Recent heavy rain in Central Australia and down through the channel country of Queensland has greened much of the countryside . Correspondents currently driving from Townsville , on water restrictions , to Darwin , via Mount Isa , report that the inland was a picture due to recent widespread rain .
At the Devil's Marbles , above, south of the mining town of Tennant Creek , in the Northern Territory , pools of water were found, one shown below .
Abundant water was also encountered , below , at the man-made Lake Mary Ann , 5kms north of Tennant Creek .
