State government announces category C grants for Cook, Blackall-Tambo

Sally Gall
Updated October 16 2019 - 10:35am, first published October 11 2019 - 8:00pm
Some of the thousands of sheep that became bogged after 200mm of rain or more deluged the Blackall and Tambo regions in March. Photo supplied.
Some of the thousands of sheep that became bogged after 200mm of rain or more deluged the Blackall and Tambo regions in March. Photo supplied.

Jack Banks, one of the Blackall landholders that could benefit from this week's announcement that category C assistance has been extended under the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements, says his family has never carried so much debt in their lives.

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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