00:02Testing the waters. These dams are finally full after months of drought.
00:08So this one in particular and probably this little one here, they would never have seen this dam with water
00:13in it.
00:14At this farm near Mill Merrin, three hours west of Brisbane, the Wakeleys are celebrating.
00:19Recent heavy rain has transformed their property.
00:23Three weeks ago this was all dirt and now it's lovely and green.
00:26You feel so much lighter and you feel a lot more positive about the future.
00:32As the dry conditions worsened, this year the family spent tens of thousands of dollars buying feed for their cattle.
00:40When you don't have grass you've got to feed them somehow to keep them alive and so the cost of
00:45that is extraordinary.
00:47Four shires in southern Queensland have been drought declared since July after more than 12 months of below average rainfall.
00:54While Graziers welcomed the rain, for crop growers it's made harvesting difficult.
01:00There's some bad stories out there but I think predominantly it's good news.
01:04This rain is beautiful and you can't wish it away.
01:08Only the Minister for Primary Industries can make or revoke a drought declaration.
01:13He says he'll reassess the situation in drought affected shires after summer.
01:17Over the next six weeks or so hopefully if it doesn't get too hot and burn it all off we'll
01:23have nice feed for these guys.
01:25Let's pause.
01:26Let's pause.
01:26Let's pause.
01:26So,
01:27let's pause.
01:28So,
