KAP wants projected Big Rocks Weir water used for hay production

Sally Gall
August 17 2021 - 4:00pm
Hay production is already a feature alongside the Burdekin River in the Charters Towers region. Photo: Andrew Thorogood
Hay production is already a feature alongside the Burdekin River in the Charters Towers region. Photo: Andrew Thorogood

A meatworks will happen in Charters Towers when all the conditions are conducive for it, not just when the Big Rocks Weir provides extra water, Mayor Frank Beveridge has said.

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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