Senator Bridget McKenzie confronts drought at Alpha

Sally Gall
Updated January 9 2019 - 10:10am, first published January 6 2019 - 7:45pm
Low country drive: Deputy Nationals leader, Bridget McKenzie, helping the Dillon family, Surbiton, Alpha, move cows and calves to a paddock with more feed. Pictures: Sally Cripps.
Low country drive: Deputy Nationals leader, Bridget McKenzie, helping the Dillon family, Surbiton, Alpha, move cows and calves to a paddock with more feed. Pictures: Sally Cripps.

Getting a feel for how the ongoing drought is impacting communities in central Queensland was just one of the issues deputy Nationals leader, Bridget McKenzie, faced when she visited the Emerald and Alpha regions last week.

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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