North West to get two new weather radars in federal budget

Derek Barry
Updated March 29 2019 - 8:57am, first published March 26 2019 - 2:58pm
The North West will get two new weather radar in budget funding next week.
The North West will get two new weather radar in budget funding next week.

The federal government says it will provide almost $33 million in next week's budget for new weather radars, school funding support and direct financial assistance for isolated families, following this year's devastating floods in North Queensland.

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Derek Barry

Derek Barry

Editor, the North West Star

Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.

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