Australia: ‘Wind drought’ causing farm water woes

Pastoralists in Western Australia’s mid-west say a ‘wind drought’ is causing major problems on their properties.

Windmills are not catching enough wind to pump ground water to fill storage tanks.

Murchison pastoralist Simon Broad says in the past six weeks he has had to hand fill his water troughs.

The manager of Boolardy Station, Mark Halleen, says the lack of wind is also affecting his property, 350 kilometres north-east of Geraldton.

He says he is working 16 hour days to ensure his stock is getting enough water.