People in Queensland and New South Wales have
enthusiastically celebrated the return of rainfall to their towns and
cities, dancing and jumping as rain fell on regions hit by drought and
bushfires.
More than 100 millimetres of rain fell across parts of drought-stricken Queensland on Friday,
with children filmed celebrating the rainfall and dogs shown dashing
through puddles in Quilpie, while station workers jumped for joy in the
mud as rain fell in Meandarra.Bowenville farmer Kim Bremner said although some in his area had not received a lot of rain, there may be enough to stop people carting water for a while.
"It's really been a godsend at this time of the year," Mr Bremner said.
"We've had no rain virtually since March last year."
In New South Wales, farmer Bryce Chapman yelled with delight as he filmed himself welcoming rainfall west of Karuah.
Video showed water flowing through Halls Creek near Bingara in northern NSW for the first time in five years, as cattle grazier Dan Landers used the heavy rain in Glen Innes to do some impromptu wakeboarding.
The rainfall across the state brings some relief to areas hit by recent bushfires and drought, with more rain expected this weekend.
On the Central Coast, Australian Reptile Park Director Tim Faulkner said staff had recently been preparing for bushfires — but spent Friday closed, trying to protect animals and buildings from flash flooding.
"This is incredible. Just last week, we were having daily meetings to discuss the imminent threat of bushfires," Mr Faulkner said.
"We haven't seen flooding like this at the park for over 15 years."
The wet weather hasn't just been welcomed in the regions.
Sydney's Centennial Parklands posted photos to Twitter on Friday showing the transformation of Busbys Pond after Sydney copped a drenching this week.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-17/people-celebrating-rainfall-in-new-south-wales-and-queensland/11878968
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