Floods in NQ

[elwynne]

At the moment the burdekin river,s total capacity is running out to sea daily. What a waste.

[birdy]

Has anyone got any money so far and will you get any of the 42 bill ?? They could go a long way to maken this cleared line they call the plenty highway into an actual road, with just a pinch of that $42B. :-And hell will freeze over too. >

[asra]

Why wont a system to get water inland be done ??? Plain fact is that it isnt a big enough vote winner, just plain simple maths !!

[Tim]

You are right there Brian, but if Sydney or Canberra ran out of water then it would be a different story. They would act very quickly and "resume" water from any low vote area that they could.

[asra]

You are right there Brian, but if Sydney or Canberra ran out of water then it would be a different story. They would act very quickly and "resume" water from any low vote area that they could. Sorta like Melbourne and country Victoria??

[Mark Horan]

Yes Brian,The problem is, you have to be able to work out the difference between infrastructure,, and electionstructure!The minister for agriculture was only recently advised, that the leather on his shoes actually comes from

[Brian]

You are right there Brian, but if Sydney or Canberra ran out of water then it would be a different story. They would act very quickly and "resume" water from any low vote area that they could. They would Tim but I reckon they would build a de sal plant instead of using their brains.I"m not cynical yet Fred but if only I could get elected to that job of Prime minister.........

[Des Garvin]

Brian old Mate, You can"t tell lyes and your hide is not thick enough so it won"t happen, plus Rosie is to honest like ya self.

[joew]

I put some pics up on the other forum about the flooding up this way, and more water to come from what we can tell.http://www.rotorcraft.com.au/off-top...g-nq.htmlBones, do not put away your camera yet!! The following nasty rumour is making the rounds in our local Rag:Flooded Qld communities to be isolated for a month9/02/2009 12:27:00 PMFloodwaters are receding in some parts of north Queensland while other parts expect to be isolated for at least another month.Floodwaters at Ingham, north of Townsville, are retreating as the Herbert River drops to 11.7m, from a peak of 12.25m.But authorities fear this could be short lived as a monsoon trough moves through the area.The weather bureau"s senior forecaster John Hall said Ingham and surrounds would continue to receive isolated heavy showers from a monsoon trough that is stemming from a low system west of Mount Isa."There will be heavy falls later this week. We"ll be monitoring this but can"t say whether it"ll fall over any particular catchments," Mr Hall said.He said it was possible the rain could force river levels to rise again.About 41 people remain at the evacuation centre at Ingham, including nine children and three babies.Queensland Fire and Rescue Service swift water rescue technicians, 11 police, six Emergency Management Queensland staff, four nurses and three Salvation Army personnel will fly into Ingham to relieve current staff.Emergency services and the RAAF are flying in rations to the Ingham area.Meanwhile, more heavy rain is forecast for the Gulf of Carpentaria in Queensland"s far north-west which has been cut off by floodwaters for five weeks.The Carpentaria Shire Council expects more rain could isolate residents for another six to eight weeks.Two-thirds of Queensland is flooded with a total of 36 council shires declared disaster zones.The damage bill is being estimated to top $187 million.

[bones]

A few more photos of the loss that owners are now realising up here too.

[bones]

A few more photos of the loss that owners are now realising up here too.

[birdy]

Usualy seen water like that is sumthn you long to see.Bet its getn a tad boreing now ay Bones?

[Brian]

Hard to imagine this could get worse but the weather men reckon so although they have been known to be wrong.......

[bones]

Hard to imagine this could get worse but the weather men reckon so although they have been known to be wrong.......Looks like he got it right for once, 4" last night local flooding again and it still raining

[birdy]

Ya know Bones, you could share it around and stop ya bitchn.