birdsville races

birdsville development road is closed as well.

g/day.
i think denni ute muster is looking better each day its dry there cheers for now bill,

Innaminka is Closed

check this site out it has daily updates as needed :)
http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/quicklinks/northern_roads/area1.asp

Hi Barry
At this stage it will be fly in and fly out. Innamincka races were cancelled and were to be held this weekend, so even if they were still on, with the roads closed nobody would be able to get there either.

The trouble is that roads can open one day, more rain the next and then it is back to square one.

Cheers

Stephen

Same problem here as we are heading up for the races as well. The weather is looking good up until Thursday but after that who knows. Roads open and close in a flash.
Whatever it's the outback and there is bugger all you can do. We'll be heading north no matter what and there is always plan B, which we'll work out as we go.
Dean

hi barry like us leaving melborne heading to the races. we have been told to come in from the nth to birdsville so were travelling through to hay, bourke, then across to windorah to the races. when i rang birdsville yesterday they had just closed the road to protect it.. so were leaving tomorrow to get into birdsville on wednesday. tah chris

Bidsville had another 6 mm rain last night!

Yes the drive will be interesting and the rain does keep coming just a spit now and it's all over if the track gets closed they close the ferry. The highest rainfall Marree end was 15ml but Birdsville end was higher and more days of rain. I guess you take the risk but I'd be even sus on the Windorah road if it rains anymore.
Did the supply truck get through ? hopefully in time for the races.
Long range foecast says no more rain until 6th - 10th Sept. but they didn't forcast the last 2inchs they reckon the water in Lake Eyre makes it's own rain system