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Menindee’s mixed reactions
Monday, 20th February, 2012
NO WORRIES: Maiden’s Hotel licensee Noelene Ratcliff isn’t much worried about the impending floodwaters.
By Emily Roberts
Just how serious the threat from floodwaters coming from the north is in Menindee depends on who you ask in the town.
Maiden’s Hotel licensee, Noelene Ratcliff, has the Darling River near the back door - but she isn’t worried.
“It won’t hit the fence. Before the (levee) bank was put up, the water used to hit the box trees,” Ms Ratcliff said.
Have river, will flood
Saturday, 18th February, 2012
GOING UNDER: Doug Spencer on his property which has been filling up with water for the past fortnight. The tree on the left of the picture is normally “28 steps” from the river, he says.
By Emily Roberts
It will be another three or four weeks before more floodwaters come down to Menindee but some townsfolk are already moving out.
Broken Hill locals, Doug and Chicky Spencer, have a Menindee home right beside the Darling River. Yesterday they moved the last of their belongings to higher ground as the last part of their block filled with water.
Mr Spencer said it had been “creeping in for a fortnight” and was about 35 centimetres deep.
Better wet than dry, says farming family
Saturday, 18th February, 2012
By Emily Roberts
Domenic and his nephew Paul D’Ettorre live on neighboring properties outside Menindee where they grow grapes.
The floodwaters coming down won’t hurt Domenic’s crops too severely because most of it was picked in December and grapes can survive in water for a couple of months.
“Crops can be under water as long, as it dries out,” Domenic said.
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