Steven Hall says the floods in western Queensland have wiped out most of his flock and destroyed 19 kilometres of fencing.

Thousands of kilometres of outback Queensland roads have been damaged by floods, forcing cattle trucks on huge detours, doubling freight bills and leaving families on remote properties feeling even more isolated.

Thick layers of silt now stick to belongings like tar and furniture is strewn across the street in a small community in south-west Queensland.

With an upstream gauge out of action, Thargomindah had no way of knowing how much destruction a torrent of floodwaters would have on the outback community. One local, who witnessed the levee break, says that's not good enough.

The deluge which battered south-west Queensland is now draining downhill to a catchment area five times the size of the UK.

North Queensland towns sweating on benefits from a $13.9 billion transmission line say they need certainty in the face of major changes and delays.

Locals in the outback town of Winton in central west Queensland are tired of seeing families forced apart of out of town due to the lack of aged care available. A Coalition election promise to build a new aged care facility has brought hope to the town.

Herding Bob Katter is not an easy task for his long-suffering but loyal staff, who battle to keep him on message. But when he wanders, it can turn into viral gold.