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ozbob · February 26, 2022, 14:10:49 PM

https://statements.qld.gov.au/statements/94572

DISASTER ASSISTANCE ACTIVATED AS RAINFALL AND FLOODING UNFOLDS ACROSS QUEENSLAND'S SOUTH-EAST
26th February 2022

Minister for Police and Corrective Services and Minister for Fire and Emergency Services
The Honourable Mark Ryan

Disaster assistance has been swiftly activated for the Fraser Coast, Gold Coast, Gympie, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Noosa, North Burnett, Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba Local Government Areas in response to heavy rainfall and flooding that continues to unfold across Queensland's south-east.

Assistance will be made available to cover the cost of the massive clean-up efforts expected for these 10 council areas through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).

Minister for Emergency Management and National Recovery and Resilience, Senator the Hon Bridget McKenzie said even as the rain continues to fall it is important for these local councils to know assistance is there to ensure they can recover from this latest flooding event in Queensland as quickly as possible, once floodwaters recede.

"This rain event is still unfolding but we already know the severe flooding has sadly resulted in the loss of life and people being evacuated from their homes and businesses," Minister McKenzie said.

"For the second time in as many months, south-east Queensland finds itself at the centre of another unfolding emergency, with many roads and bridges in the region already submerged.

"Today's announcement means funding is there for these councils to help them with the clean-up that will be required when the floodwaters recede. It will also go towards repairing roads and other vital public infrastructure damaged by the floods in the hardest hit regions of Gympie, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, North Burnett, Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba.

"The Australian and Queensland governments will continue to monitor this developing flooding event and will work with all impacted communities to ensure they all have the appropriate level of support they need so they can get back on their feet as soon as possible," she said.

Queensland Minister for Fire and Emergency Services Mark Ryan said this latest flood has inundated areas that have only just seen floodwaters go down from last month's floods.

"After raining solidly all week, a coastal trough moved onshore on Thursday after building over the ocean, bringing isolated falls of 423mm in just three hours," he said.

"The Mary River at Gympie is set to reach one of its highest ever flood-peaks and there are still emergency alerts for flash flooding across much of Southern Queensland.

"I urge all communities to take care and be mindful of the dangers that lurk just beneath the surface of the floodwaters.

"Unfortunately, we have already seen people lose their lives in these floods and it's a tragic reminder to all Queenslanders that if it's flooded, forget it.

"As the situation continues to unfold, the Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) continues to work closely with all local government areas impacted by this event, to ensure they too receive the support they need.

"The activation of this DRFA assistance for Fraser Coast, Gold Coast, Gympie, Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Noosa, North Burnett, Sunshine Coast and Toowoomba councils is the first for this event but we stand ready to extend assistance to ensure all affected communities receive all the support the need to recover, once they've had an opportunity to assess the impacts."

Information on disaster assistance can be found on the QRA's website: www.qra.qld.gov.au

verbatim9 · February 26, 2022, 14:13:43 PM

Winvenhoe over 100% now. It wasn't even 80% yesterday.

ozbob · February 26, 2022, 14:15:58 PM

@MartySilkHack

Transport Minister Mark Bailey says all long distance trains out of southeast Queensland have been suspended "for a couple of days at least"

The Shorncliffe line is suspended north of Northgate station

The Sunshine Coast line is suspended north of Caboolture.

All trains on western line west of Ipswich are currently suspended too.

ozbob · February 26, 2022, 14:23:15 PM

Quote from: verbatim9 on February 26, 2022, 14:13:43 PM
Winvenhoe over 100% now. It wasn't even 80% yesterday.

Current volume of Wivenhoe is 1,167,390 ML (100.2%) [1.167 million megalitres]

Wivenhoe Dam has a total storage capacity of 3.132 million megalitres. This a flood mitigation capacity of 1.965 million megalitres.

Remember it is also offset by controlled releases.

^ https://www.seqwater.com.au/dams/wivenhoe

ozbob · February 27, 2022, 00:00:27 AM

https://twitter.com/bne_lordmayor/status/1497481795956514816

https://twitter.com/bne_lordmayor/status/1497481799202926592

ozbob · February 27, 2022, 00:09:28 AM

https://twitter.com/ozbob13/status/1497574287032877059

ozbob · February 27, 2022, 04:41:48 AM

Ipswich City Council Disaster Dashboard

>> https://disaster.ipswich.qld.gov.au/

" PREPARE TO LEAVE:
Low Lying Areas Along Bundamba Creek, Woogaroo Creek, Bremer River and Warrill Creek as at 3:55am Sunday 27 Feb 2022 "

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ozbob · February 27, 2022, 06:48:05 AM

https://twitter.com/ozbob13/status/1497674448702689280

ozbob · February 27, 2022, 06:53:14 AM

https://twitter.com/BridgeMuir/status/1497352884748713985

ozbob · February 27, 2022, 06:55:49 AM

https://twitter.com/BOM_Qld/status/1497676425549299713

ozbob · February 27, 2022, 06:59:11 AM

https://twitter.com/ozbob13/status/1497677398065938433

ozbob · February 27, 2022, 11:54:00 AM

Videos from Goodna

Cr. Paul Tully > https://www.facebook.com/watch/paultully/

ozbob · February 27, 2022, 12:41:26 PM

https://twitter.com/TransLinkSEQ/status/1497762968939134977

ozbob · February 27, 2022, 12:58:47 PM

Still hanging around ... slowly drifting towards the south ....

https://twitter.com/ozbob13/status/1497760380382494720

ozbob · February 27, 2022, 13:04:52 PM

https://twitter.com/BOM_Qld/status/1497767807274168325

ozbob · February 27, 2022, 13:23:07 PM

https://twitter.com/bne_lordmayor/status/1497772583143755779

ozbob · February 27, 2022, 17:06:15 PM

Wivenhoe dam current level is 177.3%

https://www.seqwater.com.au/dams/wivenhoe

ozbob · February 27, 2022, 18:28:00 PM

http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings/flood/lower-brisbane-and-bremer-rivers.shtml

Flood Warning for the Lower Brisbane and Bremer Rivers
IDQ20805

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland
PRIORITY: The Bureau and Emergency Services would appreciate this message being broadcast regularly.
Major Flood Warning for Brisbane and Bremer Rivers and Lockyer, Laidley and Warrill Creeks
Issued at 6:13 pm EST on Sunday 27 February 2022

Flood Warning Number: 18

MAJOR FLOOD LEVELS TO 3.7 METRES ARE POSSIBLE AT BRISBANE CITY WITH THE MONDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE. LEVELS ARE APPROACHING 3.2 METRES WITH HIGH TIDE SUNDAY EVENING.

IPSWICH MAY REACH 16.0 METRES OVERNIGHT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH FORECAST RAINFALL. MAJOR LEVELS CONTINUING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

Rainfall totals 300-700 mm have been recorded across the catchment over the last few days. Significant rainfall has been observed during Sunday afternoon with 30-50 mm recorded over the last few hours with further heavy rainfall forecast overnight Sunday into Monday.

A severe weather warning for damaging winds and heavy rainfall remains current for Southeast Coast and parts of the Wide Bay and Burnett and Darling Downs and Granite Belt Forecast Districts.

ozbob · February 27, 2022, 18:28:51 PM

https://twitter.com/ozbob13/status/1497834056025001984

Fares_Fair · February 27, 2022, 19:55:28 PM

Whoa, it's now 180.6%

techblitz · February 27, 2022, 20:32:44 PM

im at sunnybank and what I would consider a 'very dangerous thunderstorm' is heading towards us......as of 8.30pm the last b.o.m warning was 6.49pm....staff might have been told to go home I'm assuming??

ozbob · February 28, 2022, 00:17:28 AM

Quote from: ozbob on February 27, 2022, 12:58:47 PM
Still hanging around ... slowly drifting towards the south ....

https://twitter.com/ozbob13/status/1497760380382494720

https://twitter.com/ozbob13/status/1497938718493409281

ozbob · February 28, 2022, 00:53:49 AM

12.85m Brisbane river at Goodna latest.
2011 flood peak was 16.75m
Still rising ...https://t.co/98dNP5NI4M pic.twitter.com/SOdhPVssnR
— ozbob13 😷🔬💉💉💉+💉 (@ozbob13) February 27, 2022