Outback Queensland is in crisis. An area more than double the size of Victoria has been hit by devastating floods not seen in 50 years. Properties have been inundated, More than 150,000 livestock have perished, with the death toll rising. Farmers are scrambling to save cattle, feed cattle, and salvage what they can. Behind the headlines, are the true stories of this unfolding crisis- the rural families at breaking point because of the emotional toll - the financial one is not something they’re even able to comprehend yet. And through it all- mothers continue to mother. Because they have no choice. 

Shona Underwood is a rural mum who is right in the thick of this catastrophe- she lives on a station between Quilpie and Windorah. The deluge came without warning in the night, as her and her husband scrambled to evacuate with two of their young children. Not only are you going to hear the incredible story of one of the most extraordinary rural mums I’ve ever spoken to, you're also going to hear some of the key issues affecting rural families in the floods right now. The things you don’t hear on the news. 

This is Shona’s story. 

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