Good on them from me Paul.

Hi Issy,

No phone call, so must be going ok.

Hi Issy,

The wife said they were busy yesterday, lots of willing hands, said what a mess to clean up. People's lives have been ruined, lost everything. This clean up is going to take a long time. I don't know what Brisbane is going to do with so many people now living on the river flats and being subject to regular flooding.

ps; our trains have been out since last Saturday, been some bad damage to the Clevland line.

Paul,
My thanks to your wife and her friend, well done.
My son is OK as he’s above flood level but even so rising water table has been a minor problem

Individual,
This is going to require some big rethinking by government at all levels and widening the flow up river of the main and tributaries won’t work whilst Brisbane City is the downstream constriction,
Perhaps digging a supplementary outlet to the sea might be part of the answer, here’s where tunnelling may help.

Is Mise,
thank for your interest. I have previously suggested parallel water course developments which can double as high end canal development real estate to fund the bulk of the work.
That would work particularly well in Brisbane with its close proximity to Moreton Bay. Forget about fancy & over-the-top expensive tunnels when a literally self-funding waterfront estate could have rail & smarter road systems as neighbouring projects.
Speaking of tunnels, any word on any being flooded ?

The new suburbs, ie. those that you are claiming
thinkabit,
So, all these rooftops barely sticking out of the water on the news are 100+ year old homes ?