Agriculture Minister raises possible drought declaration for Cloncurry

Derek Barry
Updated March 2 2018 - 8:47am, first published February 28 2018 - 11:47am
Mayor Greg Campbell, Robbie Katter MP and Agriculture Minister Mark Furner meet in Cloncurry on Wednesday.
Mayor Greg Campbell, Robbie Katter MP and Agriculture Minister Mark Furner meet in Cloncurry on Wednesday.

Agriculture Minister Mark Furner has said the state government would look at putting Cloncurry back on the list of drought-declared shires.

Derek Barry

Derek Barry

Editor, the North West Star

Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.

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