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Queensland Premier Remarks on Cyclone Yasi (Satellite Photo)
Wednesday, 2 February 2011, 10:25 am | Queensland State Government
PREMIER ANNA BLIGH : The current tracking of Cyclone Yasi has the cyclone set to land slightly closer to Cairns than we anticipated this morning. The cyclone is continuing to intensify and we continue to expect to see it around the 1am mark on Thursday ... More >>
QLD Premier Joint Flood Press Conference with Gillard
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 11:08 am | Queensland State Government
PRIME MINISTER JULIA GILLARD: Of course St George has been on alert about rising floodwaters for many days now and as the Premier and I were remarking when we toured the town, not one minute of that time has been wasted. Emergency preparations here ... More >>
QLD Premier Flooding Press Conference 11 January 2011
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 11:04 am | Queensland State Government
Premier Anna Bligh: Good morning. As you know, Queensland’s flood crisis deepened overnight and the situation continues to worsen today. We are seeing between 80 and 100 mm fall into the catchments around the Toowoomba and Lockyer Valley and into ... More >>
Free legal information for Queensland flood victims
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 10:06 am | Queensland State Government
The State Government and the legal profession are combining forces to provide free legal information to Queensland flood victims. Attorney-General Cameron Dick said the Queensland Law Society (QLS), Legal Aid Queensland and other key legal organisations ... More >>
Queensland motorists urged to avoid travel
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 10:03 am | Queensland State Government
Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace has pleaded with motorists to avoid all non-essential travel around Toowoomba, Lockyer and Ipswich. Mr Wallace said there were likely to be ongoing closures in the region due to flooding. "But even if roads are open we ... More >>
Queensland Flood Press Conference 10 January 2011
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 10:00 am | Queensland State Government
PREMIER ANNA BLIGH: The flood crisis in Queensland has deepened, seriously over the past several hours. We now have serious flooding return to the southwest of our state and return with a vengeance. If I can take you through some of the incidents ... More >>
Plea to South East Queensland Drivers: Stay Off the Roads
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 9:56 am | Queensland State Government
Main Roads Minister Craig Wallace has again pleaded with drivers to put off all but the most essential travel. “Unless you’ve got very good reason, please don’t drive,” Mr Wallace said. “Toowoomba and parts of the Lockyer Valley are a disaster ... More >>
Three Quarters of Queensland Disaster Declared
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 9:53 am | Queensland State Government
The Premier of Queensland Anna Bligh has today declared three quarters of Queensland a disaster zone. The southern part of Queensland has been declared a disaster situation as the state continues to respond to one of the most intense flooding events in its ... More >>
Queensland Boats Being Sent into Open Water
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 9:51 am | Queensland State Government
Keep off the water is the blunt message to boaties during the current flood crisis, Transport Minister Rachel Nolan warned this afternoon. With continuing flash flooding, unprecedented heavy rains and Brisbane River levels so high, Maritime Safety Queensland ... More >>
Resources In Place As Cyclone Hamish Heads South
Monday, 9 March 2009, 1:28 pm | Queensland State Government
Additional Emergency Management Queensland personnel and thousands of sandbags and tarps are now in place in major centres between Mackay and Hervey Bay as Tropical Cyclone Hamish continues to move south parallel to the Queensland coast. More >>
