This page has been maintained for historical purposes and should not be considered current.
Current info available on the NSW Seasonal Conditions Reports page.
The table below shows the drought status of RLPBs and can be used to determine eligibility for drought assistance. NSW Government assistance measures require that a Rural Lands Protection Board be in the drought-affected category for six months before landholders are eligible for financial assistance.
RLPB | September 2003 Drought Status |
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Armidale | Drought - whole board |
Balranald | Drought - whole board |
Bombala | Drought - whole board |
Bourke | Drought - whole board |
Braidwood | Drought - whole board |
Brewarrina | Marginal - whole board |
Broken Hill | Drought south west portion of Board; Satisfactory rest of the Board |
Casino | Drought - whole board |
Central Tablelands | Drought - whole board |
Cobar | Drought - whole board |
Condobolin | Drought - whole board |
Cooma | Drought - whole board |
Coonabarabran | Drought - whole board |
Coonamble | Satisfactory - whole board |
Dubbo | Marginal - whole board |
Forbes | Drought - whole board |
Gloucester | Drought Divisions A and B; Marginal Divisions C and D |
Goulburn | Drought - whole board |
Grafton | Drought - whole board |
Gundagai | Drought Divisions C and D; Marginal Divisions A and B |
Hay | Drought - whole board |
Hillston | Drought - whole board |
Hume | Drought - whole board |
Hunter | Drought - whole board |
Kempsey | Drought western area of the Board; Marginal northern part of Division A and small areas west of the Pacific Hwy; Satisfactory Coastal areas |
Maitland | Marginal - whole board |
Milparinka | Drought - whole board |
Molong | Drought Division A; Marginal Divisions B, C and D |
Moree | Drought Divisions A, B and C; Marginal Division D |
Moss Vale | Drought parts of Divisions C and D; Marginal Divisions A and B and parts of Divisions C and D; Satisfactory part of Division D |
Mudgee Merriwa | Drought - whole board |
Murray | Marginal - whole board |
Narrabri | Drought part of Division B; Marginal Divisions A, C and D and part of Division B |
Narrandera | Drought - whole board |
Northern New England | Drought - whole board |
Northern Slopes | Drought Divisions A and B; Marginal Divisions C and D |
Nyngan | Drought Division C and part of Division A; Marginal Divisions B and D and part of Division A |
Riverina | Drought Divisions A, C and D; Marginal Divisions B, E, F, G and H |
South Coast | Marginal - whole board |
Tamworth | Drought Divisions A, C and D; Marginal Division B |
Tweed-Lismore | Drought western part of Division A; Marginal Divisions B, C and D and eastern part of Division A |
Wagga | Drought Divisions A, B and C; Marginal Division D |
Walgett | Divisions B, C and D and northern part of Division A; Marginal southern part of Division A |
Wanaaring | Drought - whole board |
Wentworth | Drought - whole board |
Wilcannia | Drought - whole board |
Yass | Drought - whole board |
Young | Drought - whole board |
This page has been maintained for historical purposes and should not be considered current.
Current info available on the NSW Seasonal Conditions Reports page.