Yes Bower, we are fortunate to be in one of the most reliable rainfall areas in Oz. We have the Great Dividing Range about 50km to the north of us and the Strezleckis start lifting up about 500m to the south of us. While the Great Dividing Range is just over 5000 feet at its highest near us, and the Strezleckis barely top 1000, we are near a narrowing, which helps our rainfall. This also creates a rain-shadow effect that starts about 50 km to the east and covers the area that Mcsee now lives in.
Living between the two lots of hills has other advantages as often the really bad southerly busters that blow up are deflected over the top of us by the Strezleckis on there way north - they can hit Queensland
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