughted Properties updated on 1 May 2021 Council Declared Revoked Council Declared Revoked Balonne Part 01/08/2013 Lockyer Valley Full 17/05/2018 Balonne Full 01/10/2013 Logan Full 01/12/2019 01/05/2021 Banana Full 10/03/2017 Longreach Part 01/09/2013 Banana Part 17/05/2018 Longreach Full 01/01/2014 Banana Full 01/04/2019 Maranoa Part 01/06/2013 Barcaldine Part 01/09/2013 ◼ Maranoa Part 01/08/2013 Barcaldine Full 01/01/2014 Maranoa Full 01/10/2013 Barcoo Full 01/06/2013 Mareeba Part 01/05/2015 01/05/2017 ❖ Blackall / Tambo Part 01/06/2013 Mareeba Part 01/05/2016 17/05/2018 Blackall / Tambo Full 01/09/2013 McKinlay Full 01/04/2013 Boulia Full 01/04/2013 Murweh Full 01/04/2013 Bulloo Full 01/01/2014 Moreton Bay Full 01/12/2019 Bundaberg Full 01/05/2019 Noosa Full 01/12/2019 Burdekin Full 01/11/2015 17/05/2018 North Burnett Full 10/03/2017 17/05/2018 Central Highlands Part 01/04/2019 North Burnett Full 01/09/2019 Central Highlands Full 01/06/2019 Paroo Full 01/04/2013 Charters Towers Part 01/09/2013 Quilpie Full 01/07/2013 Charters Towers Full 01/04/2014 Redland City Full 01/12/2019 01/05/2021 Charters Towers Part 17/05/2018 Richmond Full 01/04/2013 Charters Towers Part 01/06/2019 Rockhampton Full 01/04/2019 √ Charters Towers Part 01/05/2021 Scenic Rim Full 01/04/2019 Cherbourg Full 10/03/2017 Somerset Full 10/03/2017 Diamantina Full 01/04/2013 South Burnett Full 10/03/2017 Flinders Full 01/04/2013 Southern Downs Full 17/05/2018 Flinders Part 01/06/2019 Sunshine Coast Full 01/12/2019 Fraser Coast Full 10/03/2017 17/05/2018 Tablelands Full 01/05/2016 17/05/2018 Fraser Coast Full 01/12/2019 Toowoomba Full 01/03/2014 Gladstone Full 01/04/2019 Townsville Full 01/11/2015 17/05/2018 Gold Coast City Full 01/12/2019 01/05/2021 Western Downs Full 01/03/2014 17/05/2018 Goondiwindi Full 01/03/2014 01/05/2021 Western Downs Part 19/09/2018 Gympie Full 10/03/2017 17/05/2018 Western Downs Full 01/04/2019 Gympie Full 01/12/2019 Whitsunday Part 01/11/2015 Ipswich Full 01/04/2019 Winton Full 01/06/2013 ⚫ Isaac Part 01/09/2013 Woorabinda Part 01/04/2019 Isaac Part 01/11/2015 Woorabinda Full 01/06/2019 Livingstone Full 01/04/2019 Key to partially declared areas: The portion of the Balonne Shire Council area that is west of the Carnarvon Highway. The area of Banana Shire Council that is east of a line from Baralaba, the Cooper Range and the Banana Range was revoked from the full shire on 30/04/2015. The full shire was declared again on 10/03/2017. The area of Banana Shire Council that is west of a line from Baralaba, the Cooper Range and the Banana Range was revoked on 17/05/2018. The full shire was declared again on 01/04/2019. The area of Barcaldine Regional Council south of the Isisford to Barcaldine Road, and east of the Barcaldine to Aramac Road, east of the Lakes and Eastmere Roads and east of the Marshall Highway to the junction of the Eastmere to Reedy Creek Road through to the Fleetwood Road and east of the Fleetwood Road north to the shire boundary. ❖ The eastern part of Blackall Tambo Regional Council - east of the Landsborough Highway from the northern boundary of the shire through to Blackall, then east of the Ravensbourne Road and along the road which runs from Ravensbourne Road through Sheep Hill and Lynoomah to the Langlo Road, then east of the Langlo Road through to the Murweh Shire boundary. The portion of the Central Highlands Regional Council including the area to the west of the Gregory Highway to Emerald then south of the Capricorn Highway, to the Duaringa/Bauhinia Road then south of the Dawson Highway to the shire boundary including those parts of Woorabinda Council within the described area. That portion of the Central Highlands Regional Council and Woorabinda Aboriginal Council south of the Capricorn Highway declared from 01/04/2019. The area of Charters Towers Regional Council area south of the Flinders Highway and west of the Gregory Developmental Road part declared 01/09/2013. The northern portion of the Charters Towers Regional Council – defined as north of the Flinders Highway was revoked effective 17/05/2018. The part of Charters Towers Regional Council south of the Flinders Highway and east of the Gregory Development Road was revoked effective 01/06/2019. √ The remaining part of Charters Towers Regional Council south of the Flinders Highway and west of the Gregory Development Road was revoked effective 01/05/2021. No area of Charters Towers Regional Council is currently drought declared effective from 01/05/2021. The part of the Flinders Shire Council north of the Flinders Highways was revoked from drought on 1 June 2019, leaving the southern portion of the shire drought declared. ⚫ The area of Isaac Regional Council to the west of the Gregory Developmental Road to Clermont and west of the Gregory Highway to the shire boundary. The area of Isaac Regional Council west of the Marlborough Sarina Road. The area of Longreach Regional Council that is west of the Landsborough Highway to Longreach then west of the Thomson Developmental Road from Longreach to the shire boundary. The south west portion of Maranoa Regional Council west of Mitchell that is south of the Warrego Highway, and west of the Mitchell-St George Road. ◼ The portion of Maranoa Regional Council area that is north and west of the Roma-Taroom Road and west of the Carnarvon Highway. That part of Mareeba Shire Council west of a boundary formed by the Mulligan Highway, the Hurricane, Kondaparinga and Mt Mulligan Roads to Dimbulah, the Burke Development Road to Petford, and then the Petford Herberton Road to the shire boundary. This part shire declaration revoked on 01/05/2017. That part of Mareeba Shire Council east of a boundary formed by the Mulligan Highway, the Hurricane, Kondaparinga and Mt Mulligan Roads to Dimbulah, the Burke Development Road to Petford, and then the Petford Herberton Road to the shire boundary. This part shire declaration revoked on 17/05/2018. That part of Whitsunday Regional Council that is north and west of the Bruce Highway from Bowen to Eden Lassie Creek, then north and west of the Eden Lassie Creek to the western boundary of Proserpine State Forest, west of the western boundary of the Proserpine State Forest, south and west of the Andromache River to Station Road, then west of Station Road and west of a line to the boundary of the Mackay Regional Council. That part of the Western Downs Regional Council which is the area east of the Leichhardt Highway from the southern boundary of the shire to Miles, and the area south of the Warrego Highway from Miles to Chinchilla-Wondai Road, then south of Chinchilla-Wondai Road to the north-east boundary of the shire. www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au Information contained in this publication is provided as general advice only. For application to specific circumstances, professional advice should be sought. 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