00:02Dams are full and colour is returning to the roadsides as the land soaks up a record-breaking
00:09rainfall.
00:10For some it was actually almost their entire last year's rainfall in a single day or two.
00:16Many areas of the state you would say are no longer in drought.
00:20The state's mid-north is one of the regions hit hard by the big dry.
00:24But after reported weekend rainfalls of up to 160 millimetres, the tide is turning.
00:31For our particular area here, yes I would say it's probably the finish of the dry period
00:35of the drought and hopefully just an average year would be lovely.
00:40Farmers who've lived through the driest years on record are daring to hope, but not everyone
00:45has cause to celebrate.
00:47Those that got it, I think they're really, really happy and positive that they're going
00:52to have some soil moisture coming into seeding.
00:54But for those that missed out, I think it really hurt.
00:57A so-called drought hangover means recovery will take time.
01:02After a couple of the toughest years for some of those cropping regions in the state's history,
01:08one rain just doesn't fix everything.
01:11Those impacts might remain for another two years, three years or even more.
01:16No matter how much rain falls, the industry wants to make it clear that support for South
01:20Australian farmers will remain vital for some time.
01:24One rain doesn't make a season, we all know that one, but boy it's a great start.
01:29A hopeful start after a devastating period.
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