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Floodageddon 2011
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The following information is supplied by myself as a one stop shop for information. It is correct at the time of publishing but please do not rely on this info fully. It is intended as a guide only. Please refer to official channels such as the Queensland Police Service Facebook page which is listed below for more accurate and up to date information.
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Queensland is facing its worse ever natural disaster as flooding causes wide spread havoc which is affecting most of the state.
The Queensland Premier, Anna Bligh has launched the Queensland Premiers Flood Relief Appeal to help raise funds for Queenslanders, many of whom do not have flood insurance.
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Here is how you can donate:
Donate at any QLD branch of:
Bank Of QLD
Commonwealth Bank
NAB
Westpac
ANZ
Suncorp
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or donate online here
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or call 1800 219 028 and use your credit card
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or donate at Coles or Woolworths Supermarkets at the cash registers
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You can also make a direct EFT payment
Account Name: Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal
BSB: 064 013
Account number: 1000 6800
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If you wish to volunteer to assist people in their time of need, you can do so by registering your interest here
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Friends and Relatives can call 1300 993 191 for info on missing loved ones
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The number for the State Emergency Service is 132500
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Follow the QLD Police Service on Facebook for up to date information here
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The Brisbane City Council site shows road closures due to floods here
Moreton Bay Regional Council road closures here
Logan City Council road closures here
Redland Council road closures here
Gold Coast City Council road closures here
Sunshine Coast Regional Council road closures and other info here
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Brisbane City Secondary Flood Maps click here or if that page is down the archive is here
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Click here to for general information.
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For those with hearing difficulties here is special video for you.
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Sandbags are available (at time of inputting):
- Guyatt Park, Bryce Street, St Lucia
- Botticelli Street Park, Botticelli Street, Fig Tree Pocket
- Hawthorne Park, Cnr Park and Oak Street, East Brisbane
- Perrin Park, Josling St, Taringa
- Darra Works Depot, Shamrock Rd, Darra
- Morningside Works Depot, Redfern Street, Morningside
- Newmarket SES Depot, Wilston Rd, Newmarket (in carpark off Erneton Street)
- Zillmere Works Depot, Jennings Street, Zillmere
- Stafford Works Depot, Turner Road, Kedron
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QLD Health Disaster Management Plan is available here
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I’ll add more info as I get it.
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Please be safe everybody.
Videos showing the floods:
This shows the force of the flash flood in Toowoomba
A river of cars in this 5 mins of footage in Toowoomba
The water is gone in Toowoomba and this one example of the destruction
This is where the cars ended up from the flash flood in Toowoomba
A tour of the flooded streets of Brisbane at boat level
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Some pictures of the devastating floods taken by me or credited to others.
If you have a video or photo you want posted here, please email me jack.mcclane@bigpond.com