The Conversation26d
Brisbane is bracing for floods yet again. History shows residents should remain on very high alert
Cyclone Alfred brought storm surges, however this has largely dissipated - Overland flooding, which occurs when stormwater drains overflow, or cannot cope with the water inflow. Brisbane City ...
Flooded one day, beautiful the next: How a Brisbane park bounced back from inundation
Completely submerged after Alfred, Hanlon Park has staged a remarkable recovery, and that resilience could be a sustainable ...
Brisbane Times24d
Alfred knocked koalas out of trees and swept a kangaroo into a drain
Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital staff tend to an injured eastern grey kangaroo found trapped up to its neck in a stormwater drain.Credit: Getty Images As well as the koala, the hospital has treated an ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation25d
As ex-Cyclone Alfred's winds slow, Brisbane residents are on flood watch
The wait for Cyclone Alfred gave way to flood watch in Brisbane on Sunday as local ... As rain fell steadily over the weekend, a stormwater drain in the street erupted under the pressure, adding ...
The Australian Financial Review23d
Jim wins the battle of Queensland as Dutton lies low
When Brisbane suffered catastrophic floods in 2011, there was no one more frustrated than Kevin Rudd. Deposed as prime minister just over six months earlier, Rudd, Australia’s first prime ...
The Courier-Mail23d
BMI Group denies TC Alfred Mount Gravatt quarry pollution claims
“We were advised on Monday by a neighbour that an overtopping of our stormwater ... Brisbane City Council after becoming aware of the incident to discuss cleaning up a concrete-lined drain ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation27d
Flood preparations are a familiar ritual in Brisbane's Rosalie — but not a cyclone watch
Michelle Leathley lived through snowstorms in her native New Zealand and floods in her adopted home city of Brisbane — but ... have done a lot of work on the [stormwater] pipes to stop it ...