Moderate flooding in the Diamantina River & Eyre Creek catchments. MANY ROADS ARE CLOSED. For emergencies, call SES on 132 500; in a life-threatening situation, call TRIPLE ZERO (000).
Graves within the shire and on pastoral properties have made a lasting mark on the landscape. The terrible toll of epidemics, volatile environments and war are etched in stone, many graves stand in paddocks a silent testament to these casualties being buried where they fell or communities long gone; Remnants of early European settlement including Mayne Hotel with 22 graves dated from 1884 to 1944.
