Two grassroots groups working on flood recovery

Sally Gall
Updated June 5 2019 - 5:18pm, first published June 2 2019 - 7:45pm
Some of the five decks of heifers at Ron and Kylie Cook's Nelia property, Channel Downs, donated by Bob and Raye OSullivan and trucked north by Lontrans Livestock Transport from Charters Towers.
Some of the five decks of heifers at Ron and Kylie Cook's Nelia property, Channel Downs, donated by Bob and Raye OSullivan and trucked north by Lontrans Livestock Transport from Charters Towers.

Some of the best work recovering from a disaster is done at the grassroots level by the people who are closest to it, and that's certainly true of two organisations that have sprung up in the north west since February.

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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