Canegrowers Burdekin director and Home Hill farmer Owen Menkins said ... He believed one third of Queensland’s sugar cane region had been affected, and last year’s Cyclone Kirrily caused a one million ...

Flooding in Australia's largest cane growing regions around Burdekin and the Herbert River ... cane would reduce Australia's annual refined sugar output by about 130,000 tons, or 3%.

Low interest government loans have been launched to help flood-hit farmers and businesses rebuild, as estimates of sugarcane loss in the Herbert skyrocket.

The federal government has announced an extra $100 million in disaster relief for Queensland's flood-ravaged north.

Tucked away in sugar cane country on the mouth of the Burdekin River is north Queensland's best kept secret — or so the locals say. Groper Creek is home to about 50 permanent residents and a ...

Canegrowers Burdekin director and Home Hill farmer Owen ... He believed one third of Queensland’s sugar cane region had been affected, and last year’s Cyclone Kirrily caused a one million ...