Ok, so I got the Emerald paper, hoping to find something in there and there was nothing I thought there might be something in the notices, something private maybe? but no... The only thing i found was a house for sale in springsure...
there is a story about how the Mayor is disgusted that the rent in Emerald has soared after the flood...So that may not be such a great option to go there?

I did see a notice that someone put in the paper looking for a rental, or caretaking of property, so that could be something else to do to..place an add, mention you have a dog (this ad mentioned their dogs) you want something for 6-12 months or shorter/longer and see if anyone replies...you never know, someone may be sitting out there thinking about doing something like this, and your ad could be what they are looking for