A north-west local council has used treated sewage to trial biofuels to boost development.

Cloncurry Shire Mayor, Greg Campbell, and his team have trialled an assortment of crops to test what can be grown in the harsh climate of western Queensland using the treated effluent.

Councillor Campbell said the outback town has “huge potential as far as irrigation goes, and it’s the first step to show that it can produce”