There is a new cloud on the horizon in western Queensland that is making some graziers wonder why they got into farming.
In March this year, central and western Queenslanders were hit with widespread flooding on a scale not seen since European colonisation. Stock drowned, topsoil was stripped, fences were destroyed and houses inundated. Spirits plummeted. But then came bounty from the rains, pastures springing forth in the vibrant colours of hope and new life.