Right on cue, and once again out of the blue Peter Stevens wants to answer the call with his famous Atmospheric Ionisation Research Machine, but only for the right price.

“For $10,000 I could drop a few inches, I could spend a month over there and put some good percentage points in Keepit and the dams for $40,000, or for $120,000 I guarantee to put 20 per cent in Keepit,” he said.

“I would love to do it out of the goodness of my heart, but the goodness of my heart doesn’t pay my bills.” 

Last year the ‘Rainmaker’ did make the journey from his base in Western Australia back to his home state, where he set up in Lightning Ridge for a week, and it did rain, however the jury is still out.

“If I can’t make it rain within the month I will hand the money back, but I do have some operational costs which is why I am asking for it,” he said.

“I could do it from here in Gin Gin, but if people don’t see me doing it they don’t tend to believe that I can make it rain.

“I have been doing this for 30 years and haven’t failed once – so I can guarantee it.”