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Toowoomba/Lockyer Valley, SE Qld

To: Jill Dening <>
Subject: Toowoomba/Lockyer Valley, SE Qld
From: Alistair McKeough <>
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:31:31 +1100
Best wishes to all those affected. We are thinking of you all and
praying for good news.

Alistair

On Tuesday, 11 January 2011, Jill Dening <> wrote:
> No one seems to have heard from Bill and Eileen. And now I have just read 
> that there is an evacuation order for Dayboro, which is where Tom lives. Tom, 
> are you OK?
>
> Here in Beerwah (Sunshine Coast hinterland) we are cut off, but so far are 
> managing to stay dry. I've been brooming the water past the front door to 
> keep the house dry. Still pouring, but hopeful. Very worried about Bill and 
> Eileen. Tom?
>
> Jill
>
> Jill Dening
> Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
>
> 26° 51' 41"S    152° 56' 00"E
>
> On 11/01/2011 12:03 PM, Carl Clifford wrote:
>
> Tom, et al,
> Sorry about the truncated previous post. As I said, they have had
> approx. 100 mm in that area since 9 AM. I have just looked at the Sydney
> Morning Herald website and there are terrible scenes of water and damage
> throughout the area. Communicar=tions will be difficult with all that
> water in the Telstra system. I just hope that those who built Wivenhoe
> Dam knew their stuff, with what Anna Bligh describes as "an 8 metre wall
> of water" heading towards it, and it is at 140% capacity. It certainly a
> dark time for a lot of Queenslanders and my thoughts are with all
> affected. A terrible, terrible disaster.
>
> Carl Clifford
>
> On 11/01/2011, at 8:52 AM, Tom Tarrant wrote:
>
> Has anyone heard from Bill & Eileen Jolly or John Hadley? I'm hoping that
> they have been evacuated but they are in the thick of it at the moment.
> Fortunately have spoken to Michael Atzeni from the Helidon area, he is OK
> but the power is cut.
>
> If anyone hears any more news can you keep us posted?
>
> Tom
>
> On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 4:46 AM, Tom Tarrant <> wrote:
>
>
> If anyone has any news from birders in the Lockyer
> Valley/Helidon/Toowoomba
> area would be great to hear from you.
> I've tried to contact several individuals and heard nothing, apparently
> Grantham is a disaster area, houses have been swept over a kilometre.
>
> I'm sure that you will be seeing reports on the media in the coming hours
> but be prepared for some bad news.....
>
>
> Tom
>
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