Drought Angels hit the road for North West Queensland

THE population of the Burke and Wills junction, 200km north of Cloncurry, is set to triple this week as 14 members of Chinchilla's Drought Angels venture up to North West Queensland.

With a bobcat, a road train with three trailers and 50 pallets of supplies in tow the team are headed to North West Queensland after the region experienced unprecedented rainfall earlier this month.

Among the usual household provisions the Drought Angels have also taken fencing supplies, calf feed pellets and milk formula, as well as hay and molasses.

Drought Angels co-founder Tash Johnston said the recent trip to the North West wasn't a charity mission for the volunteers.

"We don't think about our trips like that,” Ms Johnston said. "We're not handing out charity, we're simply saying thank you.

"These farmers have been through some particularly tough times over the past several years. First with the drought and now the floods, and all this to put food on our tables,” she said.

"Drought Angels want to take this opportunity to thank them for their hard work.”

The Burke and Wills Roadhouse will host a family fun day on Friday for local farmers to come and take a load off for the afternoon.

Roadhouse manager Shauna Johns said there would be frog and toad races and even a spot of billiards, if people were happy to play with one cue and half the pool balls.

"People can come out for the afternoon, share a meal together and take a chance to catch up and unwind a little,” Mrs Johns said.

"It will be good to have something to take our minds off the whole matter.”