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Misty1773Grafton, New South Wales Australia5 Threads 257 PostsIm in Grafton on the Far North Coast of NSW and our river The Clarence is about to flood also. Everything is up high and the bags packed. Just a waiting game now to see if we have to evacuate too!! scary stuff
Water Release Update (Tuesday 11 January, 1.00pm)
Wivenhoe Dam
Releases through five gates have been increased to 344,000 megalitres as at 1.00pm and may need to be increased to around 516,000 megalitres a day by Wednesday 12 January due to rainfall in the Stanley and Upper Brisbane.
Local Councils have been advised that as a result of Lockyer Creek flows, local runoff and Wivenhoe releases, Twin Bridges, Savages Crossing, Burtons Bridge, Kholo Bridge Colleges Crossing, Fernvale Bridge, and Mt Crosby Weir Bridge may be inundated until at least Sunday 16 January.
There is currently NO ACCESS to Wivenhoe Dam, including the Spillway Common (Spillway viewing area). The entire site is closed.
Somerset Dam
Releases have stopped, however levels in Somerset are expected to continue rising and areas around Kilcoy are likely to be impacted.
Leslie Harrison Dam
Gate releases are underway due to rainfall and inflows.
North Pine Dam
Five gates are open, and will continue until at least Wednesday 12 January.
The local Council is being kept informed regarding Youngs Crossing.
Hinze Dam
A minor release of around 4,300 megalitres a day is being made through the emergency gates. There is no public access to the spillway.
Have you worked out somewhere to go Misty?
Unconfirmed: another 5 bodies found, death toll is now at 13 and expected to rise 
For all you guys involved in the floods my heartfelt thoughts and prayers to all of you , If there is amnything us southerners can do to help just ask.Please be safe cyber friends
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Now they are talking about Brisbane being as bad or worse than the 1974 floods.
Starting to get worried now down in the SE corner. Next couple of days will be crucial.
Got a niece arriving at Coolangatta at 6 pm, been delayed an hour already-hope the roads are OK, will check later.
Stay safe all.
Starting to get worried now down in the SE corner. Next couple of days will be crucial.
Got a niece arriving at Coolangatta at 6 pm, been delayed an hour already-hope the roads are OK, will check later.
Stay safe all.
Ipswich mayor just upgraded expected flood hight to 21 meters, which is higher than the 1974 flood
My thoughts and prayers are with you all in flood area's of Queensland.
Shell225: Well Im in a low area of Strathpine, so we've been told to evacuate and get outta there....
I've put everything up as high as I can, turned everything off, and am now sitting at girlfriends.
Have the cats locked in her bathroom, and her little dog going totally spare trying to get to them..
Stay safe Shell. Take no risks I've put everything up as high as I can, turned everything off, and am now sitting at girlfriends.
Have the cats locked in her bathroom, and her little dog going totally spare trying to get to them..
sxc666: If I was you I would be out hunting now for food to stock. Woolworths at Pialba is bare. There is no milk or bread available, not sure how the petrol is going.
Ok thanks I better go now.
pushbiker: We will be ok for a week i guess but will have powdered milk for a while. Have meat, rice , pasta flour sugar all good.
I even asked for powdered milk today, but Foodworks on the esplanade had sold out. 
Dry weetbix
Its called the water diet , very popular in south east queensland at the moment 
bluejay2011: Ok thanks I better go now.
Good luck. Let us know how you wen't 
no petrol in the bay i heard
Hope Conditions will soon improve! 
Misty1773: no not yet!! im hoping it wont come to that. Im in a story house so Im fine if goes thru the garage only!!
Well please give it some consideration even if at the moment it seems unlikely that you'll have to. Better to have a plan in hand, your likely to get another 100 mml tonight, so insure your prepared...think through what point you'd no longer be able to escape and move before that occurs won't you
underwaterman: no petrol in the bay i heard
Wow Ron. I've been expecting that the guy at the servo told me that had enough to do today, so fill up and I did..
underwaterman: no petrol in the bay i heard
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