Day 2 - Succession Roadshow, Roma to Clermont and back to Emerald

Posted by: Kylie Wilson

I headed out of Roma early on Monday morning.  A minor disagreement with a kangaroo just outside of Injune (from which both my car and the kangaroo emerged unscathed) reminded me why every car on the Dawson Highway, including the Kia Carnival that I passed outside of Rolleston, have bullbars almost bigger than the cars themselves.  The nudge bar on my Isuzu D-MAX seems rather puny by comparison. 

It was great to see the land on this section of the trip in as good a shape as the land further east, with some truly spectacular scenery in the central highlands between Injune and Rolleston, which included two of the biggest eagles I've seen for quite a few years.  Fortunately that wildlife chose to get out of the way of the car, because I'm sure my car would have come off second best from a tangle with a pair of birds whose wingspan is almost as wide as the road. 

The Dawson Highway between Rolleston and Emerald supported what many clients have been telling me about the fact that whilst there has been some good rainfall in many areas, it is certainly not universal, with some pockets clearly showing slightly less rainfall than that received further south.

I headed further north past Clermont and was very fortunate to be given a tour of a long-standing client's cattle property.  It was fantastic to see it so green with plenty of feed after decent rainfall in January, given they tell me that the early part of summer in that area was very tough. The feeling of relief that rain had finally come to their property was evident.   After that tour and a quick cup of tea, I headed back to Emerald to get ready for the first of the succession conferences in Emerald on Tuesday, with good numbers already registered.