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Havachatwithhexy... 20-May-2005 At 6:22:04 PM HEX

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RK
20/05/2005
>Don't understand what's going on here! In the "olden days" the mantra was "In winter when >the Blueys and the Grampians are cold and VERY wet...Arapiles will be fine". Has global >warming already altered the fine balance of nature as much as you guys suggest?

'...May 4, 2005
Up to 2,300 more farmers in Victoria's Mallee and northern Wimmera will be able to qualify for drought assistance.
In a further sign that the drought is intensifying in parts of Australia, Agriculture Minister Warren Truss said the two areas would qualify for a prima facie Exceptional Circumstances (EC) declaration.
A prima facie declaration enables farmers in the affected area to apply for six months' worth of income support from Centrelink.
If the National Rural Advisory Council finds a full EC declaration is warranted, then farmers will be eligible for up to two years' income support and interest rate subsidies of up to $100,000 a year.
The area affects parts of the Mildura, Swan Hill, Horsham, West Wimmera and Northern Grampians council areas...'

Strange dayz indeed ... apparently the water-temperature in the Tasman is rising, indicating many more years of El Ninyo-related-drought to come ...

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