Dam refill a welcome sight for Stanthorpe food growers

The refill of the Storm King Dam has left food producers in Stanthorpe with “hope” for the future, says Southern Downs Regional Council Mayor Vic Pennisi.
“We have got a bit of hope here. We are a serious food producer for the east coast of Australia, especially for the summertime and we’ve got growers there now who have secured their future for a couple of years,” he told Sky News host Alan Jones.
“They will be very comforted by the amount of water that’s been coming down in the last few days.”

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  • @DA-yd2ny
    @DA-yd2ny3 жыл бұрын

    What a blessing 🥂🍾👍

  • @kenphillips6234
    @kenphillips62343 жыл бұрын

    Nice to have good news on occasion.

  • @panosgamithis8868
    @panosgamithis88683 жыл бұрын

    BUT BUT BUT... Penny Wong said that Australia's dams will "NEVER REFILL AGAIN"...!!!

  • @gortnewton4765
    @gortnewton47653 жыл бұрын

    Build more big dams, allow farmers to build collection dams (big holes) on their properties. Send water from the Spencer Gulf into Lake Eyre, that will green the whole of inland S.A.

  • @deanpd3402

    @deanpd3402

    3 жыл бұрын

    It is criminal, the way we don't do more to hang on to the stuff when it does come and in the top end, it's there every wet season. It's time to go after the greens and their anti-dams policies. They get a mere 10% of the vote or thereabouts but thanks to our screwed-up electoral system they get way too much of a say.

  • @bigtechdicktators6704

    @bigtechdicktators6704

    3 жыл бұрын

    but greeens will opose it, since it will actualy help humans.

  • @gortnewton4765

    @gortnewton4765

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bigtechdicktators6704 Correct. greens main policy is shut down cheap energy, they oppose energy in any form (but sun and wind) claiming it is creating CO2 etc.

  • @bigtechdicktators6704

    @bigtechdicktators6704

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@deanpd3402 so ? fix it at next elections, vote for "maga" person, if you find it, that is. minimaly you can start petitions to build new and expand existing dams - for the future.

  • @donlofting4268

    @donlofting4268

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bigtechdicktators6704 I won't

  • @jessemeyer3628
    @jessemeyer36283 жыл бұрын

    Im so glad! Atleast one shred of light in all the despair! What a welcome sight.

  • @kiwichik7493
    @kiwichik74933 жыл бұрын

    All the government’s priority concern is Covid-19 and Vaccinations!

  • @loudsubwoofer8492
    @loudsubwoofer84923 жыл бұрын

    wow they could be brothers.

  • @DaViiloW805
    @DaViiloW8053 жыл бұрын

    Build more dams

  • @deanpd3402

    @deanpd3402

    3 жыл бұрын

    Time to create an inland sea out of Lake Eyre. When full it has about the same salinity as the ocean...so build a canal from the gulf! Can't be done, is the catchcry. Meanwhile, I look at all those canals in the UK, France and Scandanavia constructed in the 19th century and think yeah nah, it can be done. All that heat will evaporate that water and create a climate and a wonderful flow-on effect.

  • @bigtechdicktators6704

    @bigtechdicktators6704

    3 жыл бұрын

    how many petitions or campaign did you started ? postin on net fixes absolutely noting. actions count.

  • @0011clem
    @0011clem3 жыл бұрын

    A lot of dams in south east Queensland should be connected to make sure it has a good supply of water . millions and millions of litres are lost on spillways when they overflow. Do that instead of worrying about the Oylmpic games.

  • @JohnWilliams-iw6oq
    @JohnWilliams-iw6oq3 жыл бұрын

    That dam is so small it's crazy, give the people a better dam. Why wasn't it at least de-silted while it was empty?

  • @GaryNumeroUno
    @GaryNumeroUno3 жыл бұрын

    Its not even a dam... looks like a small weir! They should have raised the wall whilst it was empty... another lost opportunity.

  • @mrbillhilly343
    @mrbillhilly3433 жыл бұрын

    Why didn't State Governments freight water in by rail? Trucks are expensive, could've freighted in water by rail, especially now we can extract drinking water from the sea.

  • @pee-weeherman5451

    @pee-weeherman5451

    3 жыл бұрын

    do you know what it takes to process salt water to drinkable. look up your facts before talking lmao

  • @Aaronwhatnow

    @Aaronwhatnow

    3 жыл бұрын

    The cost of converting or buildings a train carriage to carry water would cost far more then trucking it in

  • @0011clem

    @0011clem

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Aaronwhatnow what about disused petrol tanker wagons that have been cleaned out . It could have been done , but the government just loves lots of large trucks on the road.

  • @bigtechdicktators6704

    @bigtechdicktators6704

    3 жыл бұрын

    well, chepest in long term - and most enwiroment friendly - will be to build ipelines. so start campaigning to expand dams, build new ones and build new pipelines for water.- build by aussies workers, not ccp ones. MAGA - make australia great again.

  • @pee-weeherman5451

    @pee-weeherman5451

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@0011clem what about the rest of rural australia that doesnt have water ? get out of your suburban house or do some research you have no idea what rural is ay

  • @utharkruna1116
    @utharkruna11163 жыл бұрын

    Very cool.

  • @han3wmanwukong125
    @han3wmanwukong1253 жыл бұрын

    Time for some Aussie wine!

  • @nathankoroush7918
    @nathankoroush79183 жыл бұрын

    All be dam if the government doesn't drain it half way out of safety procautions, just to create problems that they will be needed to fix.

  • @hairylittlewombat
    @hairylittlewombat3 жыл бұрын

    Send Tim Flannery out there.

  • @gothamgoon4237
    @gothamgoon42373 жыл бұрын

    Good on him? The mayor didn't piss into the wind and make it rain. Why good on him?

  • @zapbrannigan000
    @zapbrannigan0003 жыл бұрын

    but the wagners say it rains dollar bills.

  • @coal_man
    @coal_man3 жыл бұрын

    The rain that falls won't fill our dams and river systems

  • @TonyDWilson23
    @TonyDWilson233 жыл бұрын

    Wild animal food seeding

  • @ZeroEight
    @ZeroEight3 жыл бұрын

    I came here to see video of dam overflowing, instead got two dudes talking about a photo of a dam overflowing. 0/10

  • @davidkettell5726
    @davidkettell57263 жыл бұрын

    i would think you should build those dams about 20 feet higher if it only rains once a year.

  • @kevinm973

    @kevinm973

    3 жыл бұрын

    Possibly for the future. Maybe this eventuation should be alarming? Why not? Jobs right there.

  • @jribeye1818
    @jribeye18183 жыл бұрын

    Hopefully it will soak into the basin so the CCP can keep pulling water out of the ground just down the road. You all heard about that license being granted while this town was trucking in water right?

  • @allahfuckbar5052
    @allahfuckbar50523 жыл бұрын

    Wasted rain water from FNQ regions polluting coral sea could be supplying most of the East Coast needs. Expensive investment? Yes it is but how much money Au wasted already on ......

  • @johnmartin6854
    @johnmartin68543 жыл бұрын

    Good Mayor

  • @bigbopper9627
    @bigbopper96273 жыл бұрын

    Damn that's good news 🤣🤣🤣

  • @denawooden4495
    @denawooden44953 жыл бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @bigtechdicktators6704
    @bigtechdicktators67043 жыл бұрын

    expand existing damss and build new ones for dry years. and let them build by aussies workers. finaly make goverment work for aussies and not ccp.

  • @domingasambriz5791
    @domingasambriz57913 жыл бұрын

    Awake Awake don"t b to evil the Wicked Will be wiped out togther with eveyone what creator read in your holy bible psalm 37:9,11, read zephniah 2:2, 3, Awake

  • @blinkspacestudio8892
    @blinkspacestudio88923 жыл бұрын

    lol welcome to the age of aquarius

  • @pamberinehondo9447
    @pamberinehondo94473 жыл бұрын

    Sky News should have asked Trump to come over...he would have made it rain. AS far as they are concerned he is the Saviour 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @coupage2836

    @coupage2836

    3 жыл бұрын

    Typical Demonrat to not have empathy for the farmers, and workers whom supply the food to places in Australia, and be happy for them. I know you are a genz'er from all the emogee's, since you all have to use crayons and communicate with pictures. Words are hard.

  • @pamberinehondo9447

    @pamberinehondo9447

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@coupage2836 Crayons...that is good. I will give you that one, but not a Democrat or a Republican

  • @purebloodbabyfuhrer785

    @purebloodbabyfuhrer785

    3 жыл бұрын

    Judging by the way the US is deteriorating and becoming the laughing stock under Biden yes Trump was a savior. He'll be back in 2024 to fix the whole mess.