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IDQ20038
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Queensland Regional Office

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING - SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND
for DAMAGING WINDS and LARGE HAILSTONES

For people in parts of the
Somerset,
Sunshine Coast and
Moreton Bay Council Areas.

Issued at 4:27 pm Sunday, 6 August 2017.

The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 4:25 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on the weather radar near Lake Somerset. These thunderstorms are moving towards the east. They are forecast to affect Caboolture, Mount Mee and Wamuran by 4:55 pm and possibly Bribie Island and Beerburrum by 5:25 pm.

Damaging winds and large hailstones are likely.

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6th September 2017

Media Release
Deputy Premier, Minister for Transport and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning
The Honourable Jackie Trad

LNP still failing Queensland on disaster recovery

The Palaszczuk Government has slammed the state LNP opposition and Member for Whitsunday Jason Costigan after they voted against a motion calling on the Commonwealth to support Queensland communities suffering post-Cyclone Debbie.

Deputy Premier and Minister responsible for the Queensland Reconstruction Authority Jackie Trad, who introduced the motion, said she was shocked at the callous behaviour of the LNP.

"It was very clear tonight that the LNP are completely spineless. They had an opportunity to support communities affected by Cyclone Debbie and they refused to stand up to their mates in Canberra," Ms Trad said.

"They had an opportunity today to come into Parliament and stand with us, in a bipartisan way, to say to the Turnbull Government that Queenslanders still need help.

"It was particularly galling to see Jason Costigan, the Member for Whitsunday, trash critical economic recovery projects like the Whitsunday Coast airport.

"It's been 167 days since Cyclone Debbie and Jason Costigan has totally failed to call out his federal LNP colleagues' disgraceful behaviour.

"Then today we see him come into the chamber and denigrate these projects, that were put forward by hard-working local councils who actually understand these communities.

"Instead he seemed more interested in blindly defending Malcolm Turnbull, it's like he forgot that he's meant to represent the people of Proserpine, not Point Piper.

"After Tropical Cyclone Debbie, we know that these communities have been doing it tough and what they need is the state and the federal government working together to help them in their economic recovery.

"That's why we put $110 million on the table for Category D funding, fully funded and secured in the Budget. Instead of matching this commitment Malcolm Turnbull committed a paltry $29 million.

"Then he was dragged kicking and screaming, to bring the total contribution up to just $48 million, less than half of what the Palaszczuk Government has contributed.

"At the election I'm sure that the people of Whitsunday and regional Queensland will see right through the disgraceful failure of Jason Costigan and the LNP."

The motion that the LNP voted against was –

Deputy Premier Jackie Trad:

Mr Speaker, I give notice that I will move:

That this House -

    Notes the failure of the Opposition Leader and the Queensland LNP to unequivocally stand up to Canberra in support of the Palaszczuk Government's Category D economic recovery package;
    Notes with disappointment the Turnbull Government's pitiful increase to reconstruction assistance funding announced on 27 August 2017 to just $48.1 million – still less than half of what is needed – yet at the same time is spending $122 million in the Marriage Law Postal Survey; and
    Calls on the Federal Government to invest the full amount of NDRRA economic recovery funding originally requested to support the crucial recovery and resilience projects of the Rockhampton levee, Whitsunday Airport and the Mackay Bluewater trail and Queens Park re-development, which will aid the recovery of our cyclone ravaged communities ahead of the fast-approaching storm season.

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Couriermail --> Calls for levee system around Brisbane CBD

THERE are calls for a levee system to be built around Brisbane's CBD to increase the city's resilience to major events like flooding.

Design and consultancy firm Arcadis released its City Resiliency: More than just a disaster report today.

It said Brisbane risked falling further behind other domestic and global cities unless it addressed three key issues, one of which was major flooding and stormwater surges.

The report called for a levee to be built around the CBD, from Boundary St to the Eagle Street dining precinct.

Arcadis' southeast Queensland city executive Louisa Carter said Brisbane could not become an economic capital until it confronted "some simple truths".

"One of the biggest international spotlights Brisbane had recently was when its CBD flooded," she said in a statement.

"We will never attract the scale of investment that Sydney and Melbourne enjoy until businesses can be confident that the city is resilient."

The report also called on governments to look at Brisbane's embedded energy network system and how to start to create a leading smart city.

The state government and Brisbane City Council has been contacted for comment.

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IDQ21035
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland
for LARGE HAILSTONES

For people in parts of Ipswich, Gympie, Logan, Scenic Rim, Sunshine Coast, Noosa and Moreton Bay Council Areas.

Issued at 3:07 pm Friday, 22 September 2017.

The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 3:15 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on the weather radar near Caboolture and Wamuran. These thunderstorms are moving towards the east to northeast. They are forecast to affect Harrisville, Burpengary and Imbil by 3:45 pm and Peak Crossing and Beachmere by 4:15 pm.

Large hailstones are likely.

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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland
for HEAVY RAINFALL and LARGE HAILSTONES

For people in parts of Gympie, Somerset and South Burnett Council Areas.

Issued at 2:09 pm Friday, 13 October 2017.

The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 2:15 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on the weather radar near Kingaroy, the area south of Kingaroy and Toolara Forest. These thunderstorms are moving towards the north to northeast. They are forecast to affect the area northwest of Kingaroy and the area east of Nanango by 2:45 pm and Elgin Vale, Tin Can Bay and Bauple by 3:15 pm.

Heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding and large hailstones are likely.

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14th October 2017

Media Release
Minister for Communities, Women and Youth, Minister for Child Safety and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence
The Honourable Shannon Fentiman

Communities must get ready for storm season

The Queensland Government is encouraging everyone across the state to get ready and start preparing now for the imminent storm season.

Minister for Communities Shannon Fentiman said there were a number of things Queenslanders could do now to be better prepared for any storms or disasters that could impact their communities in the coming months.

"This includes getting to know your neighbours so that you can check on each other – both after a warning is issued to let them know what your plans are and in the aftermath of a disaster to make sure they are safe," she said.

"Make plans to keep your pets or livestock safe during a disaster. Pets may not be able to go into evacuation shelters and hotels, so consider how you can keep them safe and fed if you need to leave.

"You should also secure your property against damage and ensure your insurance is up to date and that you have sufficient cover to enable you to rebuild your home or replace your goods.

"Finally, make preparations with your family in case you may need to evacuate that take into account possible scenarios – such as a loss of telephone or power services or if you are separated from family members – and how you will respond. Create a checklist."

The Queensland Government has provided close to $32.4 million in Personal Hardship Assistance Scheme grants to people across the state who were impacted by Severe Tropical Cyclone Debbie and associated rainfall and flooding.

Ms Fentiman said the Queensland Government was already working hard to help individuals, communities and organisations be better prepared for storms and disasters.

"For example, we have partnered with the Community Services Industry Alliance to develop the Disaster Management and Recovery Toolkit Supporting and Encouraging the Role of Community-Based Organisations," she said.

"This toolkit will provide community organisations with guidance and resources on how to plan and prepare for a disaster.

"It means our vital community organisations will be more disaster-prepared and resilient and better placed to support vulnerable people who are affected by any future disasters."

Ms Fentiman said the Queensland Government had published vital information resources to assist multicultural communities to be disaster-prepared and more resilient.

"The fact sheets are available in a number of different languages along with easy-to-read English and symbolic representations for people with disability or reading difficulties," she said.

"There are also fact sheets for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities that include translations in Creole and Wik."

These resources are available at www.qld.gov.au/community/disasters-emergencies/disaster-recovery-information-languages

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Couriermail --> Southeast Brisbane suburbs most likely to be hit by summer storms

SOUTHEAST Brisbane is the most storm-affected region in Queensland, new data has revealed.

It comes as authorities warn that Queenslanders are underestimating the damage severe storms can cause over the summer period.

NRMA Insurance data has found the southeast Brisbane area – of Capalaba, Cleveland and Belmont – was the most storm affected region in the state in the past financial year, followed by north Brisbane (Chermside, Boondall, Deagon).

Proserpine and Cannonvale topped the list for the most storm-affected towns following the destruction caused by Cyclone Debbie in March.

The data has shown close to half (44 per cent) of all home claims in the state in the past year were related to storm damage, however 30 per cent of all homeowners have not prepared their homes for the upcoming storm season.

Emergency authorities are urging Queenslanders to be better prepared leading in to the wet season.

SES assistant commissioner Peter Jeffrey said it could also reduce the number of calls for assistance to the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services.

"We could reduce the number of requests for assistance if residents were better prepared and had an emergency plan in place," he said.

"Taking safety precautions like preparing your home as well as having an emergency kit and evacuation plan are very simple, but incredibly effective. Getting ready for storm season now will help reduce possible damage and will limit the risk of being injured during storms."

The research also found only one in four Queensland residents regularly maintain their properties in case a storm hits.

"It's concerning that Queensland residents underestimate the impact of storms," NRMA Insurance head of shared value Ramana James said.

"Storm season has kicked off to a thundering start with many parts of the state experiencing their wettest October on record. Heavy storms have also resulted in flash flooding and damage to properties has been common in many parts of Queensland."

It comes after both state and federal governments announced disaster assistance for the Gladstone and North Burnett communities following a week of heavy rain.

Emergency Services Minister Mark Ryan said extensive damage had been caused to properties and roads.

"Government staff are also out on the ground assessing damage to agricultural production, particularly vegetable and grain crops which were almost ready to harvest in those areas where the rain has been heaviest," he said.

"The state has also deployed an advance Community Recovery team from within the region to liaise with local services, disaster management groups and recovery groups."

The weather bureau is forecasting the chance for more thunderstorms across the southeast region later this week.

FIVE MOST STORM-AFFECTED REGIONS IN QUEENSLAND

1 Southeast Brisbane – 24 per cent of all claims

2 North Brisbane – 17 per cent

3 Gold Coast – 14 per cent

4 West Brisbane – 14 per cent

5 Sunshine Coast – 10 per cent

FIVE MOST STORM-AFFECTED TOWNS AND SUBURBS IN QUEENSALND

1 Proserpine

2 Cannonvale

3 Mudgeeraba

4 Forest Lake

5 Capalaba

FIRST MOST STORM-AFFECTED SUBURBS IN BRISBANE

1 Forest Lake

2 Capalaba

3 The Gap

4 Carindale

5 Chapel Hill

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Mudgeeraba being there doesn't surprise me, it's all floodplain.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Southeast Queensland
for DAMAGING WINDS and LARGE HAILSTONES

For people in parts of Somerset, Brisbane City and Moreton Bay Council Areas.

Issued at 5:05 pm Sunday, 29 October 2017.

Weather Situation:

The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 5:05 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on the weather radar near Fernvale, Mount Nebo and Lowood. These thunderstorms are moving towards the northeast. They are forecast to affect Highvale, southern Lake Wivenhoe and the D'Aguilar Ranges by 5:35 pm and Narangba, Dayboro and Burpengary by 6:05 pm.

Damaging winds and large hailstones are likely.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for QLD

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IDQ21033 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for DAMAGING WINDS and LARGE HAILSTONES

For people in Southeast Coast and parts of Central Highlands and Coalfields and Wide Bay and Burnett Forecast Districts.

Issued at 1:49 pm Tuesday, 7 November 2017.

Weather Situation:

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds and large hailstones in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Gold Coast, Brisbane, Maroochydore, Gympie, Coolangatta, Ipswich, Moreton Bay and islands, Kingaroy, Noosa, Maryborough, Caboolture and Carnarvon National Park.

2-3cm hail reported near Beaudesert

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services advises that people should: * Move your car under cover or away from trees. * Secure loose outdoor items. * Seek shelter, preferably indoors and never under trees. * Avoid using the telephone during a thunderstorm. * Beware of fallen trees and powerlines. * For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500.

The next warning is due to be issued by 4:50 pm.

If severe thunderstorms develop in the Southeast Queensland area (east of Dalby from Rainbow Beach to Stanthorpe), a more detailed Severe Thunderstorm Warning will be issued to people in this area.

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QLD Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Heavy Rain

Source: Bureau of Meteorology

For people in Southeast Coast and parts of Wide Bay and Burnett and Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast Districts.

Issued at 12:01 pm Wednesday, 29 November 2017.

Weather Situation:
Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding in the warning area over the next several hours. Locations which may be affected include Toowoomba, Brisbane, Maroochydore, Gympie, Bundaberg and Caboolture.

62mm recorded in an hour at Enoggera Dam.

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IDQ21033
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
for HEAVY RAINFALL and LARGE HAILSTONES

For people in Capricornia and parts of Central Coast and Whitsundays, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast Forecast Districts.

Issued at 3:12 pm Sunday, 3 December 2017.

Weather Situation:

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding over the next several hours in the Capricornia and parts of the Central Coast and Whitsundays, Central Highlands and Coalfields, Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast districts. Locations which may be affected include Gympie, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Clermont, Noosa, Maryborough, Yeppoon, Marlborough and St Lawrence.

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce large hailstones over the next several hours in parts of the Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast districts. Locations which may be affected include Gympie and Toolara Forestry.

Falls of over 100mm were reported near Rockhampton.

Hail greater then 2cm was reported near Gympie.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services advises that people should:
* Move your car under cover.
* Never drive, walk or ride through flood waters. If it's flooded, forget it.
* Seek shelter, preferably indoors and never under trees.
* Avoid using the telephone during a thunderstorm.
* Beware of fallen trees and powerlines.
* For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500.

The next warning is due to be issued by 6:15 pm.

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Brisbanetimes -->'No warning, there was nothing': Queensland flood class action to begin

For some, it was the putrid smell after the floods.

For some, it was the absolute sense of hopelessness as water rushed into, then through and in some cases over our homes.

For some, it was that sick feeling walking back inside your home to see the mess. Or the look on the face of your friends.

For all, it was the delayed shock that set in after your friends and the Flood Army left after January 2011.

You just felt, "where to from here?"

It is almost seven years since the shocking floods of January 2011.

Fernvale's Lyn Lynch is one of more than 6000 Queenslanders who will from Monday begin one of Australia's largest-ever class actions to seek compensation from Seqwater, the managers of Wivenhoe and Somerset dams.

These Queenslanders believe Seqwater did not adequately consider rainfall projections and mismanaged the dams.

Ms Lynch was a single mum in 2011 with two young daughters living in a house at house at Fernvale she had designed and "largely built herself".

Fernvale is just around the corner from Wivenhoe Dam. Her home in Poole Road went under to the rooftops.

"We were one of the worst hit here," Ms Lynch remembers.

"We had so much rain. I think it was something like 20 inches up to 2.30pm on that day. And then it eased off."

Ms Lynch and her partner John went to have a look at the floodwaters around their home with their granddaughter, Emily.

By 5pm the water began rising rapidly. It went up to her rooftops.

It began to flow through the homes in Fernvale's Poole Street.

She thought back to the number of homes flooded in her street, counting them as she went.

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11. I'd say 15 on our side of the street. I would say 40 or 50 homes in my little area."

Seven years on, Ms Lynch is still angry.

"The thing that really irks me about it is that there was no warning from Seqwater. There was no phone calls. There was just no warning that they were opening the gates on us.

"There was just nothing. No police, no council. Just nothing."

It was pure instinct that forced them to leave their home.

"By the timed we got back down here there was helicopters – boosh, boosh, boosh – and people's belongings everywhere, caught up in the trees.

"There was trucks and cars and people everywhere. It was like war zone."

Afterwards, she and John and her grandchildren helped clean out the mud, helped pile up the furniture and slowly put the house back together.

The couple lost eight months of income from their property maintenance company and she wrestled with insurance companies for years.

Like many Queenslanders she received some money from Anna Bligh's Premier's Flood Appeal where thousands contributed.

"I call it the people's fund. God bless it," Ms Lynch said.

However, she would like some answers.

"This was my home. It was something I was going to leave my kids. Something of worth. If you lived along the river at Brisbane you have recovered your value," she said.

"But we have lost the value in our home. It's just never come back again."

Maurice Blackburn lawyers will on Monday in the New South Wales Supreme Court begin the class action for "more than 6000 Queenslanders."

How it will the court action proceed?

Maurice Blackburn will begin with their case of Fairfield Garden's sports shop owner, Vince Rodriguez, who lost everything. The first two weeks will be heard before Christmas.

They will then present four case studies in Febriary 2018: one flood victim from the Lockyer Creek, one from the Bremer River, one from Moggill on the Brisbane River and another where only personal items were destroyed, while their home was not affected.

Ms Lynch is the second of those case studies.

Maurice Blackburn's principal Rebecca Gilsenan will begin the first two weeks of the trial on Monday before Justice Robert Beech-Jones. Justice Beech-Jones will travel to Queensland in early 2018 to view the locations in the trial, which could take three months.

"Our clients have waited a very long time for this day to come and very much looking forward to having the issue heard in court," Ms Gilsenan said.

"At the heart of our case we will demonstrate that the dam operators did not follow their dam manual in key respects," he said.

"And the most significant respect is that they did not take into account rainfall forecasts."

Seqwater will defend their actions in the New South Wales Supreme Court.

"We have never wavered from our belief that our flood engineers did an extraordinary job in the most difficult and demanding circumstances. This position has not changed," a spokes man said.

"The January 2011 event was one of the most damaging and extreme natural flood disasters ever experienced in our region. Wivenhoe Dam received inflows much greater than the 1974 flood.

"The January flood event, while devastating to many south-east Queenslanders, was a consequence of extremely heavy rainfall across the catchments upstream and downstream of the Wivenhoe Dam and not the operation of the dams."

Floods have a very long history in SEQ.  They will happen again.  There are risks associated with building on flood plains.  That is the reality.
Brisbane City is on a flood plain.   

This thread was commenced in January 2011 as the floods were looming. 

Interesting to look back > https://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=5234.msg44875#msg44875

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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
for DAMAGING WINDS, HEAVY RAINFALL and LARGE HAILSTONES

For people in Southeast Coast and parts of Central Highlands and Coalfields and Wide Bay and Burnett Forecast Districts.

Issued at 12:32 pm Monday, 4 December 2017.

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce heavy rainfall that may lead to flash flooding over the next several hours in the Southeast Coast and parts of the Wide Bay and Burnett districts. Locations which may be affected include Gold Coast, Brisbane, Maroochydore, Gympie, Fraser Island and Caboolture.

Severe thunderstorms are likely to produce damaging winds and large hailstones over the next several hours in parts of the Central Highlands and Coalfields district. Locations which may be affected include Emerald, Clermont, Capella, Dysart, Bogantungan and Comet.

103mm since 9am recorded at Sippy Downs.

62mm in one hour recorded west of Tewantin.

65mm in one hour recorded at Mt Mee.

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7 News --> https://au.news.yahoo.com/qld/a/38212392/storms-may-pummel-southeast-qld/

Storms expected to pummel southeast Qld

Severe storms bringing heavy rain, very large hail and potentially destructive winds will likely hit southeast Queensland.

The Bureau of Meteorology warns the thunderstorms will hit the region on Saturday afternoon and evening and have also forecast possible foul weather across much of the rest of the state.

"The location of the strongest storms will be dependent on the position of the southeasterly change moving up the southern coast," the bureau said.

Similar severe thunderstorm warnings were issued covering similar areas on Friday.