Found a 1932 plan, the Bradfield irrigation scheme, to bring water to the north, so it has been on our minds for a long time sooner we get over fighting over little things and start planning for the future the better [ps few problems with pc if I fade away it will not be for long]

Just some observations, this drought, now 100 percent of NSW and eighty percent of Queensland, has been made even worse by a cold frosty winter not see for decades, soon, unavoidable bush fires will devastate the great dividing range and other areas, horrible at any time but as the dry is not going to see rain following it will be much worse than it need be we have run out of puff here like our country in every past effort to consider long term solutions for this, even in part, we will all pay at the check out and even inflation may be a by product

Belly,
If they had any sense they would engage the Army & start back-burning now. Alas, they'll wait till all hell breaks loose & then they'll scream catastrophe again & the blame game does a new round.

individual I will take it as read you know these days a weeks paper work must take place just to get a Sunday burn off started, in fact rural bush fire brigades rarely if at all back burn in winter now, the tree huggers not understanding our bush has for centuries been cold burned stand in th4e way,left active service in my last because the stupidity of the need to protect brigades and council from being sued over rides the life threatening/takeing hot burn that is the result, this year, mark my words, our worst fire year has arrived, too late to burn now only a horrible fire storm would be the result

There are islands in Qld which have Guinea Grass 2+ metres high because some moron bureaucrats in Brisbane will not permit back-burning. My guess is that sooner or later a fire will wipe out most of the bush & power poles & destroy a lot of whatever wildlife there is & some houses & infrastructure..
The the bleating for funding will start in earnest & the insipd bureaudroid responsible will probably be stood down on full pay, courtesy taxpayer.
How is that such incompetents can exist within our public Service ? It can only be for their votes in my opinion.
Back to topic, directing water beyond the Great Dividing Range is vital to save this nation from ecological & social collapse.

yes individual what you describe is happening all over this country as ill informed people control things they know nothing about,you do not have to be psychic to know before this drought and fire emergency have gone we will again see investigations that lead to no action taking place on how to fix both issues