West Wyalong farmer Geoff West inspects a dry paddock in July 2005. Picture: Jim Rice
Scone farmer Margaret Flanagan stands on the ridge of an empty dam on her property, where drought conditions were worsening in October 2006. Picture: Jamie Wicks
Then-mayor of Hay Michael Rutledge on his property in 2006. Picture: Michele Mossop
Fishermen walk up the dried banks of Lake Hume near Albury in November 2006. Picture: Nick Moir
Then premier Steve Bracks stands in Lake Eppalock, which was at 3 per cent capacity, in November 2006. Picture: Craig Abraham
Brian Duddy irrigated paddocks of sorghum instead of cotton so he could feed the cattle on his property near Goondiwindi in 200
Goondiwindi farmer Matthew Pent with a cotton crop he didn't expect to last during the drought in November 2006. Picture: Paul Harris
Dried up dams, such as this one near Penshurst, are a common sight when land slips into drought conditions. Picture:
Drought-parched land near Barringun, on the NSW-Queensland border, received severe storms, dust and flash flooding in 2007. Picture: Nick Moir
Farmer Richard Walker inspects his drought-affected property near Deniliquin in southwest New South Wales January 15, 2007. Picture:
Cattle from Dubbo, Wagga and Albury find water on a stock route, on the road from Warren in NSW to Roma in Queensland. Farmers turned to droving and agistment during the drought. Picture:
Water was desperately needed but never there when the country last slipped into drought. Picture:Angela Wylie
Drought is tightening its grip on regional Australia once again.
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