THE State Government has added 15 new local government areas to this list of drought declared regions, bringing the total declared area to 79 percent of the State. The full list of declarations is available here and, importantly, the declarations cover intensive farming regions such as St George, Border Rivers, Darling Downs, Granite Belt, Wide Bay and Burnett, Sunshine Coast, and parts of Central Queensland. Farmers seeking information on assistance should contact DAFF Queensland on 132 523 or www.daff.qld.gov.au.