Pastoralists, who are seeking compensation, have asked staff from the Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation (DWLBC) to visit properties in the area that suffered significant damage during the dust storm which occurred in the week from September 21.

Land management unit manager for DWLBC, Glenn Gale, said the visits would help staff to source important information.

“There have been a number of dust storms in the rangelands over the past few months, however this event in September was by far the worst,” Mr Gale. Said.

“This dust storm came on top of several years of drought conditions, lasting about 15 hours and with winds of up to 100 kilometres per hour.

“At a meeting involving about 20 producers and the Pastoral Board of SA at Burra last month, the Board and DWLBC support staff were asked to visit the worst-affected properties to assess the impact on the land and vegetation, and we are taking up that offer.

“We will also be noting the financial impacts on producers and the management actions taken following the storm.”

Information sourced through the on-site visits will be provided to the Pastoral Board of SA, and will assist in the scientific knowledge of the seasonal trends on the state’s pastoral country, Mr Gale said.

The manager of Billa Kalina station north-west of Roxby Downs, Colin Greenfield, has been quoted as saying he faces a damage bill of about $50,000.

He said the storms were a "once in a generation" event and deserving of disaster funding.

Mr Greenfield had previously said he was disappointed no one from government had been out to look first hand at the damage.