Keep checking back as this story unfolds... Last update - Monday, 5 January 2011, 7.30am.
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Queensland is struggling through the worst flooding in decades but worse is yet to come. The flooding so far has been described as being of 'Biblical proportion' (Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser stated this - although in the Bible everybody and everything died except those on the ark and the whole earth was covered).
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| The wet calls for extreme measures... |
Below is a list of links to news updates and important information as it comes in. The video at the bottom is a playlist of flood reports (updated) as they come in.
Links (regularly updated as the news comes in):
Grants of up to $25,000 for small business and more than $1000 for every adult with immediate needs have been made available in one of Australia's biggest ever flood relief packages, announced today.
QUEENSLAND Premier Anna Bligh has defended her decision to fly to Sydney for New Year's Eve amid the state's unprecedented flood crisis.
Crocodile come close to Police.
Two dead as flood chaos hits 22 Queensland towns.
Rockhampton facing catastrophe as more cyclones are predicted.
Links (important information):
Weather Warnings - Flood and Storm for Queensland.
SES - State Emergency Service.
St George Flood Information (on Facebook) 2010 - 2011.
Rockhampton And CQ Floods 2010 (on Facebook).
Traffic and Travel information - Call 13 19 40 or goto http://www.131940.qld.gov.au/.
RACQ road closure site - Call 1300 130 595 or go to
www.racq.com.au/travel/Maps_and_Directions/road_conditions
Links (how to get assistance):
The Queensland Government has launched an appeal to help fellow Queenslanders affected by the recent floods. Many communities have been devastated. Some families have lost everything. You can help make a difference by donating to the Premier's Flood Relief Appeal.
Centrelink QLD Flooding Community Recovery page-
www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/emergency/qld_flooding_dec10.htm
Department of Communities web site-
People experiencing personal hardship due to the flooding can call 1800 173 349, or visit the Department of Communities web site http://www.communities.qld.gov.au/ for updates on the types and availability of support.
Queensland Rural Adjustment-
Primary producers are urged to contact the Queensland Rural Adjustment Authority http://www.qraa.qld.gov.au/ for assistance.
Queensland Health-
For practical health advice during and after floods visit the Queensland Health website www.health.qld.gov.au/floods .
Insurance Council of Australia hotline-
If you have a question about your insurance policy, or need help identifying your insurer, call the Insurance Council of Australia's 24-hour emergency hotline on 1300 728 228.
IT'S D-day for Rockhampton today when the Fitzroy River is expected to peak to its second highest level in history, inundating 400 homes.
BELEAGUERED residents in St George are scrambling to build massive levees to hold out a record flood predicted to swamp 80 per cent of the southwest Queensland town.
It's set to be another tiring night for Queensland's flood-weary emergency crews with swollen rivers yet to peak. In Rockhampton in central Queensland the Fitzroy River is expected to peak sometime tomorrow.
Federal government says criteria for disaster relief funds will stay the same as last year to increase speed.
TWO Navy Sea King helicopters will be flown into Roma and barges are ferrying food to Rockhampton to help Queenslanders battered by floodwater.
QUEENSLAND Premier Anna Bligh has listed family time and her husband's birthday as justification for her celebrating the New Year in Sydney, hours after declaring Queensland was facing its toughest hour.
ROCKHAMPTON was a city under siege last night as a wall of floodwater pushed deep into its low-lying suburbs.
A HELICOPTER has crashed off Cairns in far north Queensland with four people on board.
PINEAPPLES in flood ravaged central Queensland will be on their way to market tonight following a special operation to barge them out of Rosslyn Bay, south of Yeppoon.
POLICE in Queensland have again urged people not to drive through floodwaters after another death on a flooded causeway in the state's central west.
STORM warnings have been issued across southern Queensland this afternoon (January 03, 2011 5:12PM) as some areas in their path struggle to clean up after flooding.
Three people are dead and one other is feared drowned in Queensland as northern Australia's devastating flood emergency continues to wreak havoc.
Police have urged motorists not to cross flooded causeways after yet another drowning in flood-stricken central Queensland.
BELEAGUERED residents in St George are scrambling to build massive levees to hold out a record flood predicted to swamp 80 per cent of the southwest Queensland town.
It's set to be another tiring night for Queensland's flood-weary emergency crews with swollen rivers yet to peak. In Rockhampton in central Queensland the Fitzroy River is expected to peak sometime tomorrow.
Federal government says criteria for disaster relief funds will stay the same as last year to increase speed.
TWO Navy Sea King helicopters will be flown into Roma and barges are ferrying food to Rockhampton to help Queenslanders battered by floodwater.
QUEENSLAND Premier Anna Bligh has listed family time and her husband's birthday as justification for her celebrating the New Year in Sydney, hours after declaring Queensland was facing its toughest hour.
ROCKHAMPTON was a city under siege last night as a wall of floodwater pushed deep into its low-lying suburbs.
A HELICOPTER has crashed off Cairns in far north Queensland with four people on board.
PINEAPPLES in flood ravaged central Queensland will be on their way to market tonight following a special operation to barge them out of Rosslyn Bay, south of Yeppoon.
POLICE in Queensland have again urged people not to drive through floodwaters after another death on a flooded causeway in the state's central west.
STORM warnings have been issued across southern Queensland this afternoon (January 03, 2011 5:12PM) as some areas in their path struggle to clean up after flooding.
Three people are dead and one other is feared drowned in Queensland as northern Australia's devastating flood emergency continues to wreak havoc.
Police have urged motorists not to cross flooded causeways after yet another drowning in flood-stricken central Queensland.
Grants of up to $25,000 for small business and more than $1000 for every adult with immediate needs have been made available in one of Australia's biggest ever flood relief packages, announced today.
QUEENSLAND Premier Anna Bligh has defended her decision to fly to Sydney for New Year's Eve amid the state's unprecedented flood crisis.
Crocodile come close to Police.
Two dead as flood chaos hits 22 Queensland towns.
Rockhampton facing catastrophe as more cyclones are predicted.
Links (important information):
Weather Warnings - Flood and Storm for Queensland.
SES - State Emergency Service.
St George Flood Information (on Facebook) 2010 - 2011.
Rockhampton And CQ Floods 2010 (on Facebook).
Traffic and Travel information - Call 13 19 40 or goto http://www.131940.qld.gov.au/.
RACQ road closure site - Call 1300 130 595 or go to
www.racq.com.au/travel/Maps_and_Directions/road_conditions
Links (how to get assistance):
The Queensland Government has launched an appeal to help fellow Queenslanders affected by the recent floods. Many communities have been devastated. Some families have lost everything. You can help make a difference by donating to the Premier's Flood Relief Appeal.
Centrelink QLD Flooding Community Recovery page-
www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/emergency/qld_flooding_dec10.htm
Department of Communities web site-
People experiencing personal hardship due to the flooding can call 1800 173 349, or visit the Department of Communities web site http://www.communities.qld.gov.au/ for updates on the types and availability of support.
Queensland Rural Adjustment-
Primary producers are urged to contact the Queensland Rural Adjustment Authority http://www.qraa.qld.gov.au/ for assistance.
Queensland Health-
For practical health advice during and after floods visit the Queensland Health website www.health.qld.gov.au/floods .
Insurance Council of Australia hotline-
If you have a question about your insurance policy, or need help identifying your insurer, call the Insurance Council of Australia's 24-hour emergency hotline on 1300 728 228.
Click the play button in the centre of the screen, sit back and enjoy. Each video in the playlist will play automatically (may be a delay between videos depending on your internet speed).
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