That sucks Geoff.  Had been hearing things werent good in the West, largely from Wayne Smith I guess.

WA is an awfully big place, so (roughly) where are you?

12 months ago we spent most of Sept  in the area between Perth and Albany  ( Great Southern??), and caught the train back  to Adelaide, so  got a look at the country through Merredin etc.

Things looked pretty good then, and  it rained very day we were there, except one, but  we knew what was happening back home with  searing temperatures and  high winds. 

I think they said Perth had the wettest spring in 90 odd years ?     Not a lot of grain grown in Perth  tho.

Its turned around about 180 degrees for both of us.

I know what its like, so wish you the best of what  is a bad situation.