North west sporting groups racing time to repair grounds

Sally Gall
Updated June 3 2019 - 11:01pm, first published 7:30pm
The sign at the entrance to the Saxby Round-Up grounds at Taldora, 200km north of Julia Creek, at the height of the flooding. A social media post at the time captioned it 'Hang in there Old Fella'. Picture - Sarah Pearson.
The sign at the entrance to the Saxby Round-Up grounds at Taldora, 200km north of Julia Creek, at the height of the flooding. A social media post at the time captioned it 'Hang in there Old Fella'. Picture - Sarah Pearson.

North west Queensland sporting clubs are staring down the barrel of restoration and clean-up bills of up to $100,000 in the wake of February's flooding that tore infrastructure apart.

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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