Longreach, Mount Isa radar outages bring KAP criticism

Sally Gall
Updated January 22 2020 - 4:52pm, first published 10:00am
Met Bureau responds to radar rage
Met Bureau responds to radar rage

Ensuring their equipment was in full working order ahead of any severe summer weather was the reason given by the Bureau of Meteorology for having both the Longreach and Mount Isa weather radar stations off-air at the start of the month.

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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