Return To Lake Eyre: The Deluge

On Sunday 20^th February at 7.30 pm, the ABC’s Pelican returns to the inland waters. Pelicans have a marvelous way of knowing where the water is, and the ABC has its very own Pelican. Yes, Paul Lockyer will be exploring the impact of the magical flooding rains which have covered our outback with water. There is a saying that I am beginning to subscribe to – ‘the bigger the drought, the bigger the flood’.

Why not tune in tonight as Pelican Paul shares with our nation the result of these waters as they flow across the landscape to Lake Eyre?

Lake Eyre: Australia's Outback Wonder

Cumulus clouds over Western Queensland yesterday.

Welcome to 2010, and thanks for visiting the blog of the Western Rivers Carer. The Western Queensland skies have a very coastal look to them at the moment - lots of big, white, fluffy cumulus clouds are heaping up in great piles across the vast skies. There has been reasonable rain across parts of Western Queensland in the last 7 days, and there are flood warnings for the Barcoo, Thompson and Cooper. These waterways all form part of the Lake Eyre Basin.

The magic of the boom and bust cycle of this internally draining river system will be featured on ABC 1 TV tomorrow evening (Tuesday, 5th January) at 9.30 pm EST in a program called LAKE EYRE: AUSTRALIA'S OUTBACK WONDER. This program will feature local residents and noted environmental scientist Richard Kingsford who will describe the flooding of Lake Eyre and the transformation of our arid countryside, as it happened in 2009.

If you have not been able to explore this wonderful part of our country, I urge you to tune in. If you have had the privilege to have spent time in this area, I know you will be eagerly watching this amazing documentary.

Thanks for visiting the blog in 2010.