Epic Trek: An exhausting 7 month droving journey, moving 18,000 head of cattle from western Queensland to the New South Wales Riverina, quickly got into trouble, coinciding with one of the worst droughts in recent years. Bittersweet: Despite recent rain, Queensland's Fraser Coast farmers have been caught up in one of most lingering droughts, which has hit hard and fast, and strangely enough in the wake of a disastrous flood. Grass Roots: While AFL fans had their eyes glued on the clash between local rivals at the revamped Adelaide Oval this week, turf farmers would have found the ground pretty interesting too.