National Tree DayRecycling Near YouNational Recycling WeekBusiness RecyclingCartridges 4 Planet ArkCarbon Reduction LabelProducts & SolutionsMake It Wood

Planet Ark World Environment News - in partnership with Colonial First State Parched Dam on Farm Near Goulburn, Australia

Date: 02-Jun-05
Country: AUSTRALIA
Author: Tim Wimborne TBW/FA

Parched Dam on Farm Near Goulburn, Australia Photo: TIM WIMBORNE
Photo: TIM WIMBORNE

Australia's farmers, battling the worst drought in a century, received an extra $250 million ($US189 million) in government support on Monday as residents in the nation's biggest city braced for tougher water restrictions.

Photograph taken May 31, 2005.

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Stumble It Email This More...

Reuters
© Thomson Reuters 2005 All rights reserved