Outback droving families dying out as younger generations leave the industry

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Generations of droving families have been running cattle through outback Queensland, but that could soon end as young people leave the regions in search of other opportunities.

But an annual reunion was cancelled last year due to falling numbersIt's not unusual to stop on the highways through western Queensland as hundreds of cattle block the road, on their way to sale or greener pastures.

Ronnie Creevey is a fourth-generation cattle drover and has been working since before he even started school.The 55-year-old and two other men are driving 1,200 head of cattle from Queensland's Western Downs out to Winton and back."If you know what you're doing, you keep your tail as good as your lead," Mr Creevey said.

 

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Prolonged drought - repeated prolonged droughtS - must make anyone engaged in crop or stock raising in outback Australia if the pain is worth it.

if miners could earn $2k to $3k/wk n a drover only earns less $500/wk Can you blame them leaving? agri biz is d place for slaves InUS farm workers are done by Latinos from Honduras& Nicaragua

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